Ruoholahti (Finnish:[ˈruo̯hoˌlɑhti]; Swedish: Gräsviken; both meaning "Grass Bay") is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatamaneighbourhood and Kampinmalmidistrict.[1][2][3][4] It is located in the southwestern part of the central city area of Helsinki, close to the Lauttasaari island, and it functions as the principal connection between the Helsinki city centre and the city of Espoo to the west. As of 2005[update] Ruoholahti is inhabited by approx. 3300 people.[5] The Länsisatama port is also situated in Ruoholahti.
Districts of Helsinki. Ruoholahti highlightedThe Ruoholahti canalRuoholahti district viewed from the northKaapelitehdas (Cable Factory) culture centre
The Ruoholahti area was created in the 1910s by connecting several small islands with earth fill. Its purpose was to accommodate the above-mentioned port. In the 1940s there also developed a small industrial district whose most notable buildings were the cable factory (Kaapelitehdas) of Nokia (which later became a cultural centre when Nokia gave up cable manufacturing and moved on to telecommunications),[1] the headquarters of the Finnish government-owned alcohol enterprise Alko (transformed in 2002 into the Ruoholahti shopping centre), and the legendary Lepakko or Lepakkoluola (Bat cave), an old warehouse building used in 1967-1979 as emergency accommodation for homeless alcoholics and then, from 1979 to 1999 as an independent centre of youth culture from 1979 to 1999 (it was demolished to make way for an office building). In the 1960s the Länsiväylä highway (part of the Finnish national road 51) was built through Ruoholahti to connect Helsinki to southern Espoo via Lauttasaari.
A planning competition for the future of the area had been held in the middle 1980s. The area started changing significantly in 1991 when the construction of a new residential and office area began. The most striking of the office buildings was the High Tech Centre (HTC), designed by architect Kai Wartiainen and completed in 2001. The Helsinki Metro was extended to Ruoholahti in 1993. A short canal was built through the area to reinforce the image of a maritime district. Nokia returned to the area in 1999, when a new research centre was opened, designed by architect Tuomo Siitonen.
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As a part of the Kampinmalmi area and for its great location near the Helsinki city center, Ruoholahti is a vivid and easy area to live and work. There are lot of parks and kindergartens, so the area is very popular among the families. Ruoholahti has its own school: Ruoholahden Ala-aste which is now facing a positive challenge to fulfil the needs of its expanding neighbourhood Jätkäsaari. Jätkäsaari got its own school in autumn 2017 - first it only served first and second graders, but in 2019 there was a promise of Jätkäsaari primary and secondary school.
Ruoholahti now competes with Jätkäsaari area and there are many everyday services, shops, restaurants, coffee shops and one can participate in sports, study music in Ruoholahden Konservatorio or explore arts in Kaapelitehdas. Ruoholahti-Jätkäsaari has its own choir, own football teams (operated by PPJ) and many local activities. Ruoholahti and Jätkäsaari area is an optimal area to live for people in all ages.
Ruoholahti is also known as a business center, many succeed brands have an office in Ruoholahti - just to mention Supercell and Huawei.
In the 2017 municipal elections, the Greens party led in Ruoholahti.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ruoholahti news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Ruoholahti Finnish ˈruo hoˌlɑhti Swedish Grasviken both meaning Grass Bay is a quarter in Helsinki part of the Lansisatama neighbourhood and Kampinmalmi district 1 2 3 4 It is located in the southwestern part of the central city area of Helsinki close to the Lauttasaari island and it functions as the principal connection between the Helsinki city centre and the city of Espoo to the west As of 2005 update Ruoholahti is inhabited by approx 3300 people 5 The Lansisatama port is also situated in Ruoholahti Districts of Helsinki Ruoholahti highlighted The Ruoholahti canal Ruoholahti district viewed from the north Kaapelitehdas Cable Factory culture centre Contents 1 History 2 Future 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Ruoholahti area was created in the 1910s by connecting several small islands with earth fill Its purpose was to accommodate the above mentioned port In the 1940s there also developed a small industrial district whose most notable buildings were the cable factory Kaapelitehdas of Nokia which later became a cultural centre when Nokia gave up cable manufacturing and moved on to telecommunications 1 the headquarters of the Finnish government owned alcohol enterprise Alko transformed in 2002 into the Ruoholahti shopping centre and the legendary Lepakko or Lepakkoluola Bat cave an old warehouse building used in 1967 1979 as emergency accommodation for homeless alcoholics and then from 1979 to 1999 as an independent centre of youth culture from 1979 to 1999 it was demolished to make way for an office building In the 1960s the Lansivayla highway part of the Finnish national road 51 was built through Ruoholahti to connect Helsinki to southern Espoo via Lauttasaari A planning competition for the future of the area had been held in the middle 1980s The area started changing significantly in 1991 when the construction of a new residential and office area began The most striking of the office buildings was the High Tech Centre HTC designed by architect Kai Wartiainen and completed in 2001 The Helsinki Metro was extended to Ruoholahti in 1993 A short canal was built through the area to reinforce the image of a maritime district Nokia returned to the area in 1999 when a new research centre was opened designed by architect Tuomo Siitonen Future editAs a part of the Kampinmalmi area and for its great location near the Helsinki city center Ruoholahti is a vivid and easy area to live and work There are lot of parks and kindergartens so the area is very popular among the families Ruoholahti has its own school Ruoholahden Ala aste which is now facing a positive challenge to fulfil the needs of its expanding neighbourhood Jatkasaari Jatkasaari got its own school in autumn 2017 first it only served first and second graders but in 2019 there was a promise of Jatkasaari primary and secondary school Ruoholahti now competes with Jatkasaari area and there are many everyday services shops restaurants coffee shops and one can participate in sports study music in Ruoholahden Konservatorio or explore arts in Kaapelitehdas Ruoholahti Jatkasaari has its own choir own football teams operated by PPJ and many local activities Ruoholahti and Jatkasaari area is an optimal area to live for people in all ages Ruoholahti is also known as a business center many succeed brands have an office in Ruoholahti just to mention Supercell and Huawei In the 2017 municipal elections the Greens party led in Ruoholahti Gallery edit nbsp Itamerentori plaza nbsp Towards Porkkalankatu street nbsp Kellosaari shoreline restaurant nbsp Ruoholahti Metro station nbsp High Tech Centre Helsinki Kai Wartiainen 2001 See also editCrusell Bridge Ruoholahti metro station Subdivisions of HelsinkiReferences edit a b Ruoholahti My Helsinki Retrieved 24 June 2020 Vuorio Jukka 8 May 2019 Ruoholahden alle rakennettiin 1970 luvulla jotain josta harva tietaa nykyaankaan Viinatunneli Helsingin Sanomat Retrieved 24 June 2020 Ruoholahden puutalot pois liikenteen tielta Helsingin Sanomat 20 November 1967 Retrieved 24 June 2020 Helsinki in Transnational Historical Perspectives PDF Kvartti Helsinki Quarterly Retrieved 24 June 2020 http www hel2 fi tietokeskus helsinki alueittain 2005 103Kampinmalmi pdf Information about Kampinmalmi and