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Kalasatama – Smart City
Kalasatama – Helsinki’ s model district for Smart City solutions – is perhaps the best example of Helsinki’ s commitment to try out new things. By the beginning of the 2040s, Kalasatama district will offer a home for approximately 25,000 residents and jobs for 10,000 people. Located on the seashore mere minutes away from downtown, Kalasatama features great metro, tram and bus connections.
Kalasatama is a new type of urban innovation platform which is aimed at cocreating smart urban infrastructure and services – and, as a consequence, several cutting-edge companies have taken an interest on the area. Kalasatama will be vertical, as well: REDI Shopping Centre will entail eight tower blocks which will feature 20 – 35 storeys( the highest tower reaching 132 metres).
Kruunuvuorenranta – City of Light
Kruunuvuorenranta makes the most out of the sea. This totally new neighbourhood is presently under development in a magnificent maritime location, overlooking the Helsinki city centre across a bay. The district, with housing for 13,000 residents, will be completed by 2030.
According to the master plan, Kruunuvuorenranta will be the“ District of Light,” with numerous works of art which utilise light to be showcased on public premises, plots and buildings.
Jätkäsaari – Superport
Jätkäsaari is all about getting connected. Overlooking the open sea, the district is currently under intense construction on a southern peninsula recently vacated by a cargo port – only minutes away from the centre of Helsinki. By 2030, Jätkäsaari is estimated to have 18,000 inhabitants and 6,000 jobs.
The local Länsisatama harbour is a lively passenger port. The route between the“ twin cities” Helsinki and Tallinn is one of
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the busiest in the world, and could conceivably hit 9 million passengers by 2030.
Pasila – Second City Centre
Pasila is the“ all access” district. Located in the main intersection of public transportation in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area( and the whole country, for that matter), Pasila is a 21st century travel hub in the making. Eventually, 47 million people will go through here annually.
With ambitious Tripla centre being raised in place of the old Pasila railway station, the neighborhood will be completely transformed. By 2040, the neighbourhood could encompass as much as 30,000 inhabitants and 50,000 jobs. l
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