Historical maps of Vantaa

Various historical maps of Vantaa. For more information on the different maps, see the Descriptions of layers list.

The material can be viewed on the city of Vantaa map service:

• You can find the levels in the map service by searching for 'Others historical maps'.

Coordinate systems:

• Maintained in ETRS-GK25 (EPSG:3879)

API address:

• WMS: https://gis.vantaa.fi/geoserver/wms?request=GetCapabilities
• API description (in Finnish): https://gis.vantaa.fi/rajapinnat/

Layers:

• historia:maalajikartta_mv: Soil map
• historia:vantaantilat_1983
• historia:Tikkurila_1950_rakennussuunnitelma: Map of the Tikkurila building plan area in the villages of Tikkurila, Suutarinkylä and Hakkila in the city of Helsinki and rural municipality of Uusimaa. The building plan survey was carried out in 1937-47 by survey engineer Niilo Tarkka. The survey was completed in 1947-50 by survey engineer J. Rauniomäki.
• historia:pitajankartta_1933
• historia:pitajankartta_1749: Friedrich Johan Fonseen's map of the municipality of Helsinki from 1749. Source: Sveriges Riksarkiv.
• historia:senaattikartta_1872
• historia:kuninkaankartta

Descriptions of layers

Name: Maalajikartta (mustavalko) / Map of soil types (black and white)

In the soil map, the soil is mapped to a depth of approximately one metre. The soil map does not provide information on soil layers deeper than this. The soil mapping work has been carried out at a scale of 1:2 000 or 1:10 000, so the smallest soil patterns are not shown. The soil types do not change unambiguously at the boundary line shown on the maps, but the boundary line rather represents the zone of soil type change.

Timeliness of the data: The land cover map was mainly produced in the 1980s and is representative of the conditions prevailing at that time. The map has not been updated.

Explanation of the abbreviations used in the soil map:

• Ka or dark grid = rock covered by open or thin loose layers
• Mr = moraine
• Sr = gravel
• Hk = sand
• Si = silt (formerly siliceous/silty)
• Sa = clay
• Lj = silt
• Tv = peat
• T = area where excavation or filling has taken place

A double entry means that the surface soil type changes to a second soil type at a depth of less than one metre below the surface. E.g. Hk/Sa means that the surface layer is sand to a depth of 0,9 m or less and the soil is clay at a depth of 1 m.

Name: Vantaan tilat / Facilities in Vantaa

The data include holdings in Vantaa as of 1983. In an area without a town plan, construction is regulated by a general plan. The provisions of the master plan link the number of dwellings to the surface area of the premises at the time of the adoption of the 1983 master plan (6.6.1983). The provisions of the general plan apply to small residential areas A4, village areas AT, agricultural areas MT and agricultural and forestry areas M.

Name: Tikkurilan rakennussuunnitelma 1950 / Tikkurila building plan 1950

Map of the Tikkurila building plan area in the villages of Tikkurila, Suutarinkylä and Hakkila in the city of Helsinki and rural municipality of Uusimaa.

The building plan survey was carried out in 1937-47 by survey engineer Niilo Tarkka. The survey was completed in 1947-50 by survey engineer J. Rauniomäki.

Name:Pitäjänkartta 1933 / Map of the parish 1933

The National Land Survey produced a 1:20 000 parish map between 1825 and 1950. The map was produced for each parish from 1825 to 1915 and for each map field from 1916 to 1950. From 1927 onwards, the parish maps were published in the so-called "general sheet" format in 10 km x 10 km sheets.

Name:Pitäjänkartta 1749 / Map of the parish 1749

Friedrich Johan Fonseen's map of the municipality of Helsinki from 1749.

Source: Krigsarkivet (Sverige) - War Archives (Sweden). The city's geographic information team has placed the map in the current coordinate system.

Name:Senaatinkartta 1872 / 1872 Senate map

The map is based on surveys made by the Topographical Department of the Russian Ministry of War between 1870 and 1907 at a scale of 1:21 000, roughly south of the Pori-Käkisalmi line in Finland.

Name:Kuninkaankartta / King's map

King's map 1776-1805

In 1776-1805, an extensive military census, the so-called reconnaissance census, was carried out in Finland. According to the instructions, the maps were to be drawn up with such precision that no terrain of military importance was overlooked. The maps had to enable the military commander to plan both offensive and defensive actions without knowing the terrain. Consequently, the maps depict roads (including winter roads), waterways, rustic villages, farmsteads and parsonages.

The maps are based on older geometric maps, where the information contained in the maps was both added to and corrected by the surveyors while working in the field. In some cases, the surveyors have also used the help of local people to identify roads, terrain and place names. The language used in the map is Swedish. The original hand-drawn maps are stored at the Swedish National Archives in Stockholm.

Source: Krigsarkivet, Finska rekognosceringsverket.