The lush, maritime East Helsinki is home to approximately 120,000 residents. It has everything except an urban centre. The new plans are set to change this.
Building the new Helsinki East Urban Centre
The new Helsinki East Urban Centre is a rapidly evolving urban area that combines excellent accessibility, diverse services and city life. The area has exceptionally good public transport connections to all parts of the metropolitan area – in addition to the metro station, tram line 15 runs all the way to Keilaniemi in Espoo.
The commercial services in the area are diverse and stand out from those in other areas. The diverse selection combines well-known chains and interesting specialty shops that cannot be found anywhere else in the city.
Change begins with City projects
The City of Helsinki is investing significantly in the area: Cultural Centre Stoa is being renewed, the swimming hall is being modernised and public urban space is being developed comprehensively. The housing stock is growing and diversifying with the new urban centre, the construction of the Puotila metro station area, the maritime Puotilanranta and the construction of new low-rise residential areas.
The City has built or modernised a number of schools and daycare centres in the area, and further improvements are underway or in the planning stage. The area already offers outstanding recreational opportunities, as Myllypuro Sports Park is just a stone's throw away.
The lush, maritime East Helsinki is home to approximately 120,000 residents. The eastern part of Helsinki is dominated by families with children and has the highest number of children of all of the city's major districts. The City is also taking this into account in new construction by particularly focusing on building homes suitable for families.
Plans
Local detailed plans determine the land use of an area, e.g. where apartments, offices, parks, streets and other roads will be built.
Traffic connections
The Vartiokylä area has excellent public transport connections by metro and tram line 15.
Services
Itis, one of the largest shopping centres in Finland; it has shops, services, restaurants, cafes and a cinema. From the Itis side, it is possible to walk along Hansasilta’s covered pedestrian and shopping bridge to the Easton shopping centre on the other side of Itäväylä. The oldest part of the Puhos shopping centre will be renovated and surrounded by new residential and commercial space.
In the immediate vicinity of Itäkeskus, there is also the Stoa cultural centre, the Iiris service and activity centre for the visually impaired, a family centre, a library, a swimming hall and a tennis centre.
Contact information
Name
Ritva Tanner
Title
Project Director
Phone number
+358 9 310 25560(Link starts a phone call)
Description
Vartiokylä urban development
Name
Assi Rautanen
Title
Project Engineer
Phone number
+358 9 310 31545(Link starts a phone call)
Description
Vartiokylä urban development