Tikkurila (Finnish:[ˈtikːurilɑ];Swedish:Dickursby) is adistrict and major region of themunicipality ofVantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of theHelsinki conurbation, some 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the capital's downtown district, it is theadministrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, althoughMyyrmäki is a rival commercial hub within the municipality.

Tikkurila Dickursby
City district
Tikkurila railway station
Etymology:Finnish:tikkuri ("an amount of 10")
Nickname:  Tiksi
Location on the map of Vantaa, with the district in red and the major region in light brown
Coordinates:60°17′35″N25°02′38″E / 60.29306°N 25.04389°E /60.29306; 25.04389
Country	Finland
City	Vantaa
Major region	Tikkurila
Area
• Total	1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
• Major region	23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Population  (1.1.2014)[1]
• Total	5,211
• Density	5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
• Major region	39,473
• Major region density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT +2
Postal Code(s)	01300, 01301
Website	www.vantaa.fi/frontpage

Tikkurila's most popular attraction is the science centerHeureka.Tikkurila railway station is the busiest in Vantaa and third-busiest in Finland. As the nearestmainline station toHelsinki Airport (located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Tikkurila), it is served by all the high-speedPendolino trains on the Helsinki toTampere andLahti routes as well as other long-distance services.

Some of the other communities surrounding Tikkurila are Jokiniemi,Simonkylä,Ruskeasanta,Hiekkaharju, andPuistola in theHelsinki municipality.

Tikkurila has been a marketplace since the 16th century, from which it has also received its name.Tikkuri is an oldFinnish term referring to an amount of ten, used infur trading at the time. The road betweenTurku andVyborg,King's Road, ran through the area, though the area remained a sparsely populated piece of the Helsinki Parish until the late 1800s.

In 1862, the railway between Helsinki andHämeenlinna was constructed, and one of its seven stations was built in Tikkurila, on its intersection with King's Road. The Swedish architect Carl Albert Edelfelt designed aRenaissance Revival styled station building, which (as of the 1970s) has since been adapted into the Vantaa City Museum. The railway brought industry into the area, including anexpeller pressing plant, which currently operates in the area as the paint manufacturerTikkurila Oyj. The railway also induced population growth.

In 1946, Tikkurila became the administrative hub of Vantaa (then known asHelsingin maalaiskunta, English:Rural municipality of Helsinki), afterMalmi was transferred to Helsinki.Post-war population growth led to Tikkurila becoming the most populated area in Vantaa, though theMyyrmäki district and major region have both since become more populated than the Tikkurila equivalents. In 1960, aneofuturisticswimming hall was completed in Tikkurila.

Finland's largestscience center,Heureka, is located in Tikkurila. Opened in 1989, it is anonprofit organization devoted to popularizing scientific information and to developing the methods used to teach science and scientific concepts. Thehemispheric-shapedplanetarium primarily presents films dealing withastronomy; until 2007, the theatre was called the Verne Theatre, and it ran super films andmultimedia programmes made with special slide projectors that took advantage of the entire 500 m2 surface of the hemispheric screen.^[2]

Vantaa City Museum is amuseum located in the old station building of Tikkurila railway station. It is operated by the city with free admission, and conducts diverse research and mapping work in co-operation with other parties, for example in connection with thearcheology,cultural history andtraditions of the urban area. It is used to host exhibitions publishing its own research and studies as well as other works related to the city's history.^[3]

Tikkurila also hosts an annualmusic festival, Tikkurila Festivaali, from July to August.^[4]

Tikkurila is home to several services and facilities:

• Helsinki Metropolia University Lummetie campus
• Laurea University of Applied Sciences campus
• National Bureau of Investigation headquarters
• Shopping centerDixi at the railway station
• Shopping centerTikkuri
• Tikkurila Library, the main library of Vantaa
• Tikkurila Upper Secondary school, the largest high school in Finland
• Vantaa city hall

Tikkurila railway station is the busiestrailway station in Vantaa, and the third busiest in all of Finland (afterHelsinki Central andPasila). Although theHelsinki Airport is not located in the Tikkurila major region, Tikkurila railway station is the nearestmainline station to it, connected by theRing Rail Line and buses.

Tikkurila railway station connections include:

• Mainline station long-distance trains to most Finnish cities and Russia
• P-train to Helsinki
• K- andN-trains to Helsinki andKerava
• H-,R-, andT-trains to Helsinki andRiihimäki
• Z-train toLahti
• I-train toHelsinki Airport

Tikkurila also acts as the central bus station of eastern Vantaa, with connections to Helsinki Airport and almost all residential areas. Buses from Tikkurila also go to Helsinki.Ring III, which runs in the southern part of Tikkurila, is one of the most significant road connections in the area for car traffic.

• Helsinki Parish Village
• Korso
• Myyrmäki

• Tikkurila major region on theCity of Vantaa website (in Finnish)