Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2013 | Page 25

are already exciting things going on in the
area. In the summer 2013, for instance, there
will be quality maritime entertainment:
“Tall Ships Races is coming to Jätkäsaari, with as many as 100 ships expected to make an appearance.”

Kalasatama: Smart City
In addition to Jätkäsaari, the other former
port area which is now open for urban development is Kalasatama. Located along the
eastern shores of the core city area, Kalasatama is just minutes away from downtown.
In addition to connectivity, there is beautiful maritime milieu here.
Project Manager Hannu Asikainen is
convinced that upon completion, Kalasatama will be an amazing area for everyone.
Asikainen also remarks that effective public transport (spearheaded by the Kalasatama metro station) and the central location
make Kalasatama an alluring prospect for
residents and companies alike. There will be,
for example, a six-kilometre promenade by
the shore and ambitious high-rise construction at the Kalasatama Centre which will
become the heart of the new community.
The Kalasatama Centre should be impressive enough, consisting of six residential

towers, and also a hotel tower and an office
tower. The towers will have 20–33 storeys,
the highest tower reaching 126 metres. In the
Kalasatama Centre area, Itäväylä road will
be covered with an extensive lawn-covered
deck, which will also serve as the floor for
residential building yards. The towers will
be complemented by a versatile commercial
centre and a social and health care centre.

and restaurant ships – and the street grid has
been designed in a manner that optimises
seaside views for everyone.
“The urban look of Kalasatama will
be something that hasn’t been seen in Finland yet,” Asikainen promises. By 2030,
the district will be a home for 20,000 residents, with 8,000 people coming here to
work every day.

Centre of Attention

Future in the Making

There will also be a world-class shopping
centre here. Under the working title REDI,
the shopping centre will feature food, fashion, leisure, activities and attractions, cafés and restaurants and respond to the daily
needs of the consumers. SRV wants to make
the new shopping centre as easy-going and
versatile as possible, with focus on enjoying the every-day life.
According to the plans, the social and
health care centre, streets and bridges and
the first residential tower will be completed
in 2016 and the commercial centre should
open for business at the same time. The remaining parts of the Kalasatama Centre will
be gradually completed by 2021.
And that’s just the Centre: in addition,
Kalasatama will feature floating apartments

In addition to mighty high-rise construction and the shoreline action, Kalasatama
will have considerable IQ. The district will
become a model for ambitious smart grids,
meaning, among other things, that residents
can produce energy themselves – and ultimately, sell it, too.
“Also the use of electric cars is encouraged here,” Asikainen says. In line with the
green ideology, Kalasatama also features an
underground waste collection system that is
identical to that of Jätkäsaari.
While the completion of construction
is estimated to occur in the 2030s, there are
already hundreds of people living in the new
district. Kalasatama has also made a name
for itself as the fun place to go for various activities and happenings. Asikainen has been

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