Ruoholahti metro station

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Ruoholahti
Gräsviken
Helsinki Metro station
Station statistics
Coordinates 60°09′47″N 024°54′52″E / 60.16306°N 24.91444°E / 60.16306; 24.91444Coordinates: 60°09′47″N 024°54′52″E / 60.16306°N 24.91444°E / 60.16306; 24.91444
Connections
  Helsinki tram Line: 8
Structure type Underground
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1993
Owned by Helsinki City Transport
HSL Travel Card In use
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station
Terminus
Northern Branch
toward Mellunmäki
Eastern Branch
toward Vuosaari
toward Matinkylä
Terminus

Ruoholahti metro station (Finnish: Ruoholahden metroasema, Swedish: Gräsvikens metrostation) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the district of Ruoholahti in Helsinki's southwestern city centre. Ruoholahti is the westernmost metro station in Helsinki, and will continue to be until the extension to Espoo, known as Länsimetro ("Western Metro") under construction is brought into use.

The station was opened on 16 August 1993, designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä. It is located 1.2 kilometres from the Kamppi metro station.

Nokia research center seen from the Ruoholahti metro station entrance

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