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Kalasatama – Smart City
Kalasatama – Helsinki ’ s model district for Smart City solutions – is perhaps the best example of Helsinki ’ s commitment to try out new things . By the beginning of the 2040s , Kalasatama district will offer a home for approximately 25,000 residents and jobs for 10,000 people . Located on the seashore mere minutes away from downtown , Kalasatama features great metro , tram and bus connections .
Kalasatama is a new type of urban innovation platform which is aimed at cocreating smart urban infrastructure and services – and , as a consequence , several cutting-edge companies have taken an interest on the area . Kalasatama will be vertical , as well : REDI Shopping Centre will entail eight tower blocks which will feature 20 – 35 storeys ( the highest tower reaching 132 metres ).
Kruunuvuorenranta – City of Light
Kruunuvuorenranta makes the most out of the sea . This totally new neighbourhood is presently under development in a magnificent maritime location , overlooking the Helsinki city centre across a bay . The district , with housing for 13,000 residents , will be completed by 2030 .
According to the master plan , Kruunuvuorenranta will be the “ District of Light ,” with numerous works of art which utilise light to be showcased on public premises , plots and buildings .
Jätkäsaari – Superport
Jätkäsaari is all about getting connected . Overlooking the open sea , the district is currently under intense construction on a southern peninsula recently vacated by a cargo port – only minutes away from the centre of Helsinki . By 2030 , Jätkäsaari is estimated to have 18,000 inhabitants and 6,000 jobs .
The local Länsisatama harbour is a lively passenger port . The route between the “ twin cities ” Helsinki and Tallinn is one of
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the busiest in the world , and could conceivably hit 9 million passengers by 2030 .
Pasila – Second City Centre
Pasila is the “ all access ” district . Located in the main intersection of public transportation in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area ( and the whole country , for that matter ), Pasila is a 21st century travel hub in the making . Eventually , 47 million people will go through here annually .
With ambitious Tripla centre being raised in place of the old Pasila railway station , the neighborhood will be completely transformed . By 2040 , the neighbourhood could encompass as much as 30,000 inhabitants and 50,000 jobs . l
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