Kulosaari

Kulosaari Brändö
Helsinki Subdivision
Position of Kulosaari within Helsinki
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Greater Helsinki
Municipality	Helsinki
District	Southeastern
Area	1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population  (2004)	3,770
• Density	2,083/km2 (5,390/sq mi)
Postal codes	00570
Subdivision number	42
Neighbouring subdivisions	Herttoniemenranta Länsi-Herttoniemi Mustikkamaa-Korkeasaari Sörnäinen Tullisaari

Kulosaari (Swedish: Brändö) is an island and an East Helsinki suburb in Helsinki, Finland. It is also the 42nd neighbourhood of the city. Construction of villas on the island started in the beginning of the 20th century, and a bridge from Sörnäinen was opened in 1919. Kulosaari was an independent municipality since 1922 until 1946, when it was merged to Helsinki.

Kulosaari is home to 3,700 people (2003), and has a size of 1.81 square kilometres (0.70 sq mi). The island is host to both Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking primary schools and the Kulosaari Secondary School (Kulosaaren Yhteiskoulu, or KSYK) international secondary school, as well as Brändö Gymnasium, a gymnasium for Swedish-speaking Finns.

Trams served the island from 1910 to 1951 – before the first bridge was completed, ferries were used to transport the trams. In 1982 Kulosaari got its own subway station, an original station of the Helsinki Metro. An important highway called Itäväylä, serving Helsinki's eastern suburbs, goes through the island, cutting it in two halves.

Kulosaari is connected via a short bridge to the adjacent island of Mustikkamaa, which is used for various recreational purposes.^[1]