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Helsinki.City.Planning.Department.publications.2009:8

Helsinki.City.Planning.Department.publications.2009:8

FromCity to

City-RegionCity of Helsinki

Strategic Spatial Plan

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From City to City-Region

City of Helsinki Strategic Spatial Plan

From City to

City-RegionCity of Helsinki

Strategic Spatial Plan

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@CityPlanningDepartment2009

CityofHelsinki

EditedbyDouglasGordon,RikhardManninen&OlaviVeltheim

(note:seeOrganisationpageforallcontributorsfromtheoriginalFinnishedition)

Design&layout:DouglasGordon

Graphicdesign:HeikkiJantunen

Printing:EditaPrimaOy,2009,Helsinki

ISSN0787-9024

ISBN978-952-223-495-7(paperback)

ISBN978-952-223-496-4(PDF)

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CONTENTS

FromCitytoCity-region:HelsinkiStrategicSpatialPlan................................................................................................... . 5

SettingtheVision.............................................................................................................................. . 5StrategicspatialdevelopmentstrategyandtheMasterPlan......................................................... . 6TheKeyStrategicIssues.................................................................................................................. . 7

TowardsaMetropolitanCity-region.......................................................................................... . 9

IntegratingtheMetropolitanareaasaCity-region......................................................................... . 9KeyPolicies:....................................................................................................................................... .10

City-regionMAP:themetropolisbecomesaCity-region................................................................ .12

SuccessfulBusiness....................................................................................................................... .15

AdiversifiedCity-regionwitheconomicbalanceandclustersofspecialisation........................... .15KeyPolicies:....................................................................................................................................... .16

BusinessMAP:enlargingtheinnercityandserviceclusters........................................................ .18

Attractivehousing–MakingtheCityliveable..................................................................... .23

Renaissanceareas............................................................................................................................. .24KeyPolicies:...................................................................................................................................... .24

HousingMAP:CityLiving–Regionalidentities............................................................................. .26

DynamicChangeintheUrbanLandscape............................................................................ .31

ALivelyCityscape.............................................................................................................................. .31Improvingthequalityofthegreennetwork.................................................................................... .32KeyPolicies:....................................................................................................................................... .33

MAP:LivelyCityscape....................................................................................................................... .34

StrategicSpatialPlanImplementation.................................................................................... .37

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From City to City-region: Helsinki Strategic Spatial Plan

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From City to City-region: Helsinki Strategic Spatial Plan

Setting the VisionThe City of Helsinki’s strategic spatialplan is a spatial development strategyforthecity-regionandconsistsofasetofdevelopmentpoliciesandspatialplan-ningframework.ItispreparedonceperCouncilterm,i.e.onceeveryfouryears.The spatial plan analyses the futureofthe city-region and its developmentneedsandpresentsaVisionofthecity-region’s futureprinciplesof spatial de-velopmentoverthenextthreedecades.‘From City to City-region’ contains

policystatementswhichcreatethebasisforHelsinki’snewspatialvision.Forthefirst time inHelsinki’shistory, theguid-ingprinciplesforfuturedevelopmentgobeyondthecityboundariesandtakeac-countoftheregionasawhole.Theplansetsouttheeconomic,socialandenvi-ronmental relationships, and their im-pactphysicallyuponmetropolitandevel-opmentforthenext30years.Theinte-gratedrelationshipsaresetout inase-ries of policiesgrouped around key is-suesofbusinessactivities,housing,city-landscapeandregionalstructure.Theseform thestrategicspatial framework toguidefuturedevelopment.The vision consists of key themes

which aredeveloped into a set of spa-tialstrategies.Thespatialstrategiesthenformaseriesofpoliciesundereachmainheadingofthekeythemes.Thepoliciesin turn show the physical demands ofcity growth and population needs up-on thecity-regionstructure. It ispopu-lation and economic innovationwhichare thedrivers of change. Thepoliciestranslate intoaprogrammeofdevelop-mentproposalswhicharevisualisedbymeansofmapsthatrepresent therela-tionshipsbetween the key themes. To-gether, themaps indicatehowthepro-posalsaretobeimplementedovertimetoachieveHelsinki’sspatialvision.Therearefourkeymapsrepresenting

thekey themes.Threeof themapsaregroupedaroundanintegratedsetofre-lationships,butforsimplicity,areshown

functionally,namely:•. SuccessfulBusiness,•. CityLiving,•. DynamicCityscape.

The fourthmap– ‘Towardsametro-politan city-region’, represents an inte-grationofthemostimportantregionalel-ementsfromeachofthethreefunctionalmaps intoasinglemetropolitancity-re-gionspatialdevelopmentstrategyplan.Thismap forms thebasisof theprinci-plestobeappliedinthedevelopmentoftheHelsinkiMetropolitanArea,whilethepreviousthreemapspertaintotheprinci-plesforthedevelopmentofHelsinkiandtheareasdirectlyconnectedtoit.One of themain aims of Helsinki’s

StrategicSpatial Plan is forHelsinki toincorporatetheEUguidelinesofTerrito-rialAgendaonspatialplanningintothecity-regional objectives as well as thecorrespondingEUdocumentonurbanpolicy.Thespatialplan´Towardsamet-ropolitancity-region´,providesstrategicspatialguidancetothefuturemetropolisstructureoftheHelsinkiregioninaho-listicmanner.

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Strategic spatial development strategy and the Master PlanHelsinki’s Master Plan 2002 was ap-provedbytheCityCouncilon26.11.2003andcamelegallyintoforcefortheentirecitywith the exceptionof theHelsinki-MalmiAirportarea.Thepreviousstrate-gicplanning advice formedpart of theMasterPlan2002togetherwiththeim-plementationschedule.Thechangesoccurringinthecommu-

nityarefastandhaveanimpactalsoonthevitalityandlanduseofthecity.There-fore, themasterplanmustbe ready toreact to the changes in order tomain-tain the vitality and competitivenessofthecityinaquickerway.Thenewstrate-gicspatialplanwillguidetheimplemen-tationoftheMasterPlan2002.Further-more,itisimportantthattheCityCoun-cil beable to assess,onceperCouncilterm,themodernityofthestrategicspa-tialplanandwhetherornotthemasterplanneedstoberevised.Thepreparationofthemasterplanis

alongandcomplicatedprocess.TheCityCouncilapprovesthemasterplanasthebasisforhowtheCitywillmanageitsde-velopmentinthefutureandwherenewinvestmentwill be located. InHelsinki,

thepracticehasbeentoprepareanewmasterplanaboutonceeverytenyears.City planning in Helsinki is viewed

as one of the key tools in themakingofmanyforward-lookingdecisions.TheCitypreparesplansandprogrammesforthefuture.Cityplanningplaysakeyroleand is integratedtogetherwiththerealestatedevelopmentprocessoftheCity.Theprinciplesofeconomicdevelopmentaredefinedinthebusinessstrategy.Theland use and housing implementationprogramme(LUHprogramme)containstheobjectivesandimplementationprin-ciplesoftheCity’shousingpolicies. The regional programme for land

use, housing and transport (LUHTpro-gramme) defines the principles of re-gionalcooperationbetweenHelsinkianditsneighbours.While the community changes and

theeconomydevelopsitisnecessarytoassess the impact these changesmayhaveonthecity-regionstructuretogeth-erwiththeenvironment(citylandscape)inordertokeeptheplansuptodateandbebaseduponcurrentinformationonfu-turelanduseproposals.Themasterplanhasalong-termper-

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spective,and ispreparedwithouta tar-getyear,althoughitisvaliduntiladeci-siontochangeitismade,normally,eve-ry tenyears. In thecourseof time, theguidinginfluenceofthemasterplanmayweaken.However,accordingtothelaw,themunicipalitymusthaveanup-to-datevalidmasterplanthatillustratesthemainpractical characteristics of the areas inthecity.Thestrategicspatialplanandthemas-

terplanformapartoftheoverallCity’sdevelopmentstrategy.Thestrategicele-mentactsasabroadguideandspatialframeworkforthemasterplan,whichisamoredetailedland-usespecificplan.

The Key Strategic Issues Metropolitanareasaremoreinternationalthaneverbeforeandbyworkingtogeth-er andcompetingwitheachother, theyset the development direction. Helsinkiinfluencestheentireregionandsomusttakemoreresponsibilitythanpreviouslyinmattersrelatedtoregionaldevelopment.

The growth of Helsinki and its region is beneficial to the whole

country.

Helsinkiisthecountry’scapitalandmaincitycentreandincludesthemostimpor-tant business and administrative activi-ties.Agrowingregionneedsmorespacefortheactivitiesofthemaincentre.

The main city-centre will be expanded.

Economicgrowthincreasesthewell-be-ingoftheresidents,whichisthefounda-tionofurbanlife.

Social unity is strengthened by satisfying people’s

needs now and in the future.

Formerareasofthecitychangeandgetnewbuildings. Thisgives the city newlayers of development. Land use be-comesmore effective and denser andthe environment more urban. At thesametime,however,thecityretains itsattractive characteristics such as theconnectionwithnature.

The city-region grows more urban and improves the

environment

Ametropolitancity-regiongrowswhenthereissufficientcriticalmasstoenablebetter public transport connectionsbe-tweenthedifferentpartsoftheregiontobeimproved.Transportprojectshavethetendency toplacegreateremphasisonthedistrictsofthemetropolitanareathatarelocatednorthofHelsinkiandindoingso,createanimbalanceinattractingfu-tureinvestment.Thismayhinderthede-velopmentofthecity-region.Inordertoprovidebettereconomicbalancespatial-lywithinthecity-region,theaimwillbefortheurbanstructuretobedevelopedstronglytowardsthecoastoftheGulfofFinlandalonganeast-westdevelopmentcorridor,andindoingso,willaimtocurburbansprawl.

