A long, luscious strip of seashoreWEST HARBOUR

WEST HARBOUR

WEST HARBOUR IN FIGURES Jätkäsaari, Hernesaari,

Salmisaari, Telakkaranta and Ruoholahti 200 hectares

To be completed in 2030 30,000 residents 20,000 jobs A five minute tram ride

away from the city centre A seaside trail covering

nearly 16 kilometres

www.uuttahelsinkia.fiWEST HARBOUR

Coordination of Planning and ConstructionProject Manager Timo LaitinenTel. +358 9 310 36114Economic and Planning Centre

Town planningHead of Project Matti KaijansinkkoTel. +358 9 310 37195City Planning Department

Land Allocation and Plot IssuesReal estate lawyer Kristian BerlinTel. +358 9 310 36438Real Estate Department

Contact informationE-mail addresses: firstname.lastname@hel.fi

Publisher: The City of Helsinki, Economic and Planning Centre, 2012. Images: Taske/Vladimir Pohtokari, Taske/Jarmo Roiko-Jokela, Taske/Stenka Mikael Christiansen, KSV/Tietoa Oy, KSV/Masu Planning, KV/PES-Arkkitehdit Oy, Antti Pulkkinen, Helin & Co Architects Layout: WSP Finland. Print: Star-Offset.

HuutokonttoriHuutokonttori is the Jätkäsaari information centre. There you can view the district construction plans and monitor work progress through an exhibition and large multi-touch wall. The info centre also has varying constructor exhibi-tions and a café restaurant. There is a rescue station and a regional construction logistics operator in same the building.

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West Harbour is one of the largest construction projects in the Helsinki area. The former coastal industrial and port districts are gradually being converted into residential and business districts with access to services. Previously private areas by the sea will be opened to the public as the construction process progresses.

A construction project that lasts for several decades requires coordination and new methods from the City. The City is building high quality living districts that are convenient for both business and recreational activities.

The West Harbour project began in Ruoholahti and will finish in Hernesaari. Jätkäsaari, the largest district in the West Harbour area, is currently under construction.

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RuoholahtiRuoholahti is a fine example of successful urban building. The former harbour, warehouse and industrial district of Ruoholahti was converted into a residential building area when the city needed more plots in the early 1980s. The district was completed in the early 21st century, with 6,000 residents and 12,000 jobs.

SalmisaariThe commercial premises district in Salmisaari is expected to be completed in 2015. It will provide jobs for 4,000 people, and it includes already a sports centre with two training ice stadiums, and the biggest indoor climbing walls in the Nordic countries. Salmisaari also has a boat harbour. Recreational routes go through Salmisaari to Lapinlahti.

Helsingin Energia has had a power plant in Salmisaari since 1953. The coal used by the plant has been stored in a rock cavern, vacating space for commercial premises construction.

TelakkarantaThe Telakkaranta area located between Hieta-lahti and Telakkakatu street owes its distinctly marine atmosphere to the old dockyard and the historical ships docked at the wharf, the boats in the Jätkäsaari passenger harbour on the opposite shore and, in the summer, the huge ocean cruisers of Hernesaari. The old industrial buildings in the area will be converted into office, business and cultural facilities. The two hectare waterfront district will also have apartments for approximately 300 residents.

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Jätkäsaari 2008–2025

Eiranranta 2003–2008 Telakkaranta 2014–2017

Salmisaari 2002–2015 Hernesaari 2020–2030

Ruoholahti 1982–2003

EiranrantaThe first residents moved to Eiranranta in 2008. Eiranranta and its parks are connected with the parks in Merisatama and with the future parks in Hernesaari. After completion, the park area will provide a pleasant, continuous seaside milieu.

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WEST HARBOUR

Jätkäsaari will be a waterfront inner city district on the southwest tip of Helsinki. It will be complete with a diverse range of services, pleasant parks and a functional network of public and non­motorised transport connections.

JÄTKÄSAARIHernesaari is located on the southern waterfront of the inner city, west of the Eira and Ullanlinna districts. The district was formed in the 1940s through dockyard activity related land reclamation.

