Come and learn about the current plans for Kaitaa, Soukka and Kiviruukki! A trade fair-type residents’ evening will be held in Lippulaiva Library’s Salonki (Espoonlahdenkatu 8) on Wednesday, 19 March from 17:00 to 19:00. You will also have the opportunity to discuss the other Greater Espoonlahti plans and the Espoo Master Plan 2060 with planners and specialists.

What is going on in the planning of the Kaitaa, Soukka and Kiviruukki areas? Welcome to a trade fair-type residents’ evening at Lippulaiva Library on Wednesday, 19 March from 17:00 to 19:00. You will learn about the current plans for your area and have the opportunity to discuss the future of the major district.

You will meet urban planners of the Espoonlahti area and the Espoo Master Plan 2060.

You will have the chance to discuss, for example, the Kaitaa metro centre and Alakartanontie plans. Alakartanontie plan will be available for review during the event. During the public review period, it will be possible to submit comments on the plans.

Detailed planning is about to begin for Kiviruukki, south of Tiiliskivenkuja. Housing and a day-care centre will be planned for the area. At the residents’ evening, you will have the opportunity to participate in the planning process from an early stage. Participate in the workshop from 17:00 to 18:00 or talk to the planners in the course of the evening.

At the event, you will also meet Espoo’s master planning specialists. You will have the opportunity to discuss the development and future of land use across the city and hear about the progress of the Espoo Master Plan 2060. The draft plan was available for public review in summer 2024. The plan will next move to the proposal stage that is expected to take place in 2026.

Project Directors Kimmo Leivo and Hilkka Julkunen as well as specialists in communication and interaction of the City Planning Department will be present in addition to the area’s planners.

The event will be set up like a trade fair, so you can stop by at a time that best suits you from 17:00 to 19:00. You can freely go round the different discussion points, where city employees will answer your questions and present current plans. There will be a presentation on the current and future planning projects in the area from 18:00 to 18:30.

Event programme

17:00 The event begins and the discussion points open. You can explore the current plans and chat with the city employees.

17:00–18:00 Tiiliskivenkuja plan: participate in the planning process from an early stage. Meeting room Kajuutta, Service Manager Heli-Maija Nevala

18:00–18:30 Co-presentation of the detailed plans on display, Area Architect Mervi Hokkanen, Architect Patrik Otranen and Planning Engineer Essi Seiskari. The presentation points will be closed during this presentation.

18:00 You can continue to discuss planning and meet specialists at the different discussion points.

19:00 The event ends.

No advance registration required, see you at the event!

More information about the event:

Mervi Romppanen, tel. 050,524 6026, mervi.romppanen@espoo.fi

Accessibility: Lippulaiva Shopping Centre and Library are accessible. For more information on accessibility, please contact Lippulaiva Library +358 9 8163 5097 or kirjasto.lippulaiva@espoo.fi.

Principles of safer spaces

We want our events to be safe and fun for everybody, which is why we will follow the principles of safer spaces. If you encounter harassment or feel unsafe in the event, do not hesitate to contact the staff!

Please respect everybody else’s boundaries as a participant. Avoid making unnecessary assumptions about other people’s backgrounds, gender, sexuality, or other identity factors. Any kind of harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated, and people who behave disturbingly will be removed from the area.

Kaitaa and Soukka residents’ evening: Let’s talk about planning!

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