Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2010 | Page 40

REAL ESTATE SPECIAL REPORT

Jousenpuisto Station
The Jousenpuisto
station will be situated in
Niittymaa, at the northern
edge of Jousenpuisto park,
on city-owned land south
of the tennis halls.
The station will be
characterised by the
proximity of the sports
park and versatile sporting
opportunities ranging from
tennis and floorball halls to
an indoor ice-skating rink.
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“W

e have intriguing
possibilities for joint
parking here, since metro and
various sports functions can
utilise the same parking,” says
Matti Kokkinen. With 35–50
big sports events held annually,
there is a great need for parking in the area – but at the same
time, also metro users benefit
from ample parking space.
The surroundings of the
Jousenpuisto station are quite
undeveloped, offering a wealth
of opportunities for the development and further construction
of the area.

“There could be compact
residential apartments in the
neighbourhood,” envisions Antti Mäkinen.
The station designs also allow for construction on top of
the metro station.
The entrance to the station will be located at the western end of the station, along Koivu-Mankkaantie road. The ticket hall will be located just below
ground level, and the platform
will be around 27 metres below
ground level.
Near Jousenpuisto, one
finds also Niittykumpu, where

an initial metro station reservation has been made. The proper excavation will be performed
in any case, and time will tell
when the Niittykumpu station
will open its doors.
“Sooner or later we will see
also Niittykumpu station in action,” Kokkinen promises. He is
not ruling out a scenario where
Niittykumpu does, in fact, open
in 2014 along with the others,
but there are hurdles to cross
along the way:
“The land use in the area is
not optimal and the structure of
the area needs more cohesion.” b