One of Helsinki's Bronze Age graves has been found near the Herttoniemi metro station.

Some Finnish place names have also survived in Herttoniemi, which testify that Tavastians have used the area and inhabited it before Swedes colonized Uusimaa.

In the light of place names, a permanent settlement by Tavastians occurred possibly as early as the 12th century.

The Herttoniemi manor is the oldest in eastern Helsinki, and it belonged to the Jägerhorn family already in the 16th century.

When Count Augustin Ehrensvärd bought the estate in 1752, the lands of the manor extended to Puotila in the east and to Viikki and Malmi in the north.

Later, the manor and its lands belonged to Carl Olof Cronstedt, a famous hero of the Battle of Svensksund and the last commandant of Viapori during the Swedish reign.

[4] The harbour and the oil depot in Herttoniemi were demolished in the 1990s and redeveloped into a residential area and marina called Herttoniemenranta.