By building the region also towards the coast, the region will retain its vitality and the

balance of the regional structure will be improved

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Towards a Metropolitan City-region

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Towards a Metropolitan City-region

Integrating the Metropolitan area as a City-regionTheHelsinki region is characterisedbyurban sprawl. There is toomuch con-structionoutside themainurbanstruc-tureandmostdevelopmenton thepe-ripheryoftheregionislowindensity.Asomewhat unrestrained regional struc-turehasbecomepartoftheurbancon-structiontradition.Lackofspacehasnotbeenan issuebefore.Thishasresultedin the current energy-wasting region-alstructureoftheCapitalarea,inwhichtransportationcostsarehighandclimateimpactsnegative.On the other hand, the city-region

transportationsystemfunctionswellandthepublictransportshareoftheHelsin-kipeninsulaishigh(currently72%).Therailwaycorridorsofferdevelopmentpo-tentialforincreasingdensitiestothesur-roundingcommunitiesandatthesametimewillbenefitfromenhancingtheirlo-cationaswellascreatingnewfavoura-blylocatedareasneartothecity-centre.Intherailtrafficarteriestherewillbea

numberofnewmodernanddenseurbanareasbeingbuiltthatwilleasilybecon-nectedtotheregionbynewpublictrans-portconnections.Withtheexceptionofthemetroline

thatgoesfromHelsinkitotheeastofthecity,mostofthenon-builtareasconnect-edtothemainrailcorridorsareinthear-eanorthofHelsinki.Thetransportpoli-cywillemphasisebettercross-towncon-

nectionsof the region and areasnorthofHelsinkiinordertoimprovetheover-allpublictransportnatureoftheregion.Thedirectionof developmentof the

urban structure emphasises the areasnorthofHelsinkiandremindsoftheear-lierphasesofHelsinki’splanninghistoryduringwhichdevelopmenttowardsthecoast anddevelopment from the coastinland were considered contradictoryprinciples.Thelocationofthecitycentreonanarrowpeninsulawasconsideredaproblemandinlandgrowthwasconsid-erednecessary.Alsoroadandrailtrafficaffectedtheurbanstructureindifferentways as the city expanded. The impor-tanceofthewaterareasvarieddepend-ingon thedirectionofgrowth and thesizeoftheurbanarea.Asimilarurbangrowthtrendappears

tobetakingplaceandthatthekeydirec-tionofmetropolitangrowthwouldcon-tinuetobeconcentratedalongitsnorth-ernaxisunlessgreaterspatialandeco-nomicbalance is provided through thenewspatial developmentpriority alongtheeast-westcoastaldevelopmentaxis.Bydoingso, the focusofattentionwillensurethemaindevelopmentdirectionswillbecontainedwithin thecity-regionproper,therebyensuringitsfuturevital-ityandatthesametime,containingur-bansprawl.

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Key Policies:

EuropeanintegrationandGlobalisation

(1) TheHelsinkicity-regionwillbede-velopedasaEuropeancityinrelati-ontootherlargemetropolesworld-wide.

(2) Publictransportprojectswillbede-velopedhand-in-handwiththede-velopmentoftheurbanstructureofthecity-regionandwillbeofnatio-nalsignificance.

(3) The development possibilities fortheHelsinki city-regionare closelyconnected to the development oftheHelsinki –St.Petersburg – Tal-linn triangle. The requirements ofamuchstrongerSaintPetersburg-Helsinki–Tallinnaxiswillbetakenin-toaccountinspatialplanning.

Frommonoculturaltomulticultural

(4) Helsinki’shousingpoliciesneedtotakeintoaccounttheincreaseinim-migrationaswellasinthedevelop-ment of business activities.Activeeconomicpolicymeasureswill benecessary.More trainingpossibili-tiesfornewcomerswillberequiredinorder to aid the social develop-mentofthecity.

ANordic-welfaresociety

(5) Nordic welfare policies will be aleadingprinciple in thewell-beingofsociety,alongwiththedevelop-ment of administrative organisa-tions inan integratedspatial, tran-sport planning, technical servicesandrealestatesolutions.

Europeancity-identity

(6) HelsinkivaluestraditionandhistoryasinthetypicalEuropeancitywithits local traditions in building andculturallandscapes.

Aninternationalperspective

(7) In the planning and the develop-mentofthecity-region,Helsinkiwillcultivatethelocalstrengths,createlivelycityneigbourhoodsand,atthesametime,shapelocalandnationalvisions.

(8) Helsinkiwillcontinuetobeacom-pact city spatially. New develop-ment areas will be built dense-ly in order to create sufficient cri-ticalmass to improvepublic tran-

sport networks.Despite the relati-vely largebuildingprogramme, allofwhichwill beonbrownfield si-tes, Helsinki will remain relativelyspacious.Thiswillgivethepossibi-litytomaintaintherelationshipbet-weenpeople andnature,which isacharacteristicintheNordictradi-tion,andtofosterthevaluesofthebuiltenvironment.

ClimateChange

(9) Helsinki’sobjectiveforspatialplan-ningwillbetocreatealow-carboncity-regional urban structure, i.e.lowenergyconsumptionwillbetheaimforallcommunities.Thefutureplanningofnewdevelopmentare-asandactivitieswillaimtoencou-rage patters of development thatwillreducetheneedtotravel,par-ticularlybycar. Theaimwill be tocreate a better unified and integ-rated urban structure throughoutthecity-region.Publictransportwill

be the keypriority for new invest-ment,includingseveralnewmetrolines.Energy-efficientandecologi-cal construction and life cycle ap-proacheswillbeimprovedthroughspatialplanning.

(10) Theimpactofclimatechangeisal-readybeingintegratedasakeyfea-tureofspatialplanningandbuildingcontrol.Floodrisks,causedbytheriseinsealevelandtheincreaseintheoccurrenceof heavy rains, to-getherwiththeneedtocontrolex-cessstormwaterandgroundwaterlevelswillbetakenintoaccountinall newdevelopments, aswill thecontrolofincreasedwindpressure.

(11) InHelsinki,provisionsarebeingma-de through spatial planning to re-ceive‘climaterefugees’directedtoFinland.

TheCityneverstopschanging

(12) Helsinkiwillcontinuetoserveasthecountry’s main centre of govern-

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mentandcontainthemost impor-tant economic, cultural and admi-nistrativeactivities.

Governance

(13) Thespatialchangefromexpandingthecitytocity-regionwillbecont-rolled throughgreater cooperationbetween theneighbouringmunici-palities anddeveloping amore in-tegrated approach to joint spatialplanningaswellasthroughexami-ningnewformsoflocalgovernance

Mitigatingagainsturbansprawl

(14) Excessiveurbansprawlwillbepre-vented through building more in-tenselywithin thecity-region’sde-velopmentcorridorsandbyacoor-dinatedapproachbyeachofthelo-calauthorities

15) Communities will be made mo-re compact andnewoneswill bebuiltinaspatiallycohesivemannerthroughouttheentireregion.

Communitydevelopment

(16) Helsinkineedstoimprovecommu-nitydevelopmenttoensurethatitsservicesmeetpeoples’needs.Theprinciple is todistributewell-beinginabalancedwaytodevelopasen-seofcommunityintheneighbour-hoods.Communitystrategiesmustberesponsivetonewneeds,asforexample, in housingpolicywherethespecialneedsofdifferentimmi-grantgroupsshouldfeature.

Infrastructure

(17) The new infrastructure for thecity-region will help form a com-pact urban structure. The aimwillbe tobuild newdevelopment are-as around thepublic transport in-terchanges,tobringjobsanddwel-lingstogetherinthesamelocationand tomake infrastructural chan-ges as cost-effective and ecologi-cally sustainable thatworkwell ineverydaylife.

City-regionasanalternativetotheCity

(18) The city and the city-region willbedevelopedasacohesivewholefromtheirdiverseregionalstartingpointsinaccordancewiththeirspe-ciallocalcharacteristics.

Radialandcircularstructure

(19)Helsinkicity-regionwilldevelopasacross-townandradialring-roadur-bantrafficstructureandwillbedo-nebyensuringitsupportsthe´fin-gershape´model.

Towardsapolycentriccity-region

(20) Publicinvestmentintransport,hou-sing, education and innovation aswellassupportforbusinesswillbeallocatedinsuchawayastobenefitthedevelopmentofthecity-regionthroughapolycentricurban struc-ture.

(21) Helsinki can improve the spatialstructureof the city-regionbyde-velopingapolycentricmetropolitanarea,insofarthatitwillbenefitthewholecity-region.

(22) The future spatial structureof thecity-region will be based uponsound planning practices, usinginternationalexperiences,financialefficiency,productivityandtheim-pactsoflocalconditionstakenintoaccount.

Thecity-region’sdevelopmentstrategycentresalongtheGulfofFinland’scoastline

(23) Thebalancingof regionaldevelop-mentalongtheGulfofFinlandco-astlinebynewdevelopment corri-dorswillrequiretheconstructionof

anewinternational railconnectionfromHelsinkitotheEast.

CityCentreVitality

(24) The implementation of newdeve-lopment areaswill expand the ci-tycentretoandforthoseareastobecomemorespecialised.Thenewcentraltunnel,extensionofpedest-rianstreetsandparkingfacilitiesaswellastheprivateandpublicbuil-dingprojectswillimprovethevitali-tyofthecity.

(25) Cooperationwith the surroundingcity-regionalmunicipalitieswillhelptoimprovetheoverallinternationalimageofHelsinkianditsmetropoli-tanarea.

