Malmi, Helsinki

 
Malmi (; ) is a regional center and a major district on the north-eastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It has a population of 24,312 (2008). The Malmi District () is divided into six subareas, two of which are the center forming "Ylä-Malmi" ("Upper Malmi") and "Ala-Malmi" ("Lower Malmi"), and the rest are "Pihlajamäki", "Tattariharju", "Malmin lentokenttä" (Malmi airport) and "Pihlajisto". "Malmin peruspiiri" is a related but distinct subdivision of Helsinki (used for certain administrative purposes) which does not include Pihlajamäki and Pihlajisto, but instead includes "Tapanila" and "Tapaninvainio". The population of this area is approximately 27,800.
Its main transport links include the main railway dividing the city center into Ylä-Malmi and Ala-Malmi, as well as the ring road called Ring I () in the southern part of the district. Along the railway, Malmi has its own railway station. The Malmi Airport is located in the eastern part of the district. Also, Malmi is home to the Malmi Cemetery, the most largest cemetery of Finland. For the 1952 Summer Olympics, it hosted the pistol and rifle shooting events.
Etymology.
The name of Malmi appears in old documents in the forms "Malm" (1543), "Malmby" (1551), "Malme" (1589), "Malmsby" (1590) and "Malmn" (1592). The name is the same as the word "malm" in the Swedish dialects of Uusimaa, meaning flat and sandy forest land. The word refers in particular to a wooded somersault above its surroundings, such as a gravel ridge. The word has been common in the parish of Helsinki, judging by the names of the 18th century, such as Keimola's "Tappermalm", Voutila–Viinikkala's "Mottmalm", Tikkurila–Hakkila's "Haxmalm" and Länsisalmi's "Brändmalm" and "Sandmalm". The Finnish counterparts Malmi and Malminkylä came into use at the end of the 19th century. Among the old farms in Malminkylä, Paavolantie (), Pietiläntie (), Vilppulantie (), Yrjölänkuja () and Örskinkuja () have been preserved in the street name. The original form of the name Ormusmäki () is Orrmossebacken (). In English, Malmi literally means ore.