Cityscape Committee

The Cityscape Committee is a working group established by the Environment and Building Control Committee to promote a good cityscape and to monitor the development of the cityscape and particularly the impacts of construction.

As a rule, the Cityscape Committee issues opinions on all projects that the Environment and Building Control Committee decides on as well as on the plans for public buildings, also smaller-scale projects, such as schools and day care centres. Opinions may also be requested concerning other projects that involve specific cityscape-related issues. In addition, all detached house projects in the nationally significant built cultural heritage site in Tapiola must be presented to the Cityscape Committee.

Building project plans are usually discussed by the Cityscape Committee after the initial presentation of the project before the permit application is submitted, based on a preparation schedule set with the permit officer.

The Cityscape Committee comments on project plans from the cityscape perspective without addressing other issues examined during the permit process.

Instructions for materials submitted to the committee

The file below contains instructions for the content and delivery of presentation materials to be submitted to the Cityscape Committee.

Downloadable files

Kaupunkikuvatoimikunnan lausunto, esittelymateriaali ja ennakkokannanotto.pdfFile is only available in Finnish

The Cityscape Committee includes city office-holders, a member and a personal deputy member selected by the Environment and Building Control Committee and two external expert members and their personal deputy members selected by the Environment and Building Control Committee. The chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Environment and Building Control Committee and the Building Control Manager have the right to attend and speak at the Cityscape Committee’s meetings. If necessary, the committee may invite other experts to its meetings.

The external members and their personal deputy members selected by the Environment and Building Control Committee must have high-level expertise in architecture. Extensive design experience, active work as an architectural designer and knowledge of Espoo and architecture at the international level are considered an advantage.

Jesper Jokilehto, Building Permit Manager, chairperson

Anu Puustinen / deputy member Rainer Mahlamäki, Architect, expert member

Riina Palva / deputy member Hannu Jaakkola, Architect, expert member

Liisa Ikonen / Meiri Siivola / Christian Ollus, City Planning Department

Leena Ihalainen, Public Works Department

Elina Wanne (National Coalition Party) / deputy member Patrick Jensen (Greens), representative of elected officials

Eija Mikola, Cityscape Architect, secretary

Johanna Karimäki, Chairperson of Environment and Building Control Committee

Mia Nores, Vice-chairperson of Environment and Building Control Committee

Jari Saajo, Building Control Manager

Pasi Timo, Director of Environment and Building Control Department

The minutes of the last three meetings, including the committee’s opinions, are published online (in Finnish). If you need the minutes of another meeting, please contact Cityscape Architect Eija Mikola (eija.mikola@espoo.fi).

Downloadable files

251021_KKT-pöytäkirja.pdfFile is only available in Finnish
251007-L_KKT-pöytäkirja.pdfFile is only available in Finnish
250826_KKT-pöytäkirja.pdfFile is only available in Finnish
250616_KKT-pöytäkirja.pdfFile is only available in Finnish
250519_KKT-pöytäkirja.pdfFile is only available in Finnish
250505-L_KKT-pöytäkirja.pdfFile is only available in Finnish

Cityscape Committee

Instructions for materials submitted to the committee

Downloadable files

Meetings

Members

Meeting minutes (opinions)