Tapaninvainio
Tapaninvainio (in Finnish) Staffansslätten (in Swedish) | |
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Neighborhood of Helsinki | |
Location in Helsinki | |
| Coordinates: 60°15′34″N 24°59′06″E / 60.25957°N 24.98498°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Southern Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Tapaninvainio (Finnish), Staffansslätten (Swedish) is a residential area with mostly single-family houses in northeastern Helsinki, Finland. Together with Tapanila, it forms the Tapaninkylä district. Tapaninvainio had a population approximately 7,945 in 2013.
Tapaninvainio has good outdoor activities near the Vantaanjoki River and the Tuomarinkylä Manor. The area is located on the east bank of the Vantaanjoki River. Tapaninkyläntie, which runs north of Tapaninvainio, acts as a border towards Suutarilan Töyrynummi and Siltamäki. In the east, on the other side of Kotinummentie, Tapanila begins. In the south, the neighbors are the Ylä-Malmi and Pukinmäki districts. Tapaninvainio has several bus connections to the city center of Helsinki, Itäkeskus, the Airport, and the Malmi and Pukinmäki train stations.