Tapaninkylä (Finnish), Staffansby (Swedish) is a subdistrict of Helsinki, Finland.

Tapaninkylä (in Finnish)
Staffansby (in Swedish)
Subdistrict of Helsinki
Coordinates: 60°15′48″N 25°00′41″E / 60.263266°N 25.011332°E / 60.263266; 25.011332
Country Finland
ProvinceSouthern Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tapaninkylä dumping ground was located there from 1903 to 1944. It was later developed into Hiidenkivi Park.[1][2]


  1. ^ Hovi, Henri (2013-09-17). "Tapaninkylän kaatopaikka" [The Tapaninkylä dumping ground] (in Finnish). Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  2. ^ Toivola, Tanja (2001). Kaatopaikkojen ympäristövaikutuksia ja Helsingin entisten kaatopaikkojen nykytilanne [Environmental effects of dumping grounds and the present situation of the former dumping grounds in Helsinki] (in Finnish). Helsingin kaupungin ympäristökeskus (‘Helsinki City Environmental Centre’) ISSN 1235-9718.