InternationalCityAirport,city-harboursandtourism

(26) Helsinkiwilldeveloptourismbyst-rengtheningitspositionasFinland’scapitalaswellasimprovingitslocalspecial characteristics, such as itsimageasamaritimecity.

(27) The high-quality public transportconnectionsbetweenHelsinki-Van-taaCity-Airport and the city cent-reofHelsinkiwillbean importantfoundationforthevitalityofHelsin-kianditsregion.

(28) The passenger harbours will beimprovedanddevelopedfurther interms of strengthening the urbanenvironment.

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Cross-townconnectivityatthecity-regionallevel

Thecurrentcross-townconnectionswillbeimprovedtobene-fitthecity-regionalstructureandtomeettherequirementsoffuturebusinessandlivingactivities.

Maritimeurbancity-environment

NewdevelopmentareaswillbemainlylocatedaroundthebaysofHelsinki,creatingtheopportunitytomakenewurbanshore-linesthatwillprovideanewtypeofcity-landscape.

Newinnercity

Theinner-cityistobeexpandedfromthecity-centretoRing-Road1.ThiswillmakeHelsinkimorecompactandrepresentsamoreefficientuseofland.Theurbanland-usesarethemostversatileofthecity-regionand,bymakingthemmorecompactanddense,willincreasetheversatilityofthecityanditsregion.Specialattentionwillbegiventoimprovingthepublictransportconnectionstothehigh-qualityurbanparksandrecreationar-eas.Thecharacteristicsthatcreatetheidentityoflocalneigh-bourhoodswillbepreserved.

Internationalairportofthemetropolitancity-region

ThespatialsignificanceoftheinternationalCity-Airportwillbegiventoppriorityinrespectoffuturedevelopmentofthecity-region.

East-Westcorridorofthemetropolitancity-region

Themaindevelopmentcorridorofthemetropolitancity-regionwillconnect therestof thecity-regiontogether throughthecentreofHelsinki.

DevelopmentcorridorofNationalandregionalsignificance

Theareaslocatednearthecurrentandplannedrailandmetrolinesofferexcellentopportunitiesfortheconstructionofnewmixedhousingandbusinessdevelopments.Therearealsona-tionallysignificantconnectionstothecitiesof innerFinland.Theestablishedstructureof thecity-regionwillbestrength-enedandtheconnectionstothecentralareasof theregionwillbeimproved.

InternationalEast-Westdevelopmentcorridorofthecity-region

Thedevelopmentofthepublictransportnetworkwillenablebetterconnectivitybetweenthedevelopmentproposalsonthecity-regionperipherytothecentralareasoftheCapitalregion.TheconnectionfromthewestcoastofFinlandtoSaintPeters-burgwillemphasisetheinternationalroleofthenewdevelop-mentcorridor.Thiswillrequirethedevelopmentofthecity-re-giontowardsthecoast,whichwillprovidebetterspatialbal-ancetothecity-region’sstructure.

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Connectivitytothecity-centre

TheStrategicPlanrecognisestheneedtoimprovethepublictransportconnectionbetweentheCapital’smaincentreandthe international airport. Thenewconnectionwill be imple-mentedtakingintoaccounttheneedsofbusinessandtourism,themovementneedswithinthecity-regionandtheincreasingimportanceoftheCity-Airportasahubfortheamountoftraf-fictoandfromtheFarEast.

Passengerharbourforthemetropolitancity-region

TheStrategicPlan aims to improve the connectionsof thecity’sharbourstotheBalticSeaandtherestofEurope.Thelocationoftheharboursinthecitycentreisconsideredfunda-mentaltotheeconomicsuccessofthecity-region.

High-techcommercialharbourofthemetropolitancity-region

Theconnectionofthenewhigh-techharbourtotheharboursoftheBalticSeaandtherestofEuropewillhavesignificanteconomicbenefitonthedevelopmentofthebusinesslifeandlogisticsofthecity-regionasawhole.

Coreareaofthenaturalforestenvironment

Themetropolitancity-regionwillbecomemorecompactthere-byfurtheringtheneedtopreservethenaturalforestareasforrecreationaluse.

ConnectiontothecitiesoftheBal-ticSea&theEU

The connections to the other cities oftheBalticSeawillbeimprovedtoenablebettercooperationwiththosecitiesandotherimportantcity-regionsoftheEU.

Newdevelopmentareas

There will be a significant number ofnewdevelopmentareas in thenear fu-ture overseen by the City of Helsinki.Thesenewareaswillaimtounifytheur-banstructureofthecity-regionandim-plementaresponsiblehousingpolicy.

SuburbanRenaissance

As the city-region grows, the locationof the suburbswill becomemore cen-tral. TheStrategicSpatial Plan aimwillbetooverseetherenaissanceofthesub-urbanareas,i.e.thecomprehensiveim-provementoftheolderneighbourhoodsbyconstructingamorecompacturbanformofhousingandprovidingbetterva-rietyofhousingonofferinorderforittomeetfuturerequirements.

Thepreventionofurbansprawl:areasoutsidethedevelopmentcorridors

Theseareasmainlyconsistof low-den-sity, urban areas, village milieus andsparsely populated areas. They also in-cludelandusedinagricultureorforest-ry,outdoorandrecreationareasandpro-tectedculturalenvironments.Theseare-asarethreatenedbytheexcessivesprawlofsparselypopulatedareasandtheun-acceptable expansionof urban sprawl.Newdevelopmentproposalsforsuchar-easwillrequirespecialevaluationinor-dertopreventnegativeclimateimpacts.

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Successful Business

A diversifi ed City-region with economic balance and clusters of specialisation.

Extendingthecity-centreandareasofspecialisedclusters

The bases for the future developmentofbusinesswillberegionalgrowthandstrengtheningHelsinki’sroleasFinland’scapital city. In addition,Helsinki’s city-centreasanall-roundareaofcommer-cialactivitiesandculturalinstitutionswillbeofprimaryimportance.Theconditionsforbusinessdevelopmentwillbecreat-edbymaximisingthelocalstrengthsofeacharea.Themain centrewill be developed,

strengthened and expanded as a re-gionalandnationalcentre.Thecitycen-trewillensurethatservicesrelatedtofi-nance, culture, leisure and tourismwillbepromoted, aswell as the capabilityoforganisinglargeinternationalevents.Thecompactstructureofthecitycentre,withitsall-roundfunctions,high-qualityurbanenvironmentandgoodaccessibil-itywill create thenecessary conditionsfor the long-termplacementofspecial-isedandinformation-intensivebusinessservicestotheCapital’scentre.ThebusypassengerharboursconnectingHelsinkitotheothercitiesoftheBalticwillcon-tinuetobringsignificanttouristflowstothecentre.Thebusinessareasnearthemaincen-

trewillhelpexpandtheroleof thecitycentreaswellasphysically.Atthesametime,businesswillbedevelopedintodif-ferentareas,eachinaccordancewithitsown special characteristics. The areaswillspecialiseinscience,art,digitalserv-ices andfinance.A compact construc-tionstyle,similartothatoftheinnercity,willspread,littlebylittle,towiderareasoutsidethecurrentinnercity.Therewillbeanewmetroconnecting

Espoo to thewest and linkingupwithHelsinki’seasternmetro.Thiswillmakeiteveneasierforpeopletomovearound

within themetropolitan area. This willstrengthen, in particular, the develop-mentandexpansionoftheeasternpartsofthemaincitycentreasworkplacear-eas.TheHelsinki-VantaaInternationalCity-

AirportisimportantforthevitalityofHel-sinki and its region and, therefore, theinteractionandpublictransportconnec-tionsbetween themaincentreand theairportwillbedeveloped,eitherbyanewdirectmetro connection, or via a new‘circle’lineconnectingtheexistingcom-muterrailservicesthroughtheairporttothecitycentre.Thebusinessactivitiesinthecitywillbecomestrongerbecauseoftheexpandingairportlogisticalhubandtheaddedadvantageofimprovedinter-national accessibility and fast connec-tionswithinFinland.Theringmotorwaysandrailwaylines

willactasa focusto improvebusinessaccessibility,particularlyatthebusyrailinterchanges,where thegrowingbusi-ness clusters of themetropolitan areaseek theirway.Eachbusinessareawillbe built around different working pro-files in accordance with local require-ments. Their commoncharacteristic ofgood accessibility from themajority oftheregion,moreflexibleoperationalre-quirementscomparedtothemaincentreandslightlyloweroperationalcostswillbe supportedspatially,bringinggreatercohesionandbettereconomicbalance.The city centre is the most signifi-

cantcentre forfinance,cultureand lei-sure andwill begiven support to con-tinue to do so. Other regional centressuch as the regional shopping centresand thenewbusinessclustersexpand-ingintotheformerindustrialandware-houseareaswillbesupportedandinte-gratedintothenewdevelopmentareas.The major rail connections will run

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Key Policies:

Businessgrowth

(29) Aprosperous and vital regionwillresultinanincreaseinthenumberofinhabitantsandjobs.Alsotheci-tycentreoftheHelsinkiregionwillgrow.

Helsinki’sCity-centre

(30) ThecentreofHelsinkiandtheareasarounditwilloffercompetitivespa-cesforbusinessactivities.

(31) TheattractivenessofthecitycentrewillbepreservedbytakingcareofitsimageandpromotingthecentreasthekeytotheCapital’ssuccess.

Workforce

(32) Fromthepointofviewofbusinessactivitydevelopment, itwillbe im-portant that thehousing shortageshouldnotbecomeabottleneckfor

thedevelopmentoftheregion.Dif-ferent types of housing solutionsfordifferentneedswillbebuiltac-cordingtodemandandtakingintoaccountthepossibilitiestheregionwilloffer.

