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Cemetery #9938

Honkanummi Cemetery

Local name: Honkanummen hautausmaa

286

documented records

≈ 12k–24k

approx. capacity (graves)

0.595 km²

cemetery area

Nov 5, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

Honkanummi Cemetery is a cemetery of the Helsinki parish union, located in Hakkila, Vantaa, on both sides of Vanha Porvoontie about 18 kilometres from central Helsinki. It covers around 76 hectares and is described as the largest cemetery in Finland by area. It was consecrated in 1951, with the first burial in January 1957, and has chapels and a crematorium.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 60.289600° N, 25.082800° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Honkanummi Cemetery map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

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Common questions

How big is Honkanummi Cemetery?

Honkanummi Cemetery covers about 59.5 hectares (595,000 m²), about the same size as Fiumei Road Cemetery in Budapest. It is the largest of the 147 cemeteries we list in Uusimaa.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Honkanummi Cemetery is that of Henrik Albin Kaltonen, who died on December 15, 1959.

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