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Port Tower and KIP areas

The Kosila area

The planning of the development of the Kosila area is a part of the KlaRa project cluster, which aims to improve the rail traffic and the center of the town. Our goal is to condense and revitalize the center by bringing in more residents, commercial players and new types of operational hybrids.

The plans center around a core of multi-functional accommodation, know-how, business and activities within the sector outlined by the railway plaza, Tullipakkahuone and the Kosila engine stalls.

At the entranceways to the town there will be two high-rise complexes, both of which will include three 12-storey towers. The planned and designed areas will house at most around 4,000 new residents.

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Central park

The focal areas for physical exercise will be located within the central park. The number one priority, and also the largest and most expensive project, will be the hybrid arena in the heart of the central park. It will include a football stadium, as well as a sports arena with an indoor sports hall.

The protected arch section of the existing sports hall will be restored into a multi-purpose facility. There will be a pedestrian tunnel from the sports hall to the hybrid arena. The plan also includes, e.g. the extensions of the ice hall and the swimming hall, a public park with neighborhood sports areas and a seniors section, a new indoor sports hall, outdoor sports facilities and several sports fields.

An event site will also be built within the central park. This will comprise, among other things, an exhibition field and an area for outdoor concerts. The event site will make it possible to arrange cultural events, exhibitions, concerts and other events.

The building work will start between 2020 and 2023.

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The train station area

The spearhead project around the train station area is the building of a railway plaza. The area is designed to be a versatile center for accommodation, business and activities. The entire area is 340,000 square ft, set on multiple floors. The pedestrian area will carry on to parts of the railway plaza.

Public transportation flow will be improved by bringing the bus station to the immediate vicinity of the station building. The passengers will be taken into consideration when building the waiting area and bike shelters, as well as making parking and traffic control more effective.

Pedestrians will be able to get to an island platform through a pedestrian underpass, and from there onto the Kosila side (south of the railway yard). This will, in turn, better join the area to the center of the town. Park-and-ride facilities will be relocated to the Kosila side.

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