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The Helsinki Metro, or Helsingin metro, is the metro system in Helsinki, Finland. The system maintains a single forked line with 16 stations, out of which 8 are subterranean and 8 are surface stations.
The metro was first opened in 1982, running from Itäkeskus to Hakaniemi. By the next year the Rautatientori and Kamppi stations were opened too. The tracks were extended to Mellunmäki in 1989, and further to Ruoholahti and Vuosaari towards the end of the 90's.
The metro system is operated by the city-owned Helsinki City Transport (HKL).
 A metro train crossing a bridge in Eastern Helsinki, between Rastila and Puotila stations An interior view of a metro train Station trivia
Rautatientori is the only station whose name is announced in more than two languages: "Rautatientori, Järnvägstorget, Central railway station" in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Kaisaniemi is the only station whose name is only announced in one language. Whether this is Finnish or Swedish is unknown and irrelevant, because the names - Kaisaniemi in Finnish and Kajsaniemi in Swedish - are pronounced identically.
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