Citycentre

(33) Thecompactstructureoftheinnercityand itsmulti-dimensionalcoreactivitieswillcreateacomfortable,finishedandhigh-qualityurbanen-vironmentwithexcellentaccessibi-lity. The city centrewill create theconditionsforthelong-termplace-ment of specialised and informati-on-intensive business services inthearea.

(34) Thecitycentrewillcontinue tobetheleadingbusinesslocationforthecity-region, incorporating the uni-versities andother educational in-stitutes,themainartisticandcultu-

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rallifeofthecity,togetherwiththebusyurbanlifestylebusinessbringstothecentre.

Connectivity

(35) Cross-traffic connections andgoodstrafficwillbekeyinvestmenttargets.

Spatialplanninginnovations

(36) Spatialplanningisamajorfactorindetermining the futureof thenewdevelopmentareas.Helsinkihasanadvanced(byEUstandards)spatialplanningsystemandalleffortswillbemadetoensurethatitcontinuesto deliver in the future, to remainsuccessful and tomanagechangeinapro-active,plan-ledmannerforthewholeofthecity-region.

(37) Helsinki will take into use newpartnership-based procedures inconstruction and serviceproducti-

onandwillmaintainitsresponsibili-tiesinitsroleaskeyprovider.

Technologicaldevelopment

(38) Technologicalinnovationswillmakethecontrolofmovementtobecomeautomatedinthefuture.Suchcont-rolmayhaveasignificantimpactonminimizingtrafficjams,whichinit-selfwillhavepositivespatialeffects– space will be used more com-pactly.

Workplaces

(39) One-dimensional residential areaswillbeavoidedbybuildingresiden-cesandbusinesspremisessidebyside,particularlyaroundpublictran-sportinterchanges.Theconstructi-onoflargeofficeareaswillberest-ricted. It is the intention to createmixedareasofresidentialandcom-mercialtoenablemorevitality.

(40) Thenew logistical corridorsof railandRingRoadIIItothenewhigh-techharbourtotheeastofHelsinki(inVuosaari)willconstitutethefra-mework of the goodsmaintenan-ceservicehubforthemetropolitanarea.

(41) Industrialbuildingsofarchitecturalandhistoricheritagesurplustore-quirementswill be preserved andused for alternativeuses, such asculturalpurposes,asandwhenmo-reof themareneeded in thegro-wingregion.

(42) Businessopportunities for growthnearandaroundthecitycentrewillbepromoted, and changesof useand greater intensity of buildingfloorspacewillbeconsideredposi-tively.

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Newinnercity

Theareawillbedevelopedasaninnercityandwillbebuiltinacompactanddenseway.Themixedmetropolitanuseswillbediverseandtheenvironmentwillbeofahighquality.

Maincity-centre

Helsinki’scitycentrewillbestrengthenedandexpandedandwillactasthemaincentreofthecity-regionandthecapitalofFinland.Indoingso,specialconsiderationwillbegiventore-servingadditionalspaceforthegrowthofbusinessactivities.Thecitycentrewillberetainedasthemainshoppingandbusi-nesscharacterandsupportthediversifiededucational,cultur-al,leisureandtourismservicesthatareofnationalandinter-nationalimportance.Theaccessibilityofthecentrewillbeen-

Business MAP: enlarging the Inner City and service clusters

suredandtheconditionsforthelong-termlocationofspecial-ised companies and knowledge-intensivebusiness services(KIBS)intheareawillbeimproved.

City-centreexpansionareaI:digitalmedia

Thespecialcharacteristicsoftheareaaspartofthemaincity-centre extensionwill be thedevelopment of digital servicesandeducationalandbusinessactivitiesfortheartisticsectors.

City-centreexpansionareaII:medicine

Thespecialcharacteristicoftheareaaspartofthemaincity-centreextensionwillbethespecialisationinmedicalresearch,teachingandbusinessactivities.

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City-centreexpansionareaIII:financialcapital

Thespecialcharacteristicoftheareaaspartofthemaincity-centreextensionwillbethespecialisation inbankingandfi-nance.Theareawillbecomethe“WallStreet”ofHelsinki.

City-centreexpansionareaIV:science-artaxis

Thespecialcharacteristicoftheareaaspartofthemaincity-centreextensionwillbethespecialisationinteaching,researchandbusinessactivitiesrelatedtoartsandnaturalsciences.

East-Westcorridor

Anewdevelopmentcorridor,consistingofthedifferentareasaroundthemetro,willbeapriority.Itwillconnecttheeasternandwesternpartsofthecity-regiontogether.Labouravailabil-itywillincreaseandthebusinessactivitieswillaimtobecomemorediversified.

Technologyzone

Theareawillbedevelopedasatechnologicalclusterinwhichteaching, research andbusiness activitieswill support eachother.

Small-scaleindustrialpark

Asmall-scaleindustrialparkdevelopment,forwhichregionalaccessibilitybyroadandprojectflexibilitywillbethekeyem-phasis.

RingIIIzone

Zone forbusinessactivities, servicesand logisticsactivities,andinternationalcorridorforgoodstraffic,whichwillenablethelargecity-regionperipherytomaximisetheaccessibilityoftheCity-Airportandlogisticsharbourtotheiradvantage.

Businessareaaroundtheairport

Thebusinessareaaround theairportwill takeadvantageoftheproximityof the internationalairportaswellassecuringbetterconnectivitytothemostimportantbusinessclustersoftheregion.

ConnectingCity-Airportandcitycentre

Therewillbeaspecialneedtomaintainanddevelopthein-teractionbetweentheinternationalairport,thecity-centreandthepublictransportnetworkwhilstthecity-regioncontinuestogrowandtheroleoftheregionchanges.

Commercialharbour

ThenewcommercialharbourofVuosaariwillbeacentreofgoods transport and logistics activities. Its local impacts intheneighbouringareaandintheareasnearRingIIIandoth-ermainroadswillbeofgreatsignificancetothedevelopmentofthecity-region.

Tourism

Thetouristindustryhassignificantpossibilitiestogrowinthecity-centreareaandtoenhancethemaritimeimageofthecity.

AreaaroundRingII

Conditionsforthedevelopmentofbusinessactivitiesinthisareawillbeimproved,andwillbedependentupontheacces-sibilityoftheareaanditslocationwithrespecttothecentreofHelsinkiandtheinternationalairport.

Railwayzone

Therailwayzoneoutsidethenewinnercitywilldeveloplocaltrafficintourbantraffic.Thisisagoodareatobuildnewofficepremises.Thebusinessactivitieswillbediversifiedwithintherailwayzonesthathaveagrowingsignificance.

Consumer-goodscentre

Theseareasarerepresentedbyaregionalcentreorequiva-lentretailshoppingcentre.Theservicesofthesecentreswillbeprofiledindifferentdirections.Thisway,theycanspecial-iseandcomplementeachother.Additionalspacewillbere-servedforleisureactivities.

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Attractive Housing – Making the City liveable

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Attractive housing – Making the City liveable

Diversifi ed housing Helsinki’srolewillbetofunctionnoton-lyasthecapitalcitybutalsoasastronginternational centreworldwide. This re-quiresadifferentkindofmetropolisthatmeetsFinnishconditions.Insuchame-tropolis,theurbanidentityofthediffer-ent cityneighbourhoodswill consistoffosteringlocaltraditionsandatthesametime,supportingtheircontinuousdevel-opment. InorderforHelsinki toremaincompetitive internationally theCity hastomanagechangesuccessfullyyettakeaccountofthehistorical identityofdis-trictsundergoingchange.The metropolis will be character-

ised by a multicultural society, whichsetstherequirementsforadiverseandwide-rangeofhousingonoffer.TheCitywillcaterforahostofdifferentgroups,namely, current residents, future resi-dents,commuters,touristsandotherin-ternational actors. The attractive char-acteristics of thedifferent housing are-aswillbeanimportantfactorwhenpeo-plemakedecisionsrelatedtowheretheywant to liveand, especially,when theylook for a residential environment thatsupportstheirownidentityandlifestyle.In Helsinki, there is a new kind of

awarenessthatrepresentstheimprove-mentofthesocialspaceasspatialplan-ningtarget.Forthedevelopmentofthecityscape, ten general identities havebeenprofiledontheHousingmap.Eachdistrictisrepresentedbytheiridentifyingcolours,profilesanddevelopmentgoals.Theobjectivewillbethepositivediffer-entiationforeachindividualarea.Profil-ing inparticular,will focuson thenewdevelopmentareas.The starting points for these hous-

ing identitieswill be the attractive en-vironmental characteristics from thepointofviewofhousing.Thesearethatthey function securely,will havebeau-tiful landscapes,will be architecturallystrong, andclose to recreational areas,andhaveasocio-culturalmix.Aunique

relationshipbetween thebuilt city andthemaritimenatureofHelsinkiwill berealised.Thissignificantspecialcharac-teristichasnot yetbeen fully exploitedand that iswhy the future coastal are-astobebuiltwillbebasedaroundmar-itimethemes.In addition, more significant devel-

opment objectives will be defined forthe most important development are-as.Inthisway,thenewdistrictswillnotbe in competitionwith eachother andwill formalternativeresidentialenviron-ments, thereby contributing to awiderselectionof housing. Thedevelopmentobjectives are important, for example,whenpreparingtheurbandesignguide-linesfortheseareas.Itisalsopossibletoattractspecificinvestmenttoeachoftheareasbyofferingdifferentkindsofdevel-opmentguidelinesandmarketingoftheareas.Althoughapartmentswill be themost importanthousingsolution in thefuture, possibilitieswill alsobe createdfor dense, urban single-family housingandhousingsolutionsthatmeetspecial-needshousing.However, if the local benefits for

these new development areas are notsufficientinthemselvestoattractinvest-ment,new ideaswillbe required tobeconsidered, suchascreatinganewar-chitecturalstylewhichischaracteristicofanareainquestionandforwhichthear-eawillbeknowninthefuture.Anexam-pleofanidentitystronglybaseduponar-chitecturaldesignistheoldKatajanokkaneighbourhoodinthecentre.ItsJugendstyleblocks,whichwerebuiltatthebe-ginningofthe1900s,werenotbasedup-ontherepetitionoflocalaspects.How-ever, thearea isnowadaysbestknownforthatreason.Oneofthefuturemainchallengeswill

bethedevelopmentofregionalcoopera-tion.Fromthepointofviewoffuturede-velopment, itwill be essential that theexistingcitybordersdecreaseinimpor-tance.IntheHelsinkiregiontheaimwill

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betosupportdevelopmentclustersthatpartiallyextendbeyondthecityborders.Theseclusters,whichwillbebaseduponscience,artandinnovation,willbesup-portedby thespatialplanningprocess.Itwillbefundamentalthathousingsolu-tionsmeettherequirementsforallstake-holdersinthenewdevelopmentareastobebuiltinthefutureinconnectionwiththeclusters.

