A concept image from the idea competition showing a promenade, flowers, pedestrians and apartment buildings.
Walk-around view from the promenade towards the station center.Photo: Arco Architectural Company Oy

New look for Leppävaara

Local detailed plansLeppävaara

The winning plan of the idea competition will transform the urban landscape. The upcoming planning will be based on the international idea competition for Leppävaara, which aimed to find a vision for the area north of the railway line which is high-quality in terms of function, urban structure and architecture, as well as financially feasible. The participation and assessment scheme and preparation material are available for public review  12.5–10.6.2025

Plan name

Leppävaaransilta

Area number

111403

Type of land use plan

Local detailed plan amendment

Phase

Preparation phase

Applicant

Private landowner and City of Espoo

Current issues and news about the plan

Read more about the preparation and content of the plan on the project webpage in Finnish

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.

Tiina Piironen

Area Architect, Detailed planning+358 43 8246897Tekniikantie 15, Otaniemi

Tarja Pennanen

Planning Manager, Traffic and transportation planning for detailed plans+358 46 8773002Tekniikantie 15, Otaniemi

Ina Westerlund

Landscape Architect, Detailed Planning+358 40 6369256Tekniikantie 15, Otaniemi
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