Ruskeasanta Explained

Ruskeasanta
Native Name:Rödsand
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:City District
Population Total:4163
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:1.1.2021
Timezone1:GMT +2
Postal Code:01390, 01391, (01300)
Postal Code Type:Postal Code(s)
Coordinates:60.31°N 25.0035°W
Area Total Km2:2.4
Population Density Km2:auto
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1: Finland
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2: Vantaa
Subdivision Type3:Major region
Subdivision Name3:Tikkurila

Ruskeasanta (in Finnish ˈruskeɑˌsɑntɑ/; Swedish: Rödsand) is a city district in Vantaa, Finland. It is part of the Tikkurila major region, located about east of the Helsinki Airport. The district is known mainly as a residential area preferred by families with children.

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 a filling station near the Highway 45 which is open around the clock. Ruskeasanta's attractions also include the Ruskeasanta cemetery, which houses the nationally significant log chapel from 1927, designed by Armas Lindgren.[3] [4]

Finnish pop star and singer Käärijä, who represented Finland in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, is from Ruskeasanta.[5] [6]

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