Aleksanterinkatu

It was originally named Suurkatu (Swedish: Storgatan), meaning "Grand Street", but was renamed after the Emperor's death in his honour.

The former shorelines of Kluuvinlahti have been marked with brass plaques across the street in the artwork Kluuvinlahden fossiilit by Tuula Närhinen.

In the 1980s the western part of Aleksanterinkatu was changed to a public transport street, which is only allowed for trams, taxis and maintenance vehicles.

[1] The architect Jorma Mänty presented his plan of converting Aleksanterinkatu into a pedestrian street at an event organised by the Helsinki society in 1967.

[3] Pedestrian access on Aleksanterinkatu was improved by moving the driveway to between the Three Smiths Statue and the Stockmann department store in 1980.

[5] Aleksanterinkatu is also the name of the main street in many other Finnish cities, e.g.: Tampere, Lahti, Oulu, Porvoo and Loviisa.