diff --git a/helper/labelGenerator.js b/helper/labelGenerator.js
index 79f3f3e2..847a2e99 100644
--- a/helper/labelGenerator.js
+++ b/helper/labelGenerator.js
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@ var stringUtils = require('../helper/stringUtils');
 var normalize = stringUtils.normalize;
 var removeSpaces = stringUtils.removeSpaces;
 
+const areaLikes = ['venue', 'neighbourhood', 'localadmin'];
+
 module.exports = function( record, req ){
   var schemaId = _.get(record, ['parent', 'country_a', 0 ], 'FIN');
   var schema = getSchema(schemaId);
 
   // in virtually all cases, this will be the `name` field
   var labelParts = getInitialLabel(record);
-
+  // do not add neighbourhood to largish area-like items
+  const skip = record.category?.includes('populated area') ? 'neighbourhood' : null;
   // iterate the schema
   for (var field in schema) {
     var valueFunction = schema[field];
-    var value = valueFunction(record, req);
+    var value = valueFunction(record, req, skip);
     if(value) {
       labelParts.push(value);
     }
@@ -25,18 +28,21 @@ module.exports = function( record, req ){
   labelParts = _.compact(labelParts);
 
   // third, dedupe and join with a comma and return
-  return dedupeNameAndFirstLabelElement(labelParts).join(', ');
-
+  const candDropMinorAdmin = areaLikes.includes(record.layer);
+  return dedupeNameAndFirstLabelElement(labelParts, candDropMinorAdmin).join(', ');
 };
 
-function dedupeNameAndFirstLabelElement(labelParts) {
+function dedupeNameAndFirstLabelElement(labelParts, dropMinorAdmin) {
   // only dedupe if a result has more than a name (the first label part)
   if (labelParts.length > 1) {
     // first, dedupe the name and 1st label array elements
-    //  this is used to ensure that the `name` and first admin hierarchy elements aren't repeated
-    //  eg - `["Lancaster", "Lancaster", "PA", "United States"]` -> `["Lancaster", "PA", "United States"]`
-
-    if (labelParts[0].toLowerCase() === labelParts[1].toLowerCase()) {
+    // this is used to ensure that the `name` and first admin hierarchy elements aren't repeated
+    // eg - `["Lancaster", "Lancaster", "PA", "United States"]` -> `["Lancaster", "PA", "United States"]`
+    // also, do not add a minor admin to a name of coarser admin, e.g. helsinki, kaartinkaupunki, helsinki
+    if (
+      labelParts[0].toLowerCase() === labelParts[1].toLowerCase() ||
+      dropMinorAdmin && labelParts.length > 2 && labelParts[0].toLowerCase() === labelParts[2].toLowerCase()
+    ) {
       labelParts.splice(1, 1);
     }
   }
diff --git a/helper/labelSchema.js b/helper/labelSchema.js
index 53af28a3..ef8e794a 100644
--- a/helper/labelSchema.js
+++ b/helper/labelSchema.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function baseVal(val) {
 
 // find the first field of record that has a non-empty value that's not already in labelParts
 function getFirstProperty(fields, matchType, targets) {
-  return function(record, req) {
+  return function(record, req, skip) {
 
     if (targets && targets.indexOf(record.layer)===-1) {
       return null; // not applicable to this kind of record
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ function getFirstProperty(fields, matchType, targets) {
     var bestField;
     for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
       var field = fields[i];
+      if (field === skip) {
+	continue;
+      }
       var fieldValue;
       if (Array.isArray(field)) { // chain multi parts
         var parts = [];