Master plans govern land use planning in Espoo

The master plan is a general plan of land use designed by the municipality. The community structure, land use and different functions of a municipality or its part are determined in a master plan. A master plan governs town planning and building permissions outside town plan areas. A master plan can be designed for the entire municipality or smaller areas within, and it can also be designed in stages. A master plan may or may not be legally binding.

In Espoo, legally binding master plans cover almost the entire city. Master plans have been designed for different purposes at different times. The municipality is responsible for designing and updating master plans.

The City of Espoo has begun working on Espoo Master Plan 2060 which covers the entire city. The new master plan looks at the entire city’s future development. Areas where the current master plan of Espoo’s southern parts is out of date are being focused on in particular. 

Read about master planning as part of the city’s land use planning. 

• Espoo Master Plan 2060 (preparation phase)
• Partial master plan for Finnoonsatama (proposal stage) 
• Partial master plan for the archipelago (under preparation) 
• Partial Master Plan for Stora Bodö - Lilla Bodö (proposal stage) 

• Master plan for the southern parts of Espoo (effective as from 2010) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Master plan I for the northern parts of Espoo (effective as from 1997) 
  Map and Plan regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Master plan II for the northern parts of Espoo (effective as from 2001) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Central Park I (effective as from 1999) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Central Park II (effective as from 2006) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Soukanniemi–Suvisaaristo (effective as from 1989) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Henttaa (effective as from 1991) 
  Map and Plan regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Skataholmen–Svartholmen–Braskarna (effective as from 2007) 
  Map and Plan regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Blominmäki (effective as from 2015) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Finnoo (effective as from 2018) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Kera (effective as from 2018) 
  Map(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan symbols and regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Kaitaa-Iivisniemi (effective as from 2019) 
  Map and Plan regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Component Master Plan of Kiviruukki (effective as from 2022) 
  Map and Plan regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the plan description(external link, opens in a new window)
• Master plan for the northern and central areas of Espoo (2024)
  Map and Plan regulations(external link, opens in a new window)
  Appendices to the map(external link, opens in a new window)

You can find land use maps, symbols, regulations and plan summaries in the Espoo Map Service(external link, opens in a new window) under “City Planning”.

An official land use map is available from the City Surveying unit’s customer service.