A train at Ruoholahti metro station.
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]

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

Current metro line

Helsinki Metro
Turnback
 Kivenlahti  M1 
 Sammalvuori depot
 Espoonlahti
 Soukka
 Kaitaa
 Finnoo
 Matinkylä
 Niittykumpu
 Urheilupuisto
Turnback
 Tapiola  M2 
 Aalto University Tram interchange
 Keilaniemi Tram interchange
Espoo
Helsinki
municipal border
 Koivusaari
 Lauttasaari
Turnback
 RuoholahtiTram interchange
Turnback
 Kamppi Tram interchange
 Central Railway Station Tram interchange
 University of Helsinki Tram interchange
 Hakaniemi Tram interchange
 Sörnäinen Tram interchange
 Kalasatama
Kulosaari
 Herttoniemi
 Siilitie
Test track
 Roihupelto depot
Itäkeskus Tram interchange
Puotila
Rastila
 Vuosaari  M1 
Turnback
 Myllypuro
 to Vuosaari harbour
 Kontula
 Mellunmäki  M2 
Helsinki
Vantaa
municipal border
Turnback

These are the stations on the current metro line. The names are listed first in Finnish, then in Swedish (and English, if applicable1). Bus transfers are not listed.

Station Opened Transfer Grade
Mellunmäki
Mellungsbacka		1989—Elevated
Kontula
Gårdsbacka		1986—At-grade
Myllypuro
Kvarnbäcken		1986—At-grade
Vuosaari
Nordsjö		1998—At-grade
Rastila
Rastböle		1998—At-grade
Puotila
Botby gård		1998—Underground
Itäkeskus
Östra centrum		1982Light rail: 15At-grade
Siilitie
Igelkottsvägen		1982—Elevated
Herttoniemi
Hertonäs		1982—At-grade
Kulosaari
Brändö		1982—At-grade
Kalasatama
Fiskehamnen		2007—Elevated
Sörnäinen
Sörnäs		1984Tram: 1 6 7 8Underground
Hakaniemi
Hagnäs		1982Tram: 3 6 7 9Underground
Helsingin yliopisto
Helsingfors universitet / University of Helsinki		1995Tram: 3 6 9Underground
Rautatientori
Järnvägstorget / Central Railway Station		1982Tram: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10
Commuter rail		Underground
Kamppi
Kampen		1983Tram: 7 9Underground
Ruoholahti
Gräsviken		1993Tram: 8Underground
Koivusaari
Björkholmen		2017—Underground
Lauttasaari
Drumsö		2017—Underground
Keilaniemi
Kägeludden		2017Light rail: 15Underground
Aalto-yliopisto
Aalto-universitetet / Aalto University		2017Light rail: 15Underground
Tapiola
Hagalund		2017—Underground
Niittykumpu
Ängskulla		2017—Underground
Urheilupuisto
Idrottsparken		2017—Underground
Matinkylä
Mattby		2017—Underground
Finnoo
Finno		2022—Underground
Kaitaa
Kaitans		2022—Underground
Soukka
Sökö		2022—Underground
Espoonlahti
Esboviken		2022—Underground
Kivenlahti
Stensvik		2022—Underground

Tram lines as of 3 May 2021. References:[7]

Planned expansions

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

Itämetro

A map of the Itämetro extension.
Itämetro
Mellunmäki
(Mellungsbacka)
Border of Helsinki and Vantaa
 Länsimäki
(Västerkulla)
 Länsisalmi
(Västersundom)
Border of Vantaa and Helsinki
 Salmenkallio
(Sundberg)
 Gumböle
 Itäsalmi
(Östersundom)
Border of Helsinki and Sipoo
 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.[8] 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 Itämetro extension and different possible paths for the second metro line.
    		 Santahamina
    		 Gunillantie
    		 Laajasalo
    		 Kruunuvuorenranta
    		 Katajanokka
    		 Kauppatori
    		 Esplanadi
    		 Kamppi
    		 Töölö
    		 Olympic Stadium
    		 Meilahti
    		 Pasila
    		Kumpula
    		 Vanhakaupunki
    		 Viikki
    		 Olympiakylä
    		 Metsälä
    		 Maunula
    		 Pakila
    		 Paloheinä
    		 Tammisto
    		 Kartanonkoski
    		 Vantaanportti
    		 Aviapolis
    		 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.

    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.[9] These would have produced of a network of over 90 kilometres (56 mi).[9][10] No metro line has ever reached this unfinished station, consisting of 0.5 km (0.31 mi) long tunnels dug in bedrock. There are no plans of connecting the station to the existing network.[9] The tunnel was flooded due to a water pipe breakage in January 2010, two months after a similar incident at the Rautatientori station.[11][12]

    Notes

    • ^1 The three stations on the Helsinki Metro that have an English name that is different from its Finnish name are Central Railway Station (Rautatientori), University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto), and Aalto University (Aalto-yliopisto).

    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. ↑ "Helsinki metro opens to Kivenlahti on December 3". International Railway Journal. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
    5. 1 2 3 "Metro tracks and depot". Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
    6. ↑ "Depot". Länsimetro Oy. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
    7. ↑ "Uudet linjat ja kartat". Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
    8. ↑ "Metro network to be extended eastwards from Helsinki through Vantaa to Sipoo's Majvik". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
    9. 1 2 3 Hannula, Tommi (17 September 2007). "Juna ei saavu koskaan ensimmäiselle metroasemalle". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
    10. ↑ Alku, Antero (15 August 2008). "Helsingin raideliikenteen historiaa" (in Finnish). 1960-luku. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
    11. ↑ "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.
    12. ↑ "Ripeästi vesivahinkojen torjuntaan" (in Finnish). Lassila & Tikanoja. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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