Renaissance areasNeighbourhoodidentitywillalsobeap-pliedtotherenovationandre-generationof existingneighbourhoodsbuiltmain-ly in the 1960’ and 70’s. Larger hous-ingunitswillbebuiltinneighbourhoodswhere there are a lot of small housingunits.Thiswillensurethatpeoplewillbeabletochangetheirhousingunitand/orhousetypewithinanareaaccordingtodifferent situations in life-style and life-cycle.Theaimwillbetorenovatetheseareas inasociallysustainableway.Thesocial environment (e.g. schools) willnotchangeevenifthehousingunitwillbe changed. The aimwill be to targettheselesswell-offareaswithnewfinan-cialresources,therebymakingthemin-tostrongercommunities.Anystigmaat-tachedtothetargeted‘renaissance’ar-easwill be reduced throughupgradingthemtomeettomorrow’sstandardsandgivingtheseareasanewvitalitytomatchtheirnewidentities.Helsinki’sexistingsuburbswillrequire

toimprovetheirattractiveness.Thiswillbe done through integrating purpose-ful development combinedwithbring-inghousingandworkplaceactivityclos-ertogether.Theirpositionwithinthere-gionwillbecomemorecentralinthefu-tureandtheroleofthesuburbswillbe-come less important. Theareaswill beharnessedtoanewkindoflocaldevel-opment(renaissance)thatsupportsandstrengthens their vitality andattractive-ness.Complementarybuildingwillbeanessentialactivity.

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HousingQuality

(43) Investmentgrowthandthetrendto-wardssmallerhouseholdswilllikelyincreasethelivingspaceandimpro-vethelevelofhousing.Theneedforhousingconstructionwillneverendandtheaveragesizeofthehousingunitstobebuiltwillneedtobeinc-reased.

(44) Apartmentswillneedtobemoredi-versifiedinkeepingwiththevarietyof housing solutionsonoffer. Theneed forgreater choice in accom-modationwillneedtoimprovesub-stantially ifflatswillbeascompe-titiveanalternativetosingle-familyhousingandterraces.

Malminkartanoterraces

(45) Thefutureemphasisonsingle-fami-ly housingwill be to createbetterandmorecompacturbanmilieus.

(46) Thelocaldesignmilieuwillbetakenintoaccountintheplanningofnewhousingstock, thesizeofhousingunitsandhousingpolicyoverall.

(47) Thenewdevelopmentareaswillbeplannedinsuchawaythattheywill

also be suitable for families withchildren.Thiswill include the typeandsizeofhousingunitstobema-deavailableaswellasservices,theresidentialenvironmentand itssa-fety.

(48) TheCitywill takecareof itselder-lyandthoseinneedofcare.Atthesametime,theso-called“thirdage”meansanewcityuserthatwillinc-reasetheversatilityofthecity.

(49) Helsinkiwill develop its newhou-singtakingintoaccounttheneedsofstudentsandyoungpeople.

(50) Helsinki will improve the housingproductionofrentalhousingunits.

(51)Helsinkiwilldevelopnewmethodsfor the construction of affordablehousingandtheminimizingofanynegative effectsderiving from theeconomicrecession.

Services

(52) The availability of basic serviceswillbemainlyensuredbymaximi-singtheexistingservicestructures.Inthenewdevelopmentareas,theaimbeingtoensurethehighquali-tyandavailabilityofbasicserviceswill continue.Underutilisedpremi-sesthataresurplustorequirementscan be put to newuses providedthatthelevelofserviceprovisionisnotundermined.

(53)Theaimofspatialplanninginthefu-turewillbetostrengthenthecom-munityspiritofcityliving.

Leisureandculture

(54) Helsinkiwillaimtoimproveaccesstoleisureandculturalfacilitiesinre-sidentialareas.

betosupportdevelopmentclustersthatpartiallyextendbeyondthecityborders.Theseclusters,whichwillbebaseduponscience,artandinnovation,willbesup-portedby thespatialplanningprocess.Itwillbefundamentalthathousingsolu-tionsmeettherequirementsforallstake-holdersinthenewdevelopmentareastobebuiltinthefutureinconnectionwith

Neighbourhoodidentitywillalsobeap-pliedtotherenovationandre-generationof existingneighbourhoodsbuiltmain-ly in the 1960’ and 70’s. Larger hous-ingunitswillbebuiltinneighbourhoodswhere there are a lot of small housingunits.Thiswillensurethatpeoplewillbeabletochangetheirhousingunitand/or

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ArchitecturalHeritageandConservation

(55) Helsinki’s own identity originatesfromthevarietyofagesandstylesinitsneighbourhoods.Eachareaisdifferentinitsownwayandcontri-buteslivelinesstotheoverallfunc-tioningofthecity.Thecityenviron-mentwill be encouraged to conti-nue to create different architectu-ralanddesigncharacteristicsforitsnewneighbourhoods,andindoingso, will assist residents to settledownandmake their roots in thecity.

NewUrbanRenaissanceProject

(56) Theprotectionofbuildingsanden-vironments will not just be attri-buted toaesthetic factorsbutalsotheiruse,astheaimwillbetoma-keculturalenvironmentsserveasli-vingproofofhistory.

(57) The architectural andhistoric buil-dingheritagewillbetakenintoac-countwhiledeveloping the city inorderthataculturallyrichandstruc-turallyhealthyenvironmentwillbemaintained.

InfillDevelopment

(58) Spatial planningwill take into ac-count new building opportunitiestomodernise theolder apartmentblockneighbourhoodsthroughapp-lyinghigherdensitiesandtomake

themmore compact in order thatthey will strengthen their vitalityandoffer greater diversification inthehousingstock.

(59)Withinthemodernisationofthesu-burbs, all vacant and surplus landwillbetakenintoactiveuse,andinparticular, for the construction ofnewhousingunits.

SocialJustice

(60) In land use development, the ae-sthetic, social, operational andtechnicalpointsofviewwillaimtocomplementoneother.

(61) Publicurbanspaceswillbeopentothegeneral public throughout thecity.

(62) Segregation,i.e.negativesocialdi-vision,isunknowninFinnishcities.Thisprinciplewillbeadheredtoinalldevelopments.

(63) TheCitywillpromotepositivedisc-riminationwherenecessaryinordertoachieve itsoverallaimsandwilldosoatitsownexpense.

(64) Toachieveahighstandardofurbandesignthroughthecontrolofdeve-lopment.Thiswillimprovethephy-sical andnatural environment andstrengthencommunities.Byinves-tingintheenvironmentwillbenefitthefuturedevelopmentofthecity-region. Itwill alsobe important toprotectculturalandhistoricvaluesinneighbourhoods.

SafetyandSecurity

(65)Theprinciplesgoverningthedevel-opmentofthecitywillbesafetyandsecurityforall.

Nature

(66) Helsinkiwillmaintain anddevelopthe city-region’s ecological corri-dors.

(67) Nuuksio and Sipoonkorpi are theclosest large outdoor and naturalareastoHelsinkiandareamongthemostimportantnatureareaswhichwillbeprotectedforthebenefitofthecity-regionasawhole.

(68) Experiencing a comfortable andbeautiful environment in the city-region’snature, parks andculturalenvironments substantially affectthequalityoflife.InHelsinki,theci-tydwellerswillbeofferedanenvi-ronment inwhich it is possible toleadaphysicallyandmentallyhealt-hylife.

DaughteroftheBaltic:Maritimedevelopment

(69) The new development areas willmainly expand the inner city to-wardsthecoastthatwillenabletheshorelinetobeopenedupmoreforeverybodytouse.Themaritimeop-portunitieswill aim tobenefit andimprove theuseof being in closeproximitytothesea.

