Runeberginkatu

{{short description|Street in Helsinki, Finland}}

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Runeberginkatu ({{langx|sv|Runebergsgatan}}) is a major street in central Helsinki, Finland. Starting from Kampintori, it runs in a sweeping arc broadly northwards for approximately {{convert|1.8|km}} through the districts of Kamppi and Töölö, via Töölöntori square, terminating at a junction with Mannerheimintie by the Finnish National Opera.

The street is named after Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland.{{cite book |title=Helsingin Kadunnimet |date=1981 |publisher=City of Helsinki |page=132 |edition=2nd revised |url=https://www.hel.fi/static/tieke/digitoidut_asiakirjat/helsingin_kadunnimien_historia/pdf/Helsingin_kadunnimet_1.pdf |access-date=15 January 2021 |language=fi}} The name first appears in a map from 1892, initially as 'Runebergkatu', and was changed in 1928 to its current format.

Sections of the street carry tram traffic (as of January 2021, routes 1, 2 and 8).{{cite web |title=Ratikkakartta (Tram route map) |url=https://ratikkakartta2030.hsl.fi |website=HSL.fi |publisher=HSL Helsinki Region Transport}}

Major intersections of Runeberginkatu include:

• Arkadiankatu
• Museokatu
• Hesperia Esplanade
• Topeliuksenkatu
• Mannerheimintie

Notable buildings along the street include the Swedish-language Hanken School of Economics, on the corner with Arkadiankatu.{{cite web |title=Contact information |url=https://www.hanken.fi/en/about-hanken/contact-information#Helsinki |website=Hanken.fi |access-date=15 January 2021}} The Finnish-language business school, Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, was also located nearby, before becoming a part of the newly formed Aalto University and moving to the latter's Otaniemi campus.{{cite web |title=Kauppakorkeakoulun muuttoa Runeberginkadun uuteen päärakennukseen vuonna 1950 edelsi mittava ja värikäs varainkeruu |url=https://www.aalto.fi/fi/uutiset/kauppakorkeakoulun-muuttoa-runeberginkadun-uuteen-paarakennukseen-vuonna-1950-edelsi |publisher=Aalto University |access-date=15 January 2021 |language=fi}}