Helsinki. La città d’acqua va in sottosuolo

In recent years, Helsinki has experience strong demographic and economic growth, and the greatest construction boom in its history, which have forced local administrations to address the problem of lack of space. An effort has been made to reclaim land from the sea, regenerate abandoned port areas and build on the rocky subsoil. In 1992, a master plan was drafted that included the regeneration of abandoned industrial areas near the city centre, which could offer interesting development opportunities. Another master plan illustrates and manages the use of public and private underground space, throughout the territory of the municipality and in a long-term perspective. The use of the subsoil for the construction of infrastructure, structures and networks that do not necessarily need to be located above ground, makes it possible to reclaim other available spaces in the city, helping to ensure environmental sustainability and the protection of the extraordinary. Finnish landscape, with no negative consequences on urban development. There are currently 200 underground projects scheduled over the long term: the demand for spaces for this typology of construction in Helsinki is fated to grow. Underground construction will play an important role in urban and economic development, not just in the centre of the city but also in the waterfront areas that are currently the focus of renovation and development projects in the vicinity of Helsinki.