List of Helsinki Metro stations

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A train at Ruoholahti metro station.
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Helsinki Metro map 2022

The Helsinki Metro is a metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 2 August 1982 and remains the only metro system in Finland and the furthest north in the world. It is operated by Helsinki City Transport (HKL) [1] for Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) [2] and carries over 60 million passengers per year (62.8 million in 2017). [3]

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The system contains 2 lines (M1 and M2) [4] with 30 stations along a total length of 43 kilometres (27 mi), running from southern Espoo via central Helsinki to the East Helsinki suburbs. [5] 21 of the stations are located in tunnels, including every station west of Sörnäinen as well as Puotila and Itäkeskus. [6] Every other station is on the surface or elevated. The Länsimetro extension continues the line into western Helsinki and the neighbouring municipality of Espoo. [6] The system has two depots, located in Roihupelto, Helsinki and Sammalvuori, Espoo. [6] [7]

Current metro lines

Helsinki Metro
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 M1 
Kivenlahti
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Sammalvuori depot
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Espoonlahti
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Soukka
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Kaitaa
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Finnoo
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Matinkylä
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Niittykumpu
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Urheilupuisto
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Tapiola
 M2 
BSicon TRAM.svg Aalto University
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Keilaniemi BSicon TRAM.svg
Espoo
Helsinki
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Karhusalmi
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Koivusaari
Lauttasaari
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Lauttasaaren-
salmi
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BSicon TRAM.svg Ruoholahti
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BSicon TRAM.svg Kamppi
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Central
Railway Station
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University
of Helsinki
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Hakaniemi BSicon TRAM.svg
BSicon TRAM.svg Sörnäinen
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Kalasatama BSicon TRAM.svg
Kulosaaren silta
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Kulosaari
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Herttoniemi
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Siilitie
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Roihupelto depot
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BSicon TRAM.svg Itäkeskus
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 M1 
Puotila
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Myllypuro
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Rastila
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Kontula
Vuosaari
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Mellunmäki
 M2 
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Vantaa
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These are the stations on the current metro line. The names are listed first in Finnish, then in Swedish (and English, if applicable 1 ). Bus transfers are not listed.

StationOpenedTransferGradeBoardings per Weekday 2024 [8]
Mellunmäki
Mellungsbacka
1989Elevated6400
Kontula
Gårdsbacka
1986At-grade7300
Myllypuro
Kvarnbäcken
1986At-grade6400
Vuosaari
Nordsjö
1998At-grade10000
Rastila
Rastböle
1998At-grade4800
Puotila
Botby gård
1998Underground3700
Itäkeskus
Östra centrum
1982 Light rail: 15 At-grade17000
Siilitie
Igelkottsvägen
1982Elevated4700
Herttoniemi
Hertonäs
1982At-grade13300
Kulosaari
Brändö
1982At-grade3200
Kalasatama
Fiskehamnen
2007 Tram: 13 Elevated11500
Sörnäinen
Sörnäs
1984 Tram: 1 6 7 8 Underground16400
Hakaniemi
Hagnäs
1982 Tram: 3 6 7 9 Underground7900
Helsingin yliopisto
Helsingfors universitet / University of Helsinki
1995 Tram: 3 6 9 Underground13200
Rautatientori
Järnvägstorget / Central Railway Station
1982 Tram: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10
Commuter rail
Underground20300
Kamppi
Kampen
1983 Tram: 7 9 Underground21700
Ruoholahti
Gräsviken
1993 Tram: 8 Underground9300
Lauttasaari
Drumsö
2017Underground8500
Koivusaari
Björkholmen
2017Underground1000
Keilaniemi
Kägeludden
2017 Light rail: 15 Underground2100
Aalto-yliopisto
Aalto-universitetet / Aalto University
2017 Light rail: 15 Underground9200
Tapiola
Hagalund
2017Underground8700
Urheilupuisto
Idrottsparken
2017Underground4000
Niittykumpu
Ängskulla
2017Underground4300
Matinkylä
Mattby
2017Underground10200
Finnoo
Finno
2022Underground1000
Kaitaa
Kaitans
2022Underground1100
Soukka
Sökö
2022Underground2500
Espoonlahti
Esboviken
2022Underground2900
Kivenlahti
Stensvik
2022Underground2300

Tram lines as of 3 May 2021. References: [9]

Planned expansions

These are lines that have been proposed or are undergoing planning. Existing metro stations are shown in bold.