Hernesaari will be a residential and business area with access to recreational and travel services such as a sailing boat harbour and a water sports centre. A boating business and activity centre, Merikylä, will be erected near the boat harbours for the enjoyment of boating enthusiasts and the general public.

More wharfs will be added for cruise boats. A permanent helipad will be constructed at a sufficient distance from residential areas.

HERNESAARI

A diverse range of housing optionsJätkäsaari will provide a diverse range of housing alternatives, such as state-funded rental apartments, Hitas (owner occupied price and quality controlled flats on city owned land) and right of occupancy homes, and privately financed apartments for sale and rental. Apart-ments for students, senior citizens and people with disabilities will also be erected in the area. Detached townhouses near the waterfront and co-housing apartment buildings will add variety to the scenery.

Close to good servicesJätkäsaari residents will have access to primary schools, day care centres, sports parks, a public pool and boat harbours. Public health

CrusellbridgeThe Crusellbridge connects the west end of Jätkäsaari to Ruoholahti. The landmark rises nearly 50 metres above the surface of the sea. The bridge is 143 metres long and 25 metres wide. It was named after the famous composer and clarinetist Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775–1838).

Western Link and BaanaAn environmental work of art titled Western Link by sculptor Martti Aiha functions as a junction for non-motorised traffic on Mechelininkatu street. Baana is a 1,3 kilometre long pedestrian and cycle route from West Harbour to the city centre. The old harbour route will be replaced by a bicycle and pedestrian road flanked by sturdy, hundred-year-old rock cuts and stone walls. Resting points, plants, environmental art and sports fields will be sprinkled along the route.

Jätkäsaari parksThe one kilometre long Hyväntoivonpuisto park will form the meandering heart of Jätkäsaari. Another large park, Poseidoninpuisto, is located near the Saukonlaituri area. The Bunkkeri sports park is a pleasant urban space complete with recreational park areas. The parks are perfect for casual leisure time and recreational activities.

A six-hectare park will be located on the eastern shore of Hernesaari. It will form the western end of a recreational area that goes round the shores of Kaivopuisto and Eira.

A dockyard will operate in Hernesaari until the end of 2017. Residential construction will begin after the dockyard activities come to a halt.

Sports and activity centre Bunkkeri Former harbour warehouse building Bunkkeri, completed in 1972, will be transformed into a sports and activity centre. The Bunkkeri building will have a public pool and sports, teaching and cultural facilities. Apartments are being planned on the rooftop of the seven storey Bunkkeri.

Good traffic connections to JätkäsaariIt is easy to move around Jätkäsaari on foot or by bicycle or tram. The no. 8 and 9 trams go to Jätkäsaari. The nearest metro station is located in Ruoholahti. Jätkäsaari will be connected to the coastal route for non-motorised traffic that circles the Helsinginniemi peninsula.

The passenger ship terminal remainsThe traffic at Finland’s busiest passenger ship terminal mostly heads for Tallinn and St Petersburg. The Jätkäsaari harbour has existed since the beginning of the 20th century. The passenger harbour will continue to function next to the new residential area. Three small sailboat harbours and motorboat piers will be added in the future.

• Surface area 100 hectares• 17,000 residents• 6,000 jobs

• Surface area 33 hectares• 5,100 residents• 3,800 jobs

services will be available at the nearby Maria Hospital. Shops and other business facilities will be built on street level and in the Jätkäsaari central blocks.

A vacuum waste collection system will be introduced to facilitate residents' everyday life. Less maintenance traffic means safer and more enjoyable living surroundings. The system will be taken introduced in 2013. A city established company, Jätkäsaaren Rööri, will be responsible for its operations.

Systematic constructionThe Jätkäsaari construction project involves several phases. Opera-tional solutions will ensure that all construction-related traffic, street and plot construction work, storage operations and parking will cause as little inconvenience as possible. Thus, the district will be an enjoyable living environment even early on in the construction project. It is also important to ensure the flow of communication to residents and project partners.