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Keilaniemi (; ; ) is a district in the south-eastern part of Espoo, Finland.
There are numerous islands and islets in Keilaniemi, including Fröknarna and Leppäluoto.
There are plans for four circular apartment buildings in Keilaniemi, with the highest of which has 40 storeys. The building would be 127 metres tall above sea level. Two of the other houses would have 36 storeys and the fourth would have 32 storeys. The buildings would contain a thousand new apartments. The buildings have been designed by the architecture bureau SARC and they would be constructed by SRV.
There are plans to build a 26-storey high-rise building in the area. Keilaniemen tornitaloa aletaan rakentaa vuodenvaihteessa, Helsingin Sanomat. Accessed on 19 July 2020. Fortum is also building a new 16-storey building next to its original building. Other buildings in the area include Elisa, Microsoft and Kone. Life Science Center consists of five buildings of 7 to 11 storeys, containing offices of various companies. These will be accompanied by six buildings of 7 to 10 storeys, for example the Neste head office and HTC Keilaniemi were built in 2008 and 2009. There are also plans to connect Keilaniemi to the neighbouring areas of Tapiola and Otaniemi with new buildings. The Ring I beltway passing between Keilaniemi and Tapiola will go in a tunnel with a cover with a park over it. This park will serve as a recreation area for both Keilaniemi residents and inhabitants of neighbouring areas. There are also plans for new parks, a boulevard and reuse of the coast as a public space. Keilaniemen viimeistekin tontit täyttyvät, Helsingin Sanomat 17 December 2006.
The trend of new corporate construction has continued in the 2020s. Fiskars Group moved its headquarters to a new building in Keilaniemi in early 2022, constructed by NCC AB. Another significant office project, Keilaniemen Portti, began construction in 2023. The 14-storey building is being developed by Varma and will become the head office for CSC – IT Center for Science upon its completion, which is expected by the end of 2026. Other planned developments include the 20-story Fööri office tower.
The ownership of the Sinebrychoff family from the 1860s to the 1920s was a particularly luxurious time at the manor. The manor served as a summer retreat for the family, which was fashionable at the time. The people wanted to go the unspoilt nature, and steam ships improved traffic connections, allowing wealthy Helsinki families to acquire summer villas at the peaceful countryside near Helsinki.
The Sinebrychoff family commissioned large-scale repair and expansion work in Hagalund. They made it into a well-kept model farmstead and also paid attention to agriculture and forestry. The family's generosity and good treatment of the workers was appreciated, and the family was known as the "good people in Hagalund". Because of this good reputation, the Sinebrychoff family was left in peace during the Finnish Civil War, unlike many other families.
When Jorvaksentie was completed in 1937, the connection to Helsinki improved substantially, causing the attention of apartment seekers to turn into the loosely-built southern Espoo, which had until then only been accessible by sea. Arne Grahn, the owner of the manor at the time, sold parts of the manor lands as zoned lots, and from the 1930s to the 1950s the manor lands became the site of the Westend villa town, the Tapiola garden city, the Helsinki University of Technology and the scientific community in Otaniemi.Rahikainen, Lauri: Kauan kauan kauan sitten Otaniemessä, Polyteekkari.
The Jokeri light rail, also known as Line 15, has its terminus in Keilaniemi. The line began operations in October 2023, connecting Keilaniemi to Itäkeskus in Helsinki and enhancing cross-town travel.
There is also a small boat harbour in Keilaniemi. New Port Keilalahti, Satamapaikka.com. Accessed on 2 October 2019.
Immediately south of Keilaniemi proper, there is the small peninsula of Karhusaari, where a 19th-century mansion, the Sinebrychoff mansion, is located. The mansion, owned by the City of Espoo, houses the Karhusaari Art Centre and is used for weddings and other events.
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