Tammisalo
| Tammisalo Tammelund | |
|---|---|
| Helsinki Subdivision | |
 Position of Tammisalo within Helsinki | |
| Country |
 Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki |
| Municipality | Helsinki |
| Subdivision number | 44 |
| District | Southeastern |
| Subdivision regions | none |
| Area | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | 2,183 |
| • Density | 2,990/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 00830 |
| Neighbouring subdivisions |
Herttoniemi Laajasalo Marjaniemi Roihuvuori Vartiosaari |
Tammisalo (Swedish: Tammelund) is a neighbourhood (number 44) and an island in eastern part of Helsinki, Finland. The population of Tammisalo is approximately 2,200 and its area is 0.73 km². The nearest districts are Herttoniemi, Roihuvuori and Laajasalo. In the Viking era the coastal waterway from Sweden to Arab world went between Tammisalo and the continent along Porolahti bay.
A particularly remarkable building in the low-rise suburb of Tammisalo is the 5-storey house called Tammelund, designed by architect Antti Rantanen (1935), which in terms of its proportions and amount of windows (over 100), is regarded as a "miniature skyscraper". Tammisalo is also renowned for housing projects designed by famous modernist architect Timo Penttilä.
Coordinates: 60°11′28″N 25°03′50″E / 60.19111°N 25.06389°E
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