Ruskeasanta

Ruskeasanta (Finnish: [ˈruskeɑˌsɑntɑ]; Swedish: Rödsand[lower-alpha 1]) is a city district in Vantaa, Finland. It is part of the Tikkurila major region, located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the Helsinki Airport. The district is known mainly as a residential area preferred by families with children.

Ruskeasanta
Rödsand
City District
Shell filling station in Ruskeasanta
Shell filling station in Ruskeasanta
Location on the map of Vantaa, with the district in red.
Location on the map of Vantaa, with the district in red.
Coordinates: 60°18′35.87″N 25°00′12.49″E
CountryFinland Finland
City Vantaa
Major regionTikkurila
Area
 • Total2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1.1.2021)[1]
 • Total4,163
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT +2
Postal Code(s)
01390, 01391, (01300)
Websitewww.vantaa.fi/frontpage/

There are approximately 320 jobs in Ruskeasanta,[2] most of them in the service sector. Services in the area include a convenience store, hair salon, pizzeria, restaurant-pub, and Shell filling station near the Highway 45, which is open around the clock.[3] Ruskeasanta's attractions also include the Ruskeasanta cemetery, which houses the nationally significant log chapel from 1927, designed by Armas Lindgren.[4][5]

Finnish pop star and singer Käärijä, who represented Finland in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, is from Ruskeasanta.[6][7]

See also

Notes
  1. The Finnish name literally means "brown sand", while the Swedish name means "red sand".

References
  1. "Vantaan väestö kaupunginosittain ja suuralueittain 31.12.2020" (PDF). Vantaa.fi (in Finnish). City of Vantaa. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. "Kuvio: Työpaikkojen määrä 1980–2013 (31.12.)" (.xlsx). Vantaa.fi (in Finnish). City of Vantaa. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. "Shell Vantaa Ruskeasanta". HelmiSimpukka (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. "Ruskeasannan hautausmaa" (in Finnish). Vantaan seurakunnat. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. "Ruskeasannan kappeli" (in Finnish). Vantaan seurakunnat. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. Massinen, Tuomas (13 May 2023). "Käärijä-buumia ihmeissään seurannut vantaalainen Mikko-isä uskoo poikansa viisuvoittoon – Näin hän evästi Jereä finaaliin". Vantaan Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. Karhu, Otso (14 May 2023). "Käärijä saa Vantaan kaupungilta lahjaksi näyttävän seinämaalauksen kotikonnuilleen Ruskeasantaan". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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