Ala-Malmi

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Ala-Malmi (in Finnish)
Nedre Malm (in Swedish)
Neighborhood of Helsinki
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Location in Helsinki
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Ala-Malmi (Finnish), Nedre Malm (Swedish) is a northern-central neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.

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Malmi railway station

About five and half thousand people live in Ala-Malmi. In 2003, the area provided jobs for 4345 people. [1] The services of the area include Malmitalo cultural center and library, an indoor swimming pool, social services department office, several nurseries, schools and vocational schools, such as Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.

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Malmitalo cultural center

In the southern part of the area, near Ring I, is the Malmi cemetery which was founded in 1890.

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The Malmi cemetery

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Coordinates: 60°15′N25°01′E / 60.250°N 25.017°E / 60.250; 25.017