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HELSINKI

Waterfront Development / Masterplanning

LÄNSISATAMA DISTRICT

  • Type: Residential/Office/Business/Cruise Terminal

  • Status: Under Construction

  • Land area: 100 ha

  • Parks: 19,8 ha

  • Travel time to Helsinki center: 5–10 minutes

  • Total floor area:

  • Residential buildings 600,000 m2

  • Business and services 300,000 m2

  • Residents: 17,000

  • Jobs: 6,000

  • Construction: 2009–2025

As the main port for foreign trade and passenger traffic services in Finland, we lead the way in port operations. We operate based on the principle of continuous development, by managing and developing port operations in collaboration with operators, whilst providing a framework and producing new, modern services to support the overall port entity.

Development of traffic connections is important from the perspective of the well-being and business life of the Helsinki region, and the Port of Helsinki, through its own operations, is actively involved in the development of the harbour areas, as well as working in collaboration with the departments of the City of Helsinki to improve the smooth flowing of the road and transport network.

Kalasatama will be built in the middle of an existing compact urban structure. Construction has already commenced and it is one of the biggest development projects in Helsinki. Kalasatama is already home to some thousands of residents.

 

Kalasatama is a former harbour and industrial area of approximately 175 hectares of waterfront on the eastern side of the city centre owned by the City of Helsinki. The harbour was moved to make room for the construction of residential and office buildings.

The completion of construction is estimated to occur in the 2030s. A total of 1,200,000 m2 new housing premises will be built, along with 400,000 m2 of office premises.

 

The first services are in place including two daycare centres and the school. Redi shopping centre located in the heart of the area will house most of the area’s commercial services. Redi, the centre of Kalasatama, will consist of eight 20–37-storey towers.

 

A park will be built on a deck above the Itäväylä Highway in the Redi area. The centre will include housing for more than 2,000 residents as well as shops, restaurants and offices. The shopping centre opens in 2018 and the first apartment tower will be finished in 2019.

REFERENCES

http://www.portofhelsinki.fi/en/making-new/developing-west-harbour

 

http://en.uuttahelsinkia.fi/kalasatama/overview

 

http://nordic.businessinsider.com/a-helsinki-district-called-smart-kalasatama-is-being-used-as-one-huge-innovation-platform--with-the-goal-of-saving-at-least-one-hour-per-day-for-each-inhabitant-2016-12/

The Port of Helsinki has undertaken two major projects this millennium. One was the construction of Vuosaari Harbour and its infrastructure. This was completed in November 2008.

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The second is the ongoing construction of West Terminal 2 and the area’s traffic planning. The new terminal was opened to passengers on February 2017. Traffic arrangements are due for completion in late autumn.

KALASATAMA DISTRICT

  • Status: Under Construction

  • Type: Residential/Office/Leisure

  • Construction schedule: 2009-2030s

  • 20,000 residents

  • 5,000-7,000 housing units

  • 8,000 jobs

  • Housing: 720,000m2

  • Business premises: 535,000m2

  • Services: 45,000m2

  • Travel time to the city centre by metro: 7 minutes

  • New parks and green space

  • Shopping mall

  • Construction: 2009-2030

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