New look for Leppävaara

• 2.6.2025: We organised a residents’ event for everyone interested in the plan. Read a news article about the atmosphere at the event and take a look at the event materials in Finnish(external link, opens in a new window).
• 7.5.2025: Leppavaara city centre gets new look on north side track.

The new look of Leppävaara centre has been planned in several stages. The amendment to the detailed plan for the entire centre area was prepared in 2014–2021. However, the city’s Business and Competitiveness Subcommittee decided to lapse the planning reservations for the northern side of the railway track on 31 May 2021. The decision urged the city to find an alternative solution through a concept competition.

A new plan was sought with the help of an idea competition in 2022–2024. The winner of the international competition was the Walk Around proposal, which came from the construction company YIT, ARCO Architecture Company and Ramboll, a planning and consultancy company. Read more on the idea competition website.

The currently ongoing planning work for Leppävaaransilta bridge is based on the Walk Around proposal. During the planning work, the plan will be enhanced together with residents and other actors in the area.

You can find current information about the progress of a plan on the plan webpage in Finnish. For more information, you can contact the planners. You can participate in the planning process by submitting an opinion during the preparation stage or an objection during the proposal stage.

What are the preparation stage, public review and proposal stage?

You can read more about the process of detailed planning and resident participation on the page Detailed planning process in stages.

Read more about participation in planning from the page Participation is part of city planning.