Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2013 | Page 33

LIGHTS

FINNOO MARINA CITY OPEN IDEAS COMPETITION

competition to see what kind of ideas would
be emerge for the new community. Torsti
Hokkanen says that there were 62 competition entries with many solid ideas. In the
end, three entries were selected as the joint
winner: “Fin-Fin Situation”, “Lights” and
“Canal Grande”.
Mayor Jukka Mäkelä comments that
the three winning proposals present the key
themes that provide the basis for further design and planning work.
“When the plan begins to take shape,
practical cooperation with the actors interested in the area can also begin. The new Finnoo
will become a sustainable, green maritime
city of international standard for all Espoo
inhabitants,” Mäkelä promises. The themes
from the competition that the City is most
eager to take forward involve focus on pedestarian and bicycle traffic, as well as energy efficiency and carbon neutral practises.

In addition to the shoreline, Finnoo has
other natural assets in its disposal, too. A
nature and ecology centre could be realised
here in the coming years, Hokkanen says.
“The centre needs to find partners in
order to materialise, but we are optimistic
it can be done.”
The process involving zoning has two
parts: Finnoo I and Finnoo II. The first part
is already looking for partners to realise the
city plan.
“With regards to Finnoo II, which concerns the western side, the idea is to utilise wood construction in the making of this
area,” Hokkanen says.

Going All the Way
As the Espoo City officials are hopeful that
the Finnoo-Kivenlahti extension will eventually materialise, there are more than ten-

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tative plans for the development of the communities along the metroline.
“The interest level is rising in, for example, Kaitaa which is the station right after Finnoo,” comments Ho