Linnunrata
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Linnunrata is a roller coaster located at Linnanmäki
Linnanmäki
Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on May 27, 1950 and is owned by non-profit Lasten Päivän Säätiö . Linnanmäki has 44 different rides of different sizes...

 in Helsinki
Helsinki
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. It was known as Space Express during 2000-2003 seasons, but when Linnanmäki started a new naming policy in 2004, using only Finnish names for its rides, the ride was renamed Linnunrata. Linnunrata means Milky Way
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 in Finnish.

When inside, to get to the rollercoaster, you first walk through some space station -styled rooms. The actual ride has an outer space style, starting by flashing bright LED
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lights.

The roller coaster is built inside an old water reservoir, and for the time being is the only indoor roller coaster ride in Finland.
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