Kannelmäki is a verdant residential area with good transport connections in West Helsinki. The building stock of Kannelmäki is a combination of the 1960s and trends from later decades. Cultural Centre Kanneltalo is a landmark in the area, providing local residents and visitors with a wide range of cultural activities and events. The most significant cluster of commercial services in Kannelmäki is the Kaari shopping centre. The Mätäjoki river between Kannelmäki and Malminkartano and the Kartanonhaka park area provide a great setting for outdoor recreation. Kannelmäki Sports Park provides opportunities for a wide range of physical activity.
How Kannelmäki is developing
New construction will take place in Kannelmäki in the coming years. The City is investing in the public spaces of Kannelmäki by renovating and building schools and daycare centres. Kanneltalo is planned to be renovated in the early 2030s. A new tram connection will improve the accessibility of Kannelmäki upon its completion in the early 2030s.
Together, Malminkartano and Kannelmäki form one of the four suburban regeneration areas in Helsinki that the City will focus on developing in the coming years. In Malminkartano and Kannelmäki, suburban regeneration means long-term development through supplemental construction and service development, but also through shorter-term measures to improve the urban environment, e.g. around the station and other public spaces.
A project to transform of the area of the old shopping centre in Kannelmäki into a residential area was started in 2016 when the detailed plan for it became legally valid. The area will feature housing for around 650 residents and provide facilities for local services. Additionally, the construction of new right-of-occupancy and rental apartments has started on Pasuunakuja.
The detailed planning for Laulukuja, Halsuantie and Vetelitie aims to develop the area of the Kaari shopping centre and the future light rail terminus. New housing and services are planned for the area. A new building is also planned for Kannelkoti in the same location.
The plan for public areas in Kaarela was completed in 2024. The plan proposes that in the coming years, the City will plan and implement improvements to the pedestrian crossings of Kanneltie, a renovation of Antinniitty Park and improvements to Kannelpolku and Kaustisenpolku in Kannelmäki.
The Sitratori square area has undergone a general renovation and lighting overhaul. The improvement of the area will continue with a renovation of the Kannelmäki station, which will take place in spring and summer 2026.
Kannelmäki Comprehensive School will receive a new school building for roughly 750 pupils on Runonlaulajantie. Construction is underway, and the building will be completed in spring 2027.
Daycare Aurinkokallio, which replaces Daycare Pelimanni and Daycare Tiuku, was completed in 2025. The new building for Daycare Vanhainen was completed in early 2024.
Renovation of Kanneltalo is scheduled for the early 2030s. The planning has not yet started.
Plans
Local detailed plans determine the land use of an area, for example, where apartments, offices, parks, streets and other roads will be built.
Transport connections
Kannelmäki is located along excellent public transport connections. Via the Ring Rail Line, you can travel to the airport in 20 minutes and to the city centre in 14 minutes by train. In the future, Kannelmäki will be part of the tram city, as the new light rail line planned for West Helsinki will run from the Kantelettarentie terminus in Kannelmäki to the city centre via Lassila and Munkkiniemi.
Cycling connections will be developed as the Myyrmäenbaana sections in the Kannelmäki and Malminkartano areas are constructed. The schedule for the construction of the Baana route will be specified as the process of developing land use in the area progresses.
The Kannelmäki train station will undergo a major renovation sometime in 2026. In summer 2026, train transport will be temporarily halted, during which HSL will provide replacement bus transport to Kannelmäki.
Services
The commercial services in Kannelmäki are concentrated in the Kaari shopping centre, the area of the Kannelmäki shopping centre and the Kannelmäki station area.
There are several day-care centres, schools, retirement homes and a health centre in Kannelmäki and its vicinity. New day-care centres are also under construction. Kanneltalo offers cultural services, a library and a youth centre.
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Contact information
Name
Max Takala
Title
Project Director
Phone number
+358 9 310 25916 (Link starts a phone call)
Description
Kannelmäki urban development
Name
Assi Rautanen
Title
project engineer
Description
Kannelmäki urban development
Name
Jaakko Haavisto
Title
project coordinator
Description
Kannelmäki urban development
Name
Juha Väisänen
Title
Team leader
Description
Kannelmäki urban development
Name
Ville Andersson
Title
Traffic engineer