Tervasaari

The causeway is connected to the Pohjoisranta street on the eastern edge of the city centre.

[1][2] Facilities on the island include a granary restaurant, a children's play park, an area for dogs with a dog swimming place, an event venue and a pier for washing mats.

[2] At the time, houses in cities were made of wood and topped with flammable materials such as shingles, birch bark or peat, and hay and firewood were stored in the yards.

[5] During the wars Tervasaari hosted an anti-aircraft gun and the granary was used as an outpost for its crew.

[3] Restaurateurs on the island have included Oy Primula Ab, Leila Orpana's Pirkkis Ky and Wolfgang Wiegand, owner of restaurant Zinnkeller.

[1] The Tervasaarenkannas causeway hosts the marina of the Helsinki Motorboat Club with docking places for outsider boats.