Ruskeasanta

Ruskeasanta (Finnish: [ˈruskeɑˌsɑntɑ]; Swedish: Rödsand) 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.

There are approximately 320 jobs in Ruskeasanta, 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. Ruskeasanta's attractions also include the Ruskeasanta cemetery, which houses the nationally significant log chapel from 1927, designed by Armas Lindgren.

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

See also

• Aviapolis
• Tikkurila

Notes

References

External links

• Ruskeasanta at Fonecta