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16-524: Vik or VIK may refer to: Places [ edit ] Finland [ edit ] Viikki , a neighbourhood of Helsinki, known as Vik in Swedish Iceland [ edit ] Vík í Mýrdal , a village in southern Iceland Iran [ edit ] Vik, Iran , a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Norway [ edit ] Vik, Buskerud ,

32-629: A municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Vik, Trøndelag , a village in Flatanger municipality, Trøndelag county Vik, Vestnes , a village in Vestnes municipality, Møre og Romsdal county Vik Church , a church in Vik municipality, Vestland county Vik Church (Flatanger) , a church in Flatanger municipality, Trøndelag county Viken (region) (Old Norse: Vík), historical district in southern Norway Vikøyri ,

48-690: A rare haven of countryside and wildlife at the heart of the capital city area. At the center of the campus lies the Viikki Info Center, which is unique in Finland, as it hosts both the local municipal public library and a scientific library serving the Viikki Campus. Viikki area was a relatively wealthy agricultural village already in the Middle Ages. In conjunction of the founding of the City of Helsinki in 1555,

64-470: A subsidiary of RCA ViK. Recordings , a Canadian record label established in 1998 Stalag VI-K , a German World War II prisoner of war camp at Stuckenbrock See also [ edit ] Wick (disambiguation) , the anglicisation of 'Vik' Vic (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vik . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

80-454: A teaching farm that is part of the university's agricultural faculty. Southernmost part of the Latokartano residential zone is known as an "ecological housing" area. Many apartment buildings there have, for instance, experimental solar and wind energy systems installed. Viikki is divided into the sub-areas of Viikki science park , Latokartano , Viikinranta and Viikinmäki . In the 2000s

96-717: A village in Hole municipality, Buskerud county Vik, Grimstad , a village in Grimstad municipality, Aust-Agder county Vik, Rogaland , a village in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland county Vik, Sortland , a village in Sortland municipality, Nordland county Vik, Sømna , a village in Sømna municipality, Nordland county Vik, Sunnfjord , a village in Sunnfjord municipality, Vestland county Vik, Sogn ,

112-544: A village in Vik municipality, Vestland county Sweden [ edit ] Vik, Sweden , a village in Simrishamn Municipality in southernmost Sweden Vik Castle , a castle in Uppland, Sweden People [ edit ] Vik (name) , people with the first name of Vik or Vic Vik (surname) , people with the surname Vik Other [ edit ] Vik Records , an American record label set up in 1953 as

128-594: The Helsinki Metro depot in Roihupelto, but was originally the former Herttoniemi Harbour railway. The depot link features street running along the roads through Viikki. This line has been broken up during the summer of 2014. The Raide-Jokeri also known as Jokeri Light Rail is a Passenger Light Rail Line that begun construction near the start of 2019 and is estimated to finish around 2024, where it will begin operation between Itäkeskus and Keilaniemi that replaces

144-569: The Viikki Campus with four of the faculties of the University of Helsinki (biosciences, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture and forestry) as well as other university units such as research centres, science library and teacher training school . Viikki is known for its natural environment. The conservation area of Vanhankaupunginlahti is an important place of nesting and migration for birds. Large fields and farmlands are cultivated by

160-705: The Current Trunk Bus Route 550 . It will run through central viikki, passing the University and the Viikki Science Park. 60°14′N 25°01′E  /  60.233°N 25.017°E  / 60.233; 25.017 Viikki Campus The Viikki Campus ( Finnish : Viikin kampus , Swedish : Campus Vik ) is a campus area of the University of Helsinki in Finland , focusing on biological sciences. It comprises following units: Besides these units of

176-658: The University of Helsinki, the campus area also hosts the Helsinki Science Park and the Finnish Food Safety Authority . The campus is located in the rapidly developing area of Viikki in Helsinki , about 10 km from the city center. It is closely associated with the Helsinki Business Park . The nearby arboretum , nature conservation area of Vanhankaupunginlahti and the experimental farm form

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192-461: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vik&oldid=1194572952 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Viikki The district hosts

208-455: The population of the district has increased steadily. This is because some areas of Viikki — especially in Latokartano and Viikinmäki — have been among the most important sites in Helsinki for the construction of new apartments. A single-track non-passenger municipal railway line ran through the district, connecting to the state railways main-line at Oulunkylä railway station . This line runs to

224-623: The students of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. The campus was built into its present size from the year 1993 onwards. Then, a decision was made to concentrate the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry and all life sciences to the Viikki Campus, resulting in major construction activities. All departments of Forestry moved into the campus area in 2002, and the Departments, later Faculties of Biosciences and Pharmacy moved in Biocenter building complex at

240-544: The village of Viikki was formed as a crown storage manor ( Swedish : ladugård ) responsible for supplying the Vantaankoski Crown Manor, a local administrative center, with crops and fodder. While the crown manor at Vantaankoski was destroyed already in 1571 by Russians, the Viikki storage manor remained in state ownership. Subsequently it served a residence of different officers and the provincial governors. The manor

256-505: Was allocated in 1931 to the University of Helsinki for use as an experimental and teaching farm. However, the University took the area in to its actual use only in 1946, after the Second World War . At this time, the area was clearly countryside outside the city. In 1960s, the Departments of Agriculture, Food Sciences, Domestic Sciences and Environmental Sciences received new buildings in the area, and student dormitories were also built for

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