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Kuninkaankolmio

Identity:regionalismaswellaswork,housinganddifferenttypesofhousessidebysideDevelopment:servicesbeyondmunicipalborders,develop-ment cooperationwithEspoo andVantaa, compact single-familyhousing

Vanhankaupunginlahti

Identity:universitychain,scienceandart,eastsectionofcen-tralpark,birds,reeds,rapids.Development: connecting sectors to eachother andmak-ingthelinkwholebybuildingaclearboundarywithrespecttonature

East-Westcorridor

Identity:accessibility,metro,fiftiesandsixtiesneighbourhoodhousingdevelopmentDevelopment:improvingeverydaylifecomfort,ensuringtheconditionsforfamilyhousing,emphasisingthebestaspectsofthefiftiesandsixtiesbyrenovatingtheareas

DevelopmentareaoftheoldPorvooroad

Identity:informality,smallentrepreneurship,onthewaytothecity,roadsideconstructionDevelopment:roadsidesingle-familyhousing,developmentcooperationwithVantaa

Communitiesalongthemainrailwayline

Identity: accessibility,“somethingforeverybody”Development: development of station districts and publicspaces,historyvisibleFish Harbour - futuredevelopmentarea

Metropolis

Identity:urbanistic,mediaandcultureservices,industrialhis-tory,ethnicdiversity,foodcultureDevelopment:metropolissymbolism, lofthousing,housingwithaview

Piimäki-Leppävaara

Identity: housing, studyingandworking stronglymixed to-getherDevelopment: development cooperation with Espoo andcompanies,mergingofoldandnew

SoutherncoastalareasofHelsinki

Identity:openingtotheBalticSea,railwayconnections,com-monsymbolsDevelopment: integration of harbour memories into newones,connectionstothecitiesoftheBalticSea

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InnerHelsinki

Identity:displaywindowtotheworld,shoppingstreets,em-pire,Jugendstyle,design,centralcampus,commonsymbolsDevelopment:diversehousinginthecitycentre,housingforvisitors,fosteringurbanvalues

Helsinki’sarchipelago

Identity:villagardens,boating,wintersportsactivities,natureDevelopment:maritimehousing

Renaissanceareaofthesuburbs

Thecurrenthousingofferintheareaswillbediversifiedbyin-creasingthesizeandvarietyofthehousingunits.Alsocom-pletelynewhousingoptionswillbebuiltintheareas.Thequal-ityexperiencedintheurbanspacewillbeimprovedbymeansofpurposefuldevelopmentmeasures.

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Kuninkaankolmio,Helsinki-MalmiAirport,NorthernVuosaari

Theseareaswillbedevelopedforsingle-familyhousesthatwillbedesignedinanurbanstyle,especiallyfortheneedsoffam-ilieswithchildren.Theobjectivewillbetocreateacontinuousurban structure anddifferent public street andurban spac-es.Theidentitycanbefoundinhistoryandpastconstructionstyles.Thecityscapeshouldberelaxedandcolourful.‘Helsink-iness’willbeemphasisedinprofiling.However,soisthecen-trallocationintheregionandtheproximityofrecreationalop-portunities.

Myllypuro,Roihupelto,Kivikko,Itäkeskus

Theseareaswillbediversifiedbybuildingvariedandcomfort-ablepublicspaces,largehousingunits,owner-occupiedflatsandsingle-familyhousing.Goodaccessibilityandgreenareasaswellasthemetroandtheabundanceofsportsserviceswillbeexploitedinmarketing.

Jätkäsaari,Hernesaari

Adistinctive image iscreatedfortheareabymeansofnewconstructionstylestypicalofinnercities.Urbandesignthemescreatecontinuityandtheterracesabovetherooflineorother

structureswillformapeculiarroofscape.Thecentrallocation,thesea,theharbouranditsconnectionstothepast,suchascranes,andthenewhousingsolutions,suchastownhouses,willbeusedtobuildupontheimage.

Kruunuvuorenranta

Thisareawillbedevelopedasamaritimedistrictwhoseidenti-tywillconsistofurban,maritimeandclose-to-naturehousingaswellastheall-roundrecreationalpossibilitiesofferedtotheinhabitantsofHelsinki.Themarketingoftheareawillbebasedupondifferentapartmenthousingandsingle-familyhousingsolutionsaswellasmaritimesolutionssuchasfloatinghouseunits.ThewideviewsopeningfromthenewneighbourhoodtotheseaandthehistoricalcentreofHelsinkiaswellastheman-orcultureandthathousingwillberightnexttonaturewillbeanimportantfactorinthecreationoftheimage.

FishHarbour,Konepaja

Metropolissymbolismwillbeusedinthedevelopmentofthearea.TheidentityconsistsofindustrialandlabourhistoryandthepositiveimagefactorsoftheneighbouringareaofKallio,whichare,forexample,urbanlife,toleranceandurbanity.Theareawillbemarketedasanareaofculturalheritageinwhichfamilies,singlepersons,students,professionalsandforeign-erslive.Theimagewillbecreatedbymultiformhousingsolu-tionssuchashousingwithaview,loftsandseparatehousingenclaves.Thecoastalbuildingsreflectonthewatersurfaceandgivetheimageofalivelycity.

CentralPasila

Theidentityoftheareawillconsistofcontinuousmovementandthelocationatanintersectionoftherailwaynetworkfromwhichtherearefastconnectionstotheotherpartsofthere-gion.Theareawillbedevelopedasaresidentialplaceinwhichadynamic,mobileandglobalwayoflifecanberealised.Serv-icehousingforactiveworkerswillbedeveloped.

Viikinmäki

Theareawillbedevelopedintoahillcitycharacterisedbybigdifferences inaltitudeaswellasbedrockandrocksusedasconstructionmaterials.Theborderbetweenthebuiltandnon-builtareaswillbeclearlydefined.Differentformsofhillsidede-velopmentwillberecommended.

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fortresshaveadapted,despitetheirreg-ularity,tothepredominantgroundstruc-tureand,bydoingso,theyhaveempha-sisedit.The intensive cityscapeplaces itself

in the environment and local structureinsuchawaythatthebuiltenvironmentandthefreespaceformcreateacontin-uous landscape.A cityscape full of in-tense experiences should be compactanddense.Thevitalityofthecityscapesisstrengthenedbydeveloping thebuiltandnon-built urban space andexploit-ingthevaluablecharacteristicsoftheen-vironment.A cityscapeprofile provides a point

ofviewonhow thegreenareasof thecityareconsideredaselementsintegrat-edintotheurbanstructure.Consideringthelandscapeasasculpturalspacedif-fersfromthecurrentdominantpracticesofurbanplanning.In Finland, peoplehavegot used to

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A Lively CityscapeThecreationofahighqualityurbanenvi-ronmenttogetherwiththeprotectionoftheexistingcitylandscapeisoneofthekeychallengesofmetropolitangrowth.Urban planning traditions ensure thatthecityshouldbeeasilyunderstoodandcomprisedofclearlyidentifiableplaces.InFinland,constructionofcitieshas

traditionally been supported by natureand landscape.Fringeareashavebeenavoided and themost favourable envi-ronmentalareashavebeenintegratedin-tothecitystructure.Citieshavecreatedtheirownlandscapes,employingthein-tersectionsbetweenwater, terrain andnaturalpaths.Theearliestcentresofthemetropolitanarea,fromacitylandscapepointofview,areat the intersectionofroads and waterways. The small-scalelandscapetypicaloftheregionalsoinflu-encestheformofthebuiltenvironment.Forexample, thegridplanof the innercityandthefortificationsofSuomenlinna

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sistsofbuildingsthathavebeenbuiltasa compact cluster and are surroundedbyunprocessednature. Thegreen are-asof the city and the cultural environ-mentsare,however,muchmorediverseenvironments for recreationalactivities,sportsandurbancultureandofferhid-denpossibilitiestoproduceagenuineur-banspaceinHelsinki.The natural areas protected by law

createstrictboundaryconditionsforur-banplanning.Thelandscapevaluesareat leastas important in theurbanenvi-ronment.However,theycannotbepro-tectedwithequivalentmeans.Theland-scapecontinuouslychangesinabuilten-vironment.Inthisway,thecityscapesex-tendbeyondtheadministrativebordersand areused to emphasise the specialcharacteristicsofthecity-regionandtheneed todevelopareasasawhole.Thecharacteristics and possibilities uponwhichfuturedevelopmentcanbebasedareidentifiedinareaprofiling.Inthelandscapearoundthebays,the

builtenvironmentborderingopenspaceformsastrongcontrastwiththenaturalenvironments.Thelandscapescaneasilybevisualisedandareextremelyrichen-vironmentsfromadevelopmentandcul-

tural-historicalpointofview.Thebay inletsareavaluablespecial

characteristicofHelsinki’scityscapeandavisualreliefintheincreasinglycompacturbanstructure.Intermsofnewdevel-opment areas, each landscapewill bedeveloped in adifferentway. The rela-tionshipofthebuiltenvironment,natureandtrafficwithlandscapewillbediffer-ent in eachmaritimeenvironment andthedifferent relationships complementeachother.In thesuburbs, it ismoredifficult to

perceivethecity-landscapebecausethevisualenvironmentconsistsofelementsof different scale, shape and lines andthelandscapestructureofferslessofanurban cityscape. Landscape planningcanbeused to create andbuild easilyidentifiableplacesandconnectionsand,on theother hand, canhighlightmoreclearly the elements of the landscapewithinthecityscape.Large cultural and natural environ-

mentsarelocatedinthecity-regionandtheaimoftheirdevelopmentistomakethemusablebythecitydwellersfordi-verseoutdoorandrecreationalactivitiesandto foster themultiformusesofna-tureandcultural-historicalheritage.

HelsinkiGreenStructure:38%oftotallandarea

Improving the quality of the green networkThegreenareasinsideRingIwillbewell-caredforandaprioritywillbegiventomaintaining thehigh-quality parks. Thespecialnaturereserveswillbepreserved.This city area includeshistorical urbanparksaswellasmodernparksof inter-nationalquality,beachpromenadesandotherpublicoutdoorspaces.In the immediatevicinityof thecity,

there is anareaof recreational islands.The level of care and service of the is-landsandtheirferryconnectionswillbeimproved.Helsinkiwillobtainclosedmil-itary islands thatwill bedeveloped forrecreationaluserespectingculturalhis-tory.Theconditionsforboating,summeractivities,hikingandtourismwillbeim-proved.In themetropolitanarea, themajori-

tyoftheresidentialareasareinthesub-urbs.Intheseareas,thelevelofcareandusageof thegreen areaswill improve.Thepossibilitiestocarryoutsportsandoutdooractivitiesaremanyanddiverse.The mutual relationship between thebuilt environment and thegreen areaswillbecomeclearerandtheurbanland-scapewilllooksharper.

