2019-12-20
Espoo is a continually growing city. Space for growth is also being sought in Finnoo. An urban seaside living room is rising up around the Finnoo metro station.
2019-12-19
The Ring Road I in Keilaniemi project in Espoo will be completed on schedule by Christmas. One of the project’s most notable efforts has been the construction of the Keilaniemi tunnel, which was opened in June 2019. The completion of the project will facilitate the development of Keilaniemi, Tapiola and Otaniemi into a coherent urban area.
2019-12-17
The planning of the football stadium for Tapiola sports park is continuing. A change of the local detailed plan will be prepared for the northern end of the sports park. The participation and evaluation plan can be viewed from 16 December 2019 to 20 January 2020.
2019-12-05
Keilaniemi and the southern part of Otaniemi are becoming significantly denser. The area surrounding the final stop of the future Jokeri light rail in Keilaniemi has become an important and interesting development site. An underground car park is planned near this final stop, enabling a great deal more efficient land use.
2019-11-12
The building plans of the new seaside district of Finnoo are progressing. In spring 2019, the City of Espoo sought builders for six blocks of flats via a plot application round, in which one of the key selection criteria was the applicants’ commitment to low-emission and sustainable solutions.
2019-11-06
The new, urban Kera will be one of the first places along the urban rails where the smart city of the future will be built. The City of Espoo’s objectives of permanently becoming the most sustainable city in Europe and achieve carbon-neutrality during the 2020s will be taken into account in Kera’s development.
2019-11-01
One of the largest property development projects in the metropolitan area will be built in the Leppävaara district of Espoo. The project entails nearly 100,000 square metres of new office and retail space, free time activities, a hotel and apartments.
2019-10-25
Skanska is designing a new community-centred and eco-efficient block of timber apartment buildings, known as BoKylä, in Espoo’s Mäkkylä. The aim is to build some 400 new homes in the area by 2026.
2019-10-15
During the next five years, the City of Espoo will order several new schools and day-care centres, and a project company formed by YIT Oyj and Meridiam Investments II has been selected to manage their planning, construction, funding and maintenance.
2019-10-11
An extensive hotel and congress centre project is being planned for the shoreline near the Keilaniemi metro station and the final stop of the future Jokeri Light Rail. The hotel is planned to have 660 rooms, and the entire project scope comprises 30,000 square meters.
2019-09-25
The City of Espoo is one of the six winning cities in the European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) Awards of the European Commission. The title of the European Capital of Innovation 2019 was awarded to Nantes, France. The winner was announced on Wednesday morning in Brussels during the EU Research and Innovation Days.
2019-09-24
Fortum and the City of Espoo have committed to carbon-neutral district heating in the district heating network operating in the Espoo region in the 2020s. Now the development work is being accelerated with a new intermediate goal to discontinue the use of coal in 2025.
2019-09-11
The City of Espoo has made it to the top six in the European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) Awards contest organised by the European Commission. Previously, the most successful Finnish cities have only made it to the top ten. As one of the six finalists, Espoo will be rewarded with EUR 100,000 to promote local innovation activities.
2019-09-05
Today, the City of Espoo sold the first residential plot in the new maritime district of Finnoo that will be located by the metro line. The buyer, Skanska, will build two eight-storey buildings on the plot.
2019-07-31
Espoo has been chosen as one of the 12 finalists for the European Capital of Innovation Award (iCapital) by the European Commission. Cities from 16 European countries applied to take part in the competition, and Espoo is the only Finnish and Nordic city chosen to progress to the final.
2019-06-17
Housing construction in the seaside district of Finnoo is gaining traction as the City of Espoo seeks builders for three districts with residential blocks of flats in Djupsundsbäcken. The applicants must commit to following specified energy criteria.
2019-05-23
Would you like to live near the services of a large city but close to the sea? Excellent traffic connections and location, state-of-the-art energy solutions and closeness to the sea make Finnoo a unique neighbourhood in Espoo.
2019-05-17
Last year, more floor square metres began to be built in the Vermonniitty area than ever before during this millennium in Espoo.
2019-05-08
According to a survey commissioned by the Foundation for Municipal Development (KAKS), Espoo is the most dynamic city in Finland. Besides Espoo, the top ten cities of the growth-potential analysis included seven other municipalities in Uusimaa.
The Jokeri Light Rail line is expected to have significant positive effects on Espoo’s urban development and vitality. Jokeri Light Rail will enable new housing for 22,000 Espoo residents as well as 20,000 new jobs. The Espoo City Council approved the detailed project plan for Jokeri Light Rail on 29 April 2019.