Lauttasaari
Lauttasaari (Drumsö) is an island in Helsinki, Finland, about 3 km west of the city centre. Together with some surrounding unpopulated small islands, Lauttasaari is also a district of Helsinki. With 23,226 residents as of 2017, the island is Finland's second largest by population, after Fasta Åland. Its land area is 3.85 km2.
Lauttasaari is primarily a residential area but also contains services, including several marinas and canoe clubs. Although close to the city centre, Lauttasaari has not been entirely built up. Notably, almost the entire shoreline remains in public use, with footpaths, beaches, playgrounds, patches of forest, and rocky outcrops.
The name Lauttasaari literally means "ferry island", although nowadays, the island is connected to the rest of Helsinki and to the city of Espoo by bridges, causeways, and the Helsinki metro, which has two stations in the district. The island has two postal codes: 00200 and 00210.
The island of Lauttasaari has probably been a recreational area for the Finns even before the Middle Ages and it has had a Finnish name. This name was abandoned when a Swedish colonist built a house on the island. Some of the Swedish place names have preserved original Finnish place names, such as Lemisholm and Porovik.
The name of the island is first mentioned in 1540 as Drommensöö, in 1543 as Drommensby and in 1556 as Dromansöö and Dromssöö, which has led to its current name Drumsö. The name has traditionally been seen as coming from the Swedish language nickname Drumber meaning a fat and clumsy person.
In the 2000s it was proposed that the name is based on the Gaelic-Saxon word drum meaning a moraine hill (cf. the geological term drumlin). Thus the name would come from the Vikings on the shores of Finland.
The Finnish name Lauttasaari was taken into use in 1919 and refers to the ferry traffic between the island and mainland Helsinki at the time. The steam ferry Drumsö owned by Julius Tallberg was in traffic between Ruoholahti and Lauttasaari from 1914 to 1936. After the bridge was completed the ferry was lengthened at a dock, and in 1941 it was transferred to a new service as a Korkeasaari ferry. In 1945 the ship was donated as war reparations to the Soviet Union.
Lauttasaari is primarily a residential area but also contains services, including several marinas and canoe clubs. Although close to the city centre, Lauttasaari has not been entirely built up. Notably, almost the entire shoreline remains in public use, with footpaths, beaches, playgrounds, patches of forest, and rocky outcrops.
The name Lauttasaari literally means "ferry island", although nowadays, the island is connected to the rest of Helsinki and to the city of Espoo by bridges, causeways, and the Helsinki metro, which has two stations in the district. The island has two postal codes: 00200 and 00210.
The island of Lauttasaari has probably been a recreational area for the Finns even before the Middle Ages and it has had a Finnish name. This name was abandoned when a Swedish colonist built a house on the island. Some of the Swedish place names have preserved original Finnish place names, such as Lemisholm and Porovik.
The name of the island is first mentioned in 1540 as Drommensöö, in 1543 as Drommensby and in 1556 as Dromansöö and Dromssöö, which has led to its current name Drumsö. The name has traditionally been seen as coming from the Swedish language nickname Drumber meaning a fat and clumsy person.
In the 2000s it was proposed that the name is based on the Gaelic-Saxon word drum meaning a moraine hill (cf. the geological term drumlin). Thus the name would come from the Vikings on the shores of Finland.
The Finnish name Lauttasaari was taken into use in 1919 and refers to the ferry traffic between the island and mainland Helsinki at the time. The steam ferry Drumsö owned by Julius Tallberg was in traffic between Ruoholahti and Lauttasaari from 1914 to 1936. After the bridge was completed the ferry was lengthened at a dock, and in 1941 it was transferred to a new service as a Korkeasaari ferry. In 1945 the ship was donated as war reparations to the Soviet Union.
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Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several different ceramic styles and cultures. The Bronze Age and Iron Age were characterized by contacts with other cultures in Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. From the late 13th century, Finland became a part of Sweden as a consequence of the Northern Crusades. In 1809, as a result of the Finnish War, Finland became part of the Russian Empire as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, during which Finnish art flourished and the idea of independence began to take hold. In 1906, Finland became the first European state to grant universal suffrage, and the first in the world to give all adult citizens the right to run for public office. After the 1917 Russian Revolution, Finland declared independence from Russia. In 1918, the fledgling state was divided by the Finnish Civil War. During World War II, Finland fought the Soviet Union in the Winter War and the Continuation War, and Nazi Germany in the Lapland War. It subsequently lost parts of its territory, but maintained its independence.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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FI | Finnish language |
SV | Swedish language |