Munkkiniemi

Finnish fi: Etymology fi munkki monk niemi peninsula, adapted from the Swedish name, fi sv Munksnäs. The initial part is fi munkki monk, but there has never been a monastery in the area. The name may derive in reference to Estonian monks from the Padise monastery, which owned some land on the coast of Uusimaa in the 14th and 15th centuries. Alternatively, it may have been in reference to a single person, who was either a monk or was called such as a byname/nickname. Pronunciation munkki-niemi Proper noun fi neighborhood city/Helsinki Declension internal sg Munkkinie ä Derived terms fi Munkka References