Helsinki is preparing to sell more buildings. The Urban Environment Committee will discuss the sale of ten properties at its meeting on 3 February. If the committee approves the plan, the City will put the buildings up for sale in spring 2026 at the earliest.
The proposal includes the following properties:
- Helsinginkatu 24, Kallio
- The old Puistola school, Tenavatie 2, Suurmetsä
- Ylistalo, Yliskylän puistokatu 3, Laajasalo
- ‘Revell villa’, Kuvernöörintie 11, Laajasalo
- Kallioniementie 6, Laajasalo
- Villa Vuorela, Kallioniementie 8, Laajasalo
- Tuurholmanpolku 5, Laajasalo
- Tuurholmanpolku 6, Laajasalo
- Tonttuvuorentie 11, Laajasalo
- Jollebo croft, Matosaarentie 1, Laajasalo
Several house plots for sale in Laajasalo
Many of the properties in the sales plan are fully or partially protected, such as the main building of Villa Vuorela in Laajasalo. The City will sell the property for use as a service and residential building in accordance with the local detailed plan.
The City will mainly sell the buildings by price competition and lease the land. However, there are three properties in the sales plan where the land is included in the sale with the buildings: Kallioniementie 6 and 8 are intended for service and residential use and Tonttuvuorentie 11 is a detached house plot.
Historic properties already available
Each year, the City decides which buildings it will prepare to sell. In 2025, the City sold 20 properties, comprising a total of 50 buildings. Among these properties for example the Kulosaari Manor buildings, the Kluuvi Office Building, two protected wooden villas in Hertanmäki, Pasila, and Villa Solvik in Aurinkolahti, Vuosaari, were acquired by new owners.
Currently for sale is Villa Bråvalla (Merikannontie 1), located in Sibelius Park.
Among the properties soon to go on sale are the Sonck house in Jätkäsaari, Villa Angelica in Meilahti and the buildings of Pukinmäki Manor. Among the more modern properties for sale are the Töölö Office Building and Sturenkatu 25, which the City will sell as properties to be developed. This means that the new owner will have the opportunity to investigate changing the use of the buildings currently used as offices.
In accordance with its facilities strategy, the City of Helsinki’s aim is to give up buildings that it does not need for its own services and that it does not have other strategic reasons to own. The aim of the sales is to have the old buildings renovated for active use and reduce the City's repair debt. This allows the City to focus its own resources on the maintenance of schools, daycare centres and other service buildings in particular. In 2025, the City was able to clear approximately EUR 48 million in repair debt.
The total repair debt for the properties that the City is now planning to sell is about EUR 3.3 million. The total annual cost of maintaining these properties amounts to approximately EUR 703,000 for the City. The rental income from the properties amounted to approximately EUR 1.1 million last year.
