Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2011 | Page 24

Pasila Area in a nutshell
– Land area 167 ha
– New office space 1 million m²
– New jobs 40,000
– Floor area (residential) 0.5 million m²
– New inhabitants 12,000
– Completion by 2040

Image: Cino Zucchi Architetti

Pasila – Life and leisure in Helsinki
Business and Media Hub
Pasila will form a new
urban centre for business,
services and housing just
five minutes or 3.5 km from
the city centre. Pasila is
the main intersection of
public transportation in the
metropolitan area.

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t present, the Pasila area
provides a large number
of jobs at Finnish companies,
international corporations, the
media companies and the State
and City agencies.
In future, more than 1 million m2 of new office and busi22 Nordicum

ness premises will be built in
the seven sections of Pasila,
with the area expanding to offer work for more than 40,000
people.
Pasila is also the centre of
Finnish digital media. The expansion of The Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre,
together with Finland’s biggest
sport and events arena Hartwall
Arena, increases Pasila’s significance.

Central Blocks with
Commercial Services
– the Heart of Pasila
Along with new office and business premises, apartments, a

metro service and underground
parking will be constructed.
Starting in 2011, the City
of Helsinki and Senate Properties representing the State will
arrange a “Design-Build-Own”
competition for the central
blocks. Construction will commence in 2015.
The construction plans
cover more than 100,000 m2,
of which at least 15% will be
reserved for housing, and the
rest for office and commercial
spaces.

Pasila High-Rise Area
Ten impressive mixed-use highrise buildings are planned. The

tallest building boasts 40 stories, the lowest some 20 stories. The first floors will be reserved for shops and businesses
and the next few floors will be
utilised as office space. Approximately 100,000 m2 and 3,000–
4,000 jobs are planned for these
buildings.
The top floors will offer
elegant penthouses with terraces. All together the area will
offer lodgings for up to 1,200
residents.
The mixed-use buildings
will exemplify modern architecture, with construction of the
high-rise area commencing approximately in 2014. b