Ruskeasanta

Ruskeasanta
Rödsand
City District
Shell filling station in Ruskeasanta
Location on the map of Vantaa, with the district in red.
Coordinates: 60°18′35.87″N 25°00′12.49″E / 60.3099639°N 25.0034694°E / 60.3099639; 25.0034694
Country Finland
City Vantaa
Major regionTikkurila
Area
  Total
2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1.1.2021)
  Total
4,163
  Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT +2
Postal Code(s)
01390, 01391, (01300)
Websitewww.vantaa.fi/frontpage/

Ruskeasanta (Finnish: [ˈruskeɑˌsɑntɑ]; Swedish: Rödsand) is a city district in Vantaa, Finland. It is part of the Tikkurila major region, located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the Helsinki Airport. The district is known mainly as a residential area preferred by families with children.

There are approximately 320 jobs in Ruskeasanta, most of them in the service sector. Services in the area include a convenience store, hair salon, pizzeria, restaurant-pub, and a filling station near the Highway 45 which is open around the clock. Ruskeasanta's attractions also include the Ruskeasanta cemetery, which houses the nationally significant log chapel from 1927, designed by Armas Lindgren.

Finnish pop singer Käärijä, who represented Finland in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, is from Ruskeasanta.