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WEST HARBOUR
IN FIGURES
 Jätkäsaari, Hernesaari, Salmisaari, Telakkaranta and
Ruoholahti 200 hectares
 To be completed in 2030
 30,000 residents
 20,000 jobs
 A ten minute tram ride
away from the city centre
 A seaside trail covering
nearly 16 kilometres
WEST HARBOUR
4 Eiranranta
The 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.
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.
Huutokonttori
Huutokonttori 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 exhibitions and a café restaurant.
There is a rescue station and a regional construction
logistics operator in same the building.
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.
Tyynenmerenkatu 1
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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Contact information
E-mail addresses: firstname.lastname@hel.fi
timeline
Ruoholahti 1982–2003
Jätkäsaari 2008–2030
Salmisaari 2005–2020
Eiranranta 2005–2008
1980
1990
2000
2010
Hernesaari 2020–2030
Telakkaranta 2017–2022
2020
2030
Coordination of Planning and Construction
Project Manager Outi Säntti
Tel. +358 9 310 25976
City Executive Office
Town planning
Head of Project Matti Kaijansinkko
Tel. +358 9 310 37195
City Planning Department
Publisher: The City of Helsinki, City Executive Office, Economic and Planning Division.
Layout: WSP Finland, Print: Star-Offset, Images: City Executive Office/Vladimir Pohtokari,
City Executive Office/Stenka Mikael Christiansen, City Executive Office /Inka Holopainen,
City Executive Office /Janne Kaarla, KSV/tietoa Oy, KSV/Masu Planning, Antti Pulkkinen,
Helin & Co Architects
Land Allocation and Plot Issues
Legal Counselor Kristian Berlin
Tel. +358 9 310 36438
Real Estate Department
WEST HARBOUR
www.uuttahelsinkia.fi
WEST HARBOUR
A long, luscious strip of seashore
1 Salmisaari
The commercial premises district in Salmisaari is
expected to be completed in 2020. 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 in four cylindrical tanks, vacating space
for commercial premises construction.
2 Ruoholahti
Ruoholahti 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.
3 Telakkaranta
Telakkaranta area located between Hietalahti 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.
Good traffic connections to Jätkäsaari
It is easy to move around Jätkäsaari on foot or
by bicycle or tram. The no. 8, 9, and 6T trams go
to Jätkäsaari. In the future, tram no. 7 will reach
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.
• Surface area 100 hectares
• 18,000 residents
• 6,000 jobs
Public services in the area
Jätkäsaari will provide a number of day-care centres
and schools. First kindergarten in Jätkäsaari,
Saukko, is already operational. First school built
in the area represents children's house on the
north side of the Bunker. The building will include
a children's nursery and primary school consisting
first two classes.
JÄTKÄSAARI
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 non-motorised transport connections.
A diverse range of housing options
Jätkäsaari will provide a diverse range of housing alternatives,
such as state-funded rental apartments, Hitas and right of
occupancy homes, and privately financed apartments for sale
and rental. Apartments 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 services
Jätkäsaari residents will have access to primary schools, day
care centres, sports parks, a public pool and boat harbours.
Public health services will be available at the nearby Viiskulma
Health Station. Shops and other business facilities will be built
on street level and in the Jätkäsaari central blocks as well as
in the passenger harbour blocks.
HERNESAARI
Hernesaari is located on the southern waterfront of
Helsinki’s inner city, west of the Eira and Ullanlinna districts.
The district has been founded on land reclamations made
to accommodate the needs of the dock yard since the
1940s.
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 2014. A city established company, Jätkäsaaren
Rööri, will be responsible for its operations.
Systematic construction
The Jätkäsaari construction project involves several phases.
Operational 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.
• Surface area 33 hectares
• Over 5,000 residents
• 3,800 jobs
Crusellinsilta bridge
The Crusell Bridge 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).
Länsilinkki and Baana
An environmental work of art titled Länsilinkki 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 parks
The 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.
The passenger ship terminal remains
The 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.
Hernesaari will be a district with housing, jobs and leisure
and tourist services, including a sailing boat harbour and
a water sports centre. A leisure and boating shop and
activity centre for the public and boating enthusiasts alike
will be constructed in connection to the boat harbours.
A majority of the cruise passengers arriving in Helsinki
go ashore at Hernesaari. The dock yard in the area will
continue its operations.
A six hectare Meritähdenranta park will be developed on
the eastern shore of Hernesaari. It is the southernmost
end of the recreational area that goes round the beaches
of Kaivopuisto and Eira. The offshore landscape, the
beach park, the big cruise ships and the sailing events
make Hernesaari a meeting place for maritime people
near the city centre. The tramline 6 will be extended
to Hernesaari, which cuts the travel time to the area
to 10 minutes.