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Fredrikinkatu (Swedish: Fredriksgatan, Helsinki slang: Freda) is a street in Helsinki, Finland that starts from Viiskulma in the district of Punavuori and continues north by the western side of Kamppi Center until it reaches Lutherinkatu and the Temppeliaukio Church in Etu-Töölö.
Fredrikinkatu is mostly a northbound one-way street. Helsinki tram lines 1 and 3 run on Fredrikinkatu in both directions between Viiskulma and Bulevardi. There's a disused section of tram track between Urho Kekkosen katu and Arkadiankatu.
Major buildings
Fredrikinkatu 21 (Ratakatu 12): the headquarters of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service, designed by E. Sihvola in 1888.
Fredrikinkatu 42: The Luther Church, designed by K. A. Wrede in 1894.
Fredrikinkatu 44: Sähkötalo, designed by Alvar Aalto. Sähkötalo is located across Fredrikinkatu from Kamppi Center.
Fredrikinkatu 65: Tennispalatsi.
The majority of the buildings along Fredrikinkatu are full of small shops and boutiques, especially in the area between Iso Roobertinkatu and Eerikinkatu.
Intersecting streets
Merimiehenkatu
Punavuorenkatu (to the left) / Ratakatu (to the right), Fredrikintori Square is in the intersection
Iso Roobertinkatu, a pedestrian-only street east of Fredrikinkatu
Uudenmaankatu
Bulevardi
Lönnrotinkatu
Kalevankatu
Eerikinkatu
Malminkatu (to the left) / Kansakoulukatu (to the right)
Malminrinne (to the left) / Urho Kekkosen katu (to the right), open only to public transportation
The triangular-shaped area between Fredrikinkatu, Malminkatu and Malminrinne is a square called Kampintori
Kampinkuja (to the left), a small promenade
Salomonkatu, a promenade east of Fredrikinkatu
Eteläinen Rautatienkatu
Baana, a bicycling super highway, runs perpendicular to Fredrikinkatu, under street level
Pohjoinen Rautatienkatu
Arkadiankatu
Dagmarinkatu (to the right)
References
External links
Media related to Fredrikinkatu (Helsinki) at Wikimedia Commons