18 Sights in Vantaa, Finland (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Vantaa, Finland! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Vantaa. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Science Center Heureka
Heureka is a Finnish science center in the Tikkurila district of Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki, designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects. It is located at the intersection of the Finnish Main Line and the river Keravanjoki.
2. Hiekkaharjun vesitorni
The Hiekkaharju water tower is located in the Hiekkaharju district of Vantaa. It was built in Malmimäki at Talvikkitie 107, about 150 metres from the old water tower belonging to Simonkylä. The tower was commissioned for water supply on May 27, 2021.
3. Artsi
Vantaa Art Museum Artsi is an art museum located in Myyrmäki House, Vantaa's Myyrmäki Cultural and Multipurpose Centre. The museum's first exhibition at Myyrmäki House was held in 1994. In addition to contemporary art, Artsi highlights street, gratt and performance art.
4. Kristuksen taivaaseenastumisen kirkko
Tikkurila Orthodox Church, or Tikkurila Church among parishioners, officially called Church of the Ascension of Christ, is an Orthodox church located in the Viertola district of the Tikkurila metropolitan area of Vantaa, opened in 1997. The building serves as the sanctuary of the Helsinki Orthodox Parish of the Orthodox Church in the Vantaa area of the Diocese of Helsinki.
5. Vantaan Kotikirkko
Vantaa Home Church is a Pentecostal church in Pakkala, Vantaa. In 2011, the congregation had about 70 members. The current pastor of the church, Jani Alanko, started in January 2020. Before him, the pastor was Jari Vahtera.
6. Vaaralan kappeli
Vaarala Chapel is a former church building of Hakunila Parish in the Vaarala district of Vantaa. It was designed by architects Leena and Kalle Niukkanen. The church was completed in 1960. In 1995, it received a demolition order from the church council, but less than a decade later the demolition order was cancelled and it was decided to preserve the church, which represents modern architecture. The congregation abandoned the church in 2013 due to the need to renovate it. When the church was transferred to a private owner, its name was changed to Vaarala Chapel at the seller's request.
7. Vantaan kaupunginmuseo
Vantaa City Museum is a museum maintained by the City of Vantaa, whose headquarters are in the old station building of Tikkurila, built in 1862, in the Tikkurila district. It also has exhibitions and events at Håkansböle Manor, and its collection services are located in Hiekkaharju.
8. Silkkisali
Theatre Vantaa, until April 2006 called Teatteri Kehä III, is a professional theatre founded in 1985 by actress Anne Nielsen and opera singer Matti Pasanen. The other founding members were Leena Virtanen, Tiina Makkonen, Timo Paavola, Leila Itkonen and Kimmo Sillantie. The theatre's first premiere was Marguerite Duras' play Savannah Bay on November 28, 1986 at Peltola School in Tikkurila.
9. Myyrmäki Church
Myyrmäki Church, is a Lutheran church in the Myyrmäki neighborhood in the city of Vantaa. It is located near Louhela commuter train station. The church was designed by architect Juha Leiviskä and it was opened in 1984. It is also known as the Church of Light. In Leiviskä's own words: "To me, a building as such, 'as a piece of architecture', is nothing. Its real significance is revealed in counterpoint with its surroundings, with life and with light."
10. Kivistön kirkko
Kivistö Church is a red-brick church completed in 1967 in Kivistö, Vantaa. It was designed by architects Raili and Kalevi Hietanen. The church has a capacity of 150 people. The two-part altarpiece was painted by Sakari Marila. The cross, which used to be an altarpiece, is on the back wall of the church hall.
11. Petikonhuippu
The Pitkäsuo filling hill or Petikonhuippu is a filling hill in the Petikko district of Vantaa, Finland, which received surplus land and was commissioned in 1989. Surplus land will be disposed of in the area from Vantaa and, based on cooperation agreements, from Helsinki. In 2007, the volume of the Pitkäsuo filling hill was 8 million m³ and the area was 50 hectares.
12. Käärijä-muraali
The Käärijä mural is a large-scale mural in Tikkurila, Vantaa, depicting Käärijä, who represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The mural, located on the outer wall of Prisma Pansy Road in Tikkurila, was unveiled on October 4, 2023. The width of the work is 37 meters and the height is about 20 meters.
13. Rekolan kirkko
Rekola Church or St. Andrew's Church in Rekola is a red-brick clad church building in the Rekola district of Vantaa, completed in 1987 and inaugurated in 1988. It serves as a sanctuary for Rekola parish. The church was designed by Espoo-based Architects Pirkko ja Pekka Piirta.
14. Korson kirkko
Korso Church is an asymmetrical long church in Korso, Vantaa, built in 1962 based on the proposal of Olli Kuusi, who won a design competition two years earlier. The east-west church hall narrows towards the altar at the west end, the area of which is highlighted by a folding row of pews. A lower wing building, including a parish hall, joins the building.
15. Vantaan Minttukirkko
Vantaa Mint Church or Tikkurila Pentecostal Church is a Pentecostal church in Vantaa with approximately 330 members. The congregation was founded in 1968. Its church building is located in Tikkurila, Vantaa, at Minttutie 20, from which the parish's nickname derives. The church has about 500 seats.
16. Vantaan Maatalousmuseo
Vantaa Agricultural Museum is a local museum operating in Vantaa's Vantaanlaakso, where objects and information about the old rural municipality of Helsinki have been collected. The museum is owned by the association "Helsinge Lantmannagille r.f. Vanda", founded in 1882. The museum is bilingual.
17. Liesikappeli
Myyrmäki Pentecostal Church or Liesikappeli is a Pentecostal church in Myyrmäki, Vantaa. The church was founded in 1986. The pastor couple of Myyrmäki Pentecostal Church is Erno Manni and Sari Manni. The parish premises are located in Myyrmäki in Liesikuja. The construction of Myyrmäki Pentecostal Church was born out of the contribution of the Salem Church in Helsinki.
18. Länsimäen kirkko
Länsimäki Church is a church building completed in 1986 in the Länsimäki district of Vantaa. It serves as the sanctuary of Hakunila Parish. The red-brick building was originally completed as a parish hall. However, it has been called the Church from the beginning. The church floor has 150 seats and the organ loft has space for 80 people.
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