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(70) The continuous cityscapes extendbeyondtheadministrativeborders.Thespecialcharacteristicsoftheci-tyscapes will be emphasised andthe areas will be developed as awhole. The characteristics, valuesandpossibilitiesuponwhichdeve-lopmentwillbebasedwillbeiden-tifiedinareaprofiling.

Greennetworks

(71) Accessibility to thegreencitynet-workand recreationalareasof thecity-regionwillbeguaranteed.The-rewillbesufficientrecreationareasforallresidents.Thepreservationofnaturaldiversityandlandscapecul-turewillbeakeyfeatureofthePlan.

(72) As the urban structure becomesmore compact, greater empha-sis than before will be placed onthequalityofpublicoutdoorareas.Greenareaswillbeusedinamoreeffectivewayandprovideacleareroutlinetotheurbanstructure.

AreasofChange

(73) Changingareasintohousingwillberecommendedwhenit isfinancial-ly sensible for thecommunityandwhenthepoliticalpointsofviewre-latedtobothhousingandbusinesssupport the direction of develop-ment.

TrafficandTransport

(74) Accesstogreennetworksandrec-reational areas will take into ac-countthechoicebetweendifferentmodesoftransport,but inparticu-lar,preferencewillbegiventowal-king and cycling and public tran-sport. Indoing so, thediversityofanareawillberespected.

(75) The importanceofbicycleandpe-destriantrafficasaformofgettingaround the green areas will gainprecedence over other forms oftraffic.(76) An efficient publictransportsystem,especiallyrailtraf-fic,willcontinuetobeemphasisedinthechoicesoftransportationsys-tem in the future. Thenewmixedareas for housing andworkplaceswillbeaddressedaccordingly,withtheaimbeingtodirecttrafficawayfromthestrategiccentralareas.

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Inner-city

Thesilhouetteofthehistoricalcentreisastronglyidentifyingfactor in the landscapeof the innercity.Thenewsea frontswillchangethelandscapethatwelcomesthosewhoarrivebyseabyextendingthelandscapeoftheinnercitytotheformerharbourareas.

Outeredgeoftheinnercity

Thecityscapeconsistsof,firstly,formerindustrial,logisticsandofficeareasand,secondly,garden-likevilladistricts.Theout-eredgeoftheinnercityisbecomingliketheinnercityandthecityscapeisbecomingmoreharmonious.

MAP: Lively cityscape

Suburbs

The cityscape consists of the sparse housing developmentprojectsofthe1950s,1960sand1970sandtrafficrouteland-scapesthatstronglydifferentiatethemfromoneanother.

Single-familyhousingareas

Theseareascontainvaluablevillasandsingle-familyhousing.Closenesstonature,originalityandpeacefulnessarethemostqualitative factors.Thestratificationof thebuiltenvironmentand itsplacement respecting theshapesof thegroundgiveformtothebuiltenvironmentandprovidetheprinciplesforin-filldevelopment.

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phasisedinthecityscapebyhandlingtheriverscapeandthebordersoftheblocksaswellasbyplanningparksandimprov-ingconnections.

RoadtoVihti

Thedevelopment targetwillbea representativeofanurbanworkscapeinwhichefficientconstructioniscloselyrestrictedbytrafficroutesandthetransversalgreencorridorsflowwiththeirconnectionsacrosstheroute.

Malmi

Theareawillbebuiltaslargelandscapespacesaroundhigh-qualitygreenareas.

Itäväylämotorway

TheItäväylämotorwayoffersthepossibilitytoexploittheaes-theticsoftransportinthecityscapeby,forexample,increasingthevisibilityofthemetroanddelimitingthemotorwaywithintheurbanstructureinastricterway.Thestrengthsoftheareawillbethehigh-qualityresidentialenvironmentsandthecon-nectionstorecreationareas.

Viikki-Sipoonkorpi

ThegreenareastothesouthandnorthofRingIwillbedevel-opedasparksthatstrengthentheregionalidentityoftheiren-vironment.Theconnectionsbetweentheparkswillberegion-alrecreationallinks.

Builtseafront

Whenarrivingfromthesea,thebuildings,theshapesofthegroundandthesilhouetteofthetreeswillemphasisetheformofthecity.Anintegratedcityscapewillprovideurbanspacesinwhich

therelationshipbetweenthebuiltenvironmentandtheland-scapeandgroundstructurewillbebetterdefined.Theobjec-tiveofcityscapedevelopmentwillbetostrengthenthevital-ityofthelandscapeandthebuiltandnon-builturbanspacesandtoexploitthevaluablecharacteristicsoftheenvironment.

FishHarbour–anewdevelopmentwithanstrongurbanenvironment&easy

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Recreationalislands

Adeveloping zone increases recreationaluseandmeansofcommunication,notforgettingtheimportantecologicalcorri-dorparalleltothecoast.Thelandscapeoftherecreationalis-landswillbemarkedbythenationalparktraditionofHelsin-ki,militaryhistoryandthelandscapecreatedbyboatingandoutdooractivities.

Outerarchipelago

Theouterarchipelagoisafragilecoreareaofmarinenature,whichwillberespected.

Broadnaturallandscape

TheNuuksioNationalParkandSipoonkorpiarecoreareasofforestnature.TheVantaaRivercreatestheconnectionstotheculturalenvironment.Largeandcontinuousoutdoorandrecre-ationareaswillbeeasilyaccessiblethroughradialpublictrans-portandalongthegreencorridors.

Baycity-landscape

Helsinki isgrowingandthecity isbuiltontheshoresoftheGulfofFinland.Theobjectivewillbetocreateanewcityscapeformedbybuildingsandbaysinwhichtheopenspaceismain-lydelimitedbytheclearbordercreatedbythebuildings.Rec-reationalactivitiesareanessentialandvisiblepartoftheland-scape.

Centralpark

Theaimoftheparkwillbetoconnectthedifferentsectorsandmergetheminto thebuiltenvironment. Intenseexperiencesandatidyandgroomedpark-likelookofthefringeareasarealsoobjectives.Thefunctionalareasoftheparkwillbedevel-opedaspartofthedistrictsthatborderit.

Töölönlahtibayfuturedevelopment,bringingtheenvironmentintotheheartofthe

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VantaaRivervalley

Thefunctionalityandrecreationalvalueoftheareawillbeim-proved.Theobjectivewillbetodirectthefocusofthedistrictsthatbordertherivertowardstherivervalley.Thesignificanceoftheriverandcultural-historicallyvaluablesiteswillbeem-

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Strategic Spatial Plan Implementation

AlldistrictsandneighbourhoodsinHel-sinki will be developed in a purpose-ful way. The citywill always be goingthroughchange.Itcanneverbesaidthatthe city is ´ready´. The construction ofnewsignificantdevelopment areaswillnotmeanthattheotherdistrictswillbeforgotten.Equalprecedencewillbegiv-enthroughoutthecitytoprovideaspa-tialbalance.The needs and requirements of the

city dwellers change in the course oftime. Thehousing standards accordingtotheidealsofthepastdecadesnolong-ermeetfuturerequirements.Ontheoth-er hand, regionalisationof the citywillchange the mutual relationships be-tweenHelsinkiandtheothercity-region-almunicipalities.Itisnolongersufficienttoplan‘thecity’,buttolooktowardsthespatialplanningofthecity-region.Inrespectof thesocio-economicre-

lationshipsofthecity-region,Helsinki,intermsofhousingand jobopportunitiesrepresentsthebestkindavailableinFin-land.Single-familyhousingareasofHel-sinkiarebeingrenewedandtheirstatusishigh.Iftheresourcesofthecityaredi-rectedtonewhigh-qualitydistrictsalong

thecity’sshoreline,thequestionishowthesuburbsbuiltafterthewarwillbede-velopedinthefuture.ThisnewStrategicSpatialPlanoffers

theplatform for amore spatially cohe-sive city-regional development and theimproved coordinationof developmentprogrammes.TheStrategicSpatialPlanobjectives

andpoliciesaimtoprovidehighqualityplanningenvironmentforthefuturecity-region.Theaimistocarryouttheseob-jectivesinpractice.Theremaybesomediscrepancies between the objectives;nevertheless,thenecessarycoordinationwillbecarriedoutinthedetaileddevel-opmentprogrammesandplans.Social, economicandenvironmental

relationshipscome together in a setofmapsThecity-regionStrategicSpatialPlan

representsthecombinationofthethree‘functional’mapsbroughttogetherintoasingleplan.Theplanspecifiesthestrate-gicallyimportantkeyissuesaffectingthefuturedevelopmentofHelsinki.Thekeyissuesinrespectoftheimple-

mentationof theStrategicSpatial Planwillbeasfollows:

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•. Helsinkimayhaveitsownobjectivesaswellassharingcommonobjectiveswith the othermunicipalities of themetropolitan city-region. For exam-ple,thetrafficandtransportprojectswill be important from the point ofviewof the vitality and competitive-nessofHelsinkiandthemetropolitancity-region.TheStrategicSpatialPlanwillofferthepossibilitytodiscussthelikely impacts and consequencesoftheproposals.

•. The ongoing cooperation betweenfourteenmunicipalitieswithintheAd-visory Board of the Helsinki region(LUHTcooperation)willtakeintoac-countthepoliciesoftheSpatialPlan.

