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 most comprehensive concentration of services in Eastern Helsinki is located in the Itäkeskus and Puotinharju areas. Here you will find a diverse range of commercial services, cultural experiences and restaurants, recreational opportunities, and essential everyday services. The area also benefits from excellent transport connections in multiple directions.
In the future, this area, together with the nearby Puotila district, will be developed into a more urban environment. Pedestrian and cycling connections will be improved, and the barrier effect of major roads will be reduced. Services will be further enhanced, and new housing will be built to support the area's growth and vitality.
Change begins with City projects
The City of Helsinki is making significant investments in the area. The Stoa Cultural Centre is being renovated, the swimming hall is undergoing a major refurbishment, and public urban spaces are being comprehensively upgraded.
Several schools and daycare centres have already been built or renovated in the area, and further projects are either underway or in the planning stages. Recreational opportunities are already of the highest quality, with the Myllypuro Sports Park just a stone's throw away.
The housing stock will continue to grow and diversify as planned development projects around Stoa and Puhos, the surroundings of Puotila metro station, and the waterfront area of Puotilanranta move forward.
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