Itämetro

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A map of the Itämetro extension.
Itämetro
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Mellunmäki
(Mellungsbacka)
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Border of Helsinki and Vantaa
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Länsimäki
(Västerkulla)
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Länsisalmi
(Västersundom)
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Border of Vantaa and Helsinki
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Salmenkallio
(Sundberg)
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Gumböle
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Itäsalmi
(Östersundom)
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Border of Helsinki and Sipoo
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Toukolahti
(Majvik)

An eastern extension is currently being planned, with construction being slated to start in the early 2030s. The currently prevailing proposal extends the metro eastwards from the current terminus at Mellunmäki, with proposed stations in Länsisalmi in Vantaa and Salmenkallio, Östersundom and Sakarinmäki in Helsinki, terminating at Majvik in Sipoo. [10] Four of the stations would be underground. Other possible stations include Vantaa's Länsimäki and Helsinki's Gumböle. The municipality of Sipoo has also explored other routes and possible further extensions, to Sibbesborg and Eriksnäs.

    Other proposed lines

    A map of Helsinki showing the Itametro extension and different possible paths for the second metro line. Helsinki Region rail transport w plans.svg
    A map of Helsinki showing the Itämetro extension and different possible paths for the second metro line.
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    Santahamina
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    Gunillantie
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    Laajasalo
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    Kruunuvuorenranta
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    Katajanokka
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    Kauppatori
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    Esplanadi
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    Kamppi
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    Töölö
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    Olympic Stadium
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    Meilahti
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    Pasila
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    Kumpula
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    Vanhakaupunki
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    Viikki
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    Olympiakylä
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    Metsälä
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    Maunula
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    Pakila
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    Paloheinä
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    Tammisto
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    Kartanonkoski
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    Vantaanportti
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    Aviapolis
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    Airport

    Santahamina - Airport (the second metro line)

    Pasila - Viikki (a branch of the second line)

    Munkkivuori

    Munkkivuori shopping center around the time of opening in late 1959 or early 1960. Munkkivuori shopping center old times 4.jpg
    Munkkivuori shopping center around the time of opening in late 1959 or early 1960.

    A tunnel for the first metro station in Helsinki was dug in 1964 under Munkkivuori shopping center in concordance with the city's first light rail-based metro plans. [11] These would have produced of a network of over 90 kilometres (56 mi). [11] [12] No metro line has ever reached this unfinished station, consisting of 0.5 km (0.31 mi) long tunnels[ citation needed ] dug in bedrock. There are no plans of connecting the station to the existing network. [11] The tunnel was flooded due to a water pipe breakage in January 2010, two months after a similar incident at the Rautatientori station. [13] [14]

    Notes

    References

    1. "About HKL". Helsinki City Transport. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
    2. "About HSL". Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
    3. Jääskeläinen, Tarja, ed. (17 November 2009). "Helsingin joukkoliikenne 2009" (PDF). Helsinki City Transport. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
    4. Ennelin, Esa (2019-03-19). "Helsinki Metro". Discover Helsinki. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
    5. "Helsinki metro opens to Kivenlahti on December 3". International Railway Journal. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
    6. 1 2 3 "Metro tracks and depot". Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
    7. "Depot". Länsimetro Oy. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
    8. "Metroasemien käyttäjämäärät". Kaupunkiliikenne Oy (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
    9. "Uudet linjat ja kartat". Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
    10. "Metro network to be extended eastwards from Helsinki through Vantaa to Sipoo's Majvik". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
    11. 1 2 3 Hannula, Tommi (17 September 2007). "Juna ei saavu koskaan ensimmäiselle metroasemalle". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
    12. Alku, Antero (15 August 2008). "Helsingin raideliikenteen historiaa" (in Finnish). 1960-luku. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
    13. "Iso vesivahinko sulkee osan Munkkivuoren ostoskeskuksesta" (in Finnish). YLE Helsinki. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
    14. "Ripeästi vesivahinkojen torjuntaan" (in Finnish). Lassila & Tikanoja. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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