•. Thepoliciesof thePlanpertain to awider area than theLUHTcoopera-tion; in this respect, theSpatialPlanwillgivethepossibilitytodiscusstherequirementsforthedevelopmentofthewidermetropolitancity-region.

•. ThecooperationintheareaoftheHel-sinkiMetropolitanAreaCouncilwillcontinue tobecarriedoutusinges-tablishedmethods. TheSpatial Plangivesthepossibilitytoassesswheth-erornotthecooperationneedstobeexpanded.

•. InEspooandVantaa,thereareplansfortheareasneartheborderwithHel-sinki.Theimpactsofthoseplansex-tendtobothneighbouringmunicipali-tiesandhavebeentakenintoaccountinthePlan.

•. The Strategic Spatial Plan providesthe bases for the economic devel-opmentstrategyrelatedtocityplansandrealestatepropertypolicyasanintegrated plan-led spatial planningprocess.Additionally,itservesaswellasforthedevelopment,implementa-tionandmarketingoftheimplemen-tationproposalsofthePlan.

•. Housing production and the imple-mentation proposals of the SpatialPlan aim to complement the LUHprogramme.Indeed,someofthekeystarting points of the Housing andspatialstrategyhavebeendevelopedfromthisStrategicSpatialPlan.

•. The construction of the new devel-opmentareas,thepreparationoftheCitymaster plan, localmaster plansanddetailedplans, the complemen-tarybuildingactivitiesandtheimple-mentationof theother plans of theCity often require city-regional coor-dination to take account of various

interests. Local expertise and dis-cussionswith thedifferent planningagencies will be needed. The Spa-tialPlanprovidesthebasisforcity-re-gionalprogrammesandforthedefini-tionofmetropolitanobjectivesaswellasoftheagreementsrelatedtothem.

•. Thedevelopmentof thecityaimstoinvolve private, public partnershipprojects. The Spatial Plan providesthe grounds for such developmentprojectsaswellasprovidingthean-alytical frameworkand´platform´fortheirfurtherdevelopment.

The overall objective of the StrategicSpatialPlanwillbe tocomplement theMasterPlan2002currentlyinforce.Theaimwillbe toworkwithbothplanningtoolsinshowingthefuturedevelopmentguidelines for the city-region. Further-more,theStrategicSpatialPlanwillpro-vide further debate in connectionwiththeMaster plan,which is a legally ap-provedstatutoryplanbytheCityCoun-cil,as towhetherornot it isstillup todatewithrespecttolandusecontrolorneedstobemodifiedinthenearfuture.

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ORGANISATION: From City to City-Region City of Helsinki Strategic Spatial Plan

Background Report: 'Four Books' and Future Scenarios

1.InternationalHelsinki

SatuTarula(coordinator)MarkettaKännöMariaLindblomTeroSantaojaMariSiivolaIlmariTawaststjerna

2.CityLiving:theconditionsforaqualitylife

RikhardManninen(coordinator)KaarinaLaaksoEskoLauronenJanOlinMariSiivolaMariaLindblomTeroSantaojaSirkkaSädevirtaSeijaNarviJukkaTarkkala

3.HelsinkiastheheartoftheCity-region

AimoHuhdanmäki(coordinator)DouglasGordonTeemuHolopainenKatiImmonenJouniKilpinenMarkettaKännöMattiNeuvonenPeikSalonenIlmariTawaststjernaElinaTuominen

4.RegionalDimension

JouniKilpinen(coordinator)AimoHuhdanmäkiSatuTarulaRikhardManninenRistoJoensuuTeemuHolopainen

FutureScenarios

DouglasGordon(coordinator)JaakkoKaaralaEskoLauronenMikkoMarttilaMattiNeuvonen

JanOlinPeikSalonenSirkkaSädevirtaElinaTuominen

WorkgroupCoordination

PerttiKareEijaKivilaaksoMarkkuLahtiTimoVuolanto

CityPlanningCommitteeSeminar31.8–1.9.2006

The City Planning Committee held aseminarintheAutumnof2006tocon-siderthekeyissuesfortheforthcomingSpatial Plan, the results ofwhichhavebeenpublishedintheStrategicPlanningDivision'sreport2007:1(inFinnishonly).

Strategic Spatial Plan: draft, statements and final proposal

StrategicSpatialPlandraft

TimoVuolanto(coordinator)DouglasGordonTeemuHolopainenAimoHuhdanmäkiJouniKilpinenRikhardManninenKaisaRodriquezAlpoTani

Statementsfrompublicandprivateauthorities,thirdparties;Summary&Replies

TimoVuolanto(coordinator)DouglasGordonTeemuHolopainenAimoHuhdanmäkiSallaKaaronenSirpaKoluRikhardManninenKaisaRodriquezAnneSaastamoinenTeroSantaojaAnna-MaijaSohnAlpoTaniElinaTuominen

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CoordinationGroupforFinalProposaltotheCityPlanningCommittee

TimoVuolanto(coordinator)DouglasGordonTeemuHolopainenAimoHuhdanmäkiRikhardManninenKaisaRodriquezAlpoTani

CityPlanningCommittee

TheCityofHelsinki'sCityPlanningCom-mittee approved theFinnish versionoftheStrategicSpatialPlanonthe7thFeb-ruary,2008.

Publications

From City to City-Region backgroundwork,reasonsandanalysis:HelsinkiCityPlanningDepartmentStrategicPlanningDivisionreport2007:1(inFinnishonly)

From City to City-Region draft report:HelsinkiCityPlanningDepartmentStra-tegicPlanningDivision2007:2 (inFinn-ishonly)

FromCitytoCity-Region:TheCityofHel-sinkiStrategicSpatialPlan.HelsinkiCityPlanningDepartment,StrategicPlanningDivisionreport2008:4

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Documentation PageAuthors.English.Edition:DouglasGordon,RikhardManninenandOlaviVeltheim (see’Organisation’pagesfororiginalFinnishteammembers)

Title. .FromCitytoCity-region:CityofHelsinkiStrategicSpatialPlan

Series.Title. .HelsinkiCityPlanningDepartmentpublications

Series.number. 2009:8. Date.............September2009

Pages. .41 ......ISBN 978-952-223-495-7(paperback) 978-952-223-496-4(PDF)

Language.. .........ENG ISSN 0787-9024

AbstractTheCityofHelsinki’sStrategicSpatialPlanisaspatialdevelopmentstrategyforthecity-regionandconsistsofasetofdevelopmentpoliciesandspatialplanningframe-work.Itwasapprovedin2008.

ItispreparedonceperCouncilterm,i.e.onceeveryfouryears.Thespatialplananaly-sesthefutureofthecity-regionanditsdevelopmentneedsandpresentsa Vision ofthecity-region’sfutureprinciplesofspatialdevelopmentoverthenextthreedecades.

ThenewStrategicSpatialPlanguidestheimplementationoftheMasterPlan2002.TheCitydevelopmentplan,orMasterPlan,wasapprovedin2003.TheCityCouncilapprovesthemasterplanasthebasisforhowtheCitywillmanageitsdevelopmentinthefutureandwherenewinvestmentwillbelocated.

TheStrategicSpatialPlanandtheMasterplanformapartoftheoverallCity’sdeve-lopmentstrategy.Thestrategicelementactsasabroadguideandspatialframeworkforthemasterplan,whichisamoredetailedland-usespecificplan.

‘FromCity toCity-region’ containspolicy statementswhich create thebasis forHelsinki’snewspatialvision.ForthefirsttimeinHelsinki’shistory,theguidingprin-ciplesforfuturedevelopmentgobeyondthecityboundariesandtakeaccountoftheregionasawhole.Theplansetsouttheeconomic,socialandenvironmentalrela-tionshipsandtheirimpactphysicallyuponmetropolitandevelopmentforthenext30years.Theintegratedrelationshipsaresetoutinaseriesofpoliciesgroupedaroundkey issuesof business activities, housing, city-landscape and regional structure.Theseformthestrategicspatialframeworktoguidefuturedevelopment.

TheSpatialvisionconsistsofkey themeswhicharedeveloped intoasetofspa-tialstrategies.Thespatialstrategiesthenformaseriesofpoliciesundereachmainheadingofthekeythemes,whichinturnformthephysicaldemandsofcity-regio-nalgrowth.Thesearedefinedbyaseriesofmapsrepresentingthemainstrategicprinciplesofdevelopment.Themainmap–themetropolitancity-region–isanin-tegrationofthemostimportantelementsofthespatialstrategies.ThismapformsthebasisoftheprinciplestobeappliedinthedevelopmentoftheHelsinkiMetropo-litanAreaandcontainstheKeystrategicissuesastohowtheCitymanageschan-geinthefuture.

Keywords:..HELSINKI,STRATEGICSPATIALPLAN,MASTERPLAN,CITY-REGION,BUSINESS,HOUSING,LANDSCAPE

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2009:1. Kaupunkisuunnitteluviraston.. .. toimintasuunnitelma.2009..–2011,... Toiminnan.perusta.ja.keskeiset.. .. tehtävät2009:2. Helsinki.Zoo.Ideas.Competition.–... Evaluation.Report2009:3. Siltamäen.kontaktikaupunki2009:4. Jätkäsaari.–.Asemakaavan.ja.. .. asemakaavan.muutoksen.selostus2009:5. Lähiöprojektin.toimintakertomus.2008... –.Lähiöistä.kaupunginosiksi,.joissa... tapahtuu!2009:6. Kuninkaantammi.–.Osayleiskaavan... selostus2009:7. Liikenteen.sujuvuus.Helsingissä

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