INDIVUE – travel & art

Last spring 2017 I did photography on all the Helsinki metrostations, from one end to the other, from Ruoholahti to Vuosaari, and made them into collages.

It was not an easy job, since most of the people passing by looked at me as if I was taking selfies only.

You know, Helsinki has alltogether 17 metrostations by the end of summer 2017, but here covered are all the 14 stations from Ruoholahti to Vuosaari only, because for a tourist those missing 3 metrostations, Myllypuro, Kontula and Mellunmäki, don’t have much relevance.  But in case you wish to visit those places, you can change the metro in Itäkeskus and it will take you there.

Another reason is, that sooner or later, this same metroline I’m talking about, metro from Vuosaari to Ruoholahti, will take you all the way from Vuosaari to neighbouring Espoo city as well. So this article is also a salute to all the people in Espoo getting to know Helsinki, in addition to all the other tourists coming to Helsinki, Finland from all over the world. So here they are, with the photocollages and relevant links to Finnish introductions, to traveltips in English and to Insta images –

All the Helsinki metrostations from Ruoholahti to Vuosaari

Helsinki metro starts from Ruoholahti, which is two stops from the centre to the west direction.

See this Ruoholahti metrostation -collage bigger in this link: Ruoholahti in Finnish

Find traveltips for Ruoholahti from here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Ruoholahti here

Kamppi is located one minute to the west from Helsinki center, Rautatientori.

See the Kamppi metrostation -collage bigger in the article Kamppi in Finnish

Find traveltips for Kamppi in here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Kamppi almost uncensored here!

Rautatientori is located in the centre of Helsinki.

See this Rautatientori photomontage bigger in this Rautatientori in Finnish -link.

Find traveltips for Rautatientori and Helsinki centrum here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Rautatientori almost uncensored here !

Metrostation called Helsingin Yliopisto used to be called Kaisaniemi,

according to its neighbourhood.

See this metrostation photomontage bigger in the following link Kaisaniemi in Finnish.

Find traveltips for Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, here

and see an almost uncensored collection of Insta images with hashtag #Kaisaniemi here

Hakaniemi metrostation is located two metrostops to the East from Helsinki centre.

See this metrostation photomontage bigger in the following link Hakaniemi in Finnish.

Find traveltips for Hakaniemi in here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Hakaniemi in this link.

Sörnäinen is the last metrostop under ground when you head to the East from Helsinki centre.

See this image bigger here in the article Sörnäinen in Finnish 

Find traveltips for Sörnäinen here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Sörnäinen, almost uncensored, here.

Kalasatama is the first metrostation that goes on the ground, when you head to the East, towards Vuosaari or Mellunmäki.

See this Kalasatama metrostation photomontage bigger here in this linking article Kalasatama in Finnish

Find traveltips for Kalasatama here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Kalasatama here!

Kulosaari is a peaceful type of openair metrostation five metrostops to the East from Helsinki centre.

See this artistic photo collage bigger here in this article Kulosaari in Finnish.

Find traveltips for Kulosaari here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Kulosaari in this link!

Herttoniemi metrostation is located six stops to the East from Helsinki centre.

See this photomontage from Herttoniemi bigger here in the linking article Herttoniemi in Finnish

Find traveltips for Herttoniemi here

and see a collection of Insta images with a hashtag #Herttoniemi in this link!

Siilitie is another metrostation with glasswalls and sunshine in the East of Helsinki.

You can see this artistic photomontage of Siilitie metrostation bigger in this link Siilitie in Finnish.

Find traveltips for Siilitie here

and see a collection of Insta images with a hashtag #Siilitie here in this link!

Itäkeskus is the last metrostop where you can travel with any metro you take from Helsinki centre. After Itäkeskus you will go either to Vuosaari direction or Mellunmäki direction. Here in this article we will go towards Vuosaari.

See this artistically inspired photo collage from Itäkeskus metrotunnel bigger in the following link Itäkeskus in Finnish.

Find traveltips for Itäkeskus here

and see a collection of Insta images with hashtag #Itäkeskus in this link!

Puotila is the first metrostop after Itäkeskus when you head towards Vuosaari.

Find this metrostation photomontage bigger in the linking article Puotila in Finnish.

Find traveltips for Puotila from here

and see a collection of Insta images with a hashtag #Puotila here in this link.

Rastila is a metrostation which you reach after crossing a bridge and there’s a swimming beach and a camping area for travellers right next to it. The only camping area in Helsinki.

See the above image bigger in this link: Rastila in Finnish

Find traveltips for Rastila here 

and see a collection of Insta photos with a hashtag #Rastila in this link.

Finally, the last metrostop in the East of Helsinki, is Vuosaari. Find this Vuosaari metrostation -photomontage bigger in the linking article: Vuosaari in Finnish.

Find traveltips for Vuosaari here

and see a collection of Insta images with a hashtag #Vuosaari, almost uncensored in this link!

Vuosaari was chosen the best neighbourhood in the whole of Finland in 2017, and Vuosaari is really worth visiting, when you know where to go.

Check the article and the video Indivue made last year about Vuosaari beaches and see for yourself!