Munkkiniemi

Munkkiniemi Munksnäs
Helsinki Subdivision
Position of Munkkiniemi within Helsinki
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Greater Helsinki
Municipality	Helsinki
District	Western
Subdivision regions	Vanha Munkkiniemi Kuusisaari Lehtisaari Munkkivuori Niemenmäki Talinranta
Area	4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (1.1.2013)	17,334
• Density	3,590/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Postal codes	00330 (Vanha Munkkiniemi) 00340 (Kuusisaari and Lehtisaari) 00350 (Munkkivuori)
Subdivision number	303
Neighbouring subdivisions	Reijola Haaga Lauttasaari Pitäjänmäki Espoo

Munkkiniemi (Finnish: [ˈmuŋkːiˌnie̯mi]; Swedish: Munksnäs, Helsinki slang: Munkka) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki. Subdivisions within the district are Vanha Munkkiniemi, Kuusisaari, Lehtisaari, Munkkivuori, Niemenmäki and Talinranta.

The land in Munkkiniemi was from the 17th century a part of Munksnäs manor. In the 1910s grandiose plans were made to expand all of western Helsinki with tens of thousands of new inhabitants, the so-called Munkkiniemi–Haaga Plan by Eliel Saarinen. The construction of the new areas started slowly and it wasn't until the 1930s that a more extensive construction phase began in Munkkiniemi. From 1920 to 1946 Munkkiniemi was part of Huopalahti municipality. Huopalahti including Munkkiniemi was incorporated with Helsinki in 1946.

Munkkiniemi is one of the more affluent areas of Helsinki. Characterized by the relatively high proportion of Swedish speakers, around twelve percent, and a socioeconomic structure heavy on upper management and professionals, the district is appreciated as a particularly safe and well-serviced part of the city. This is reflected in the high prices of housing.^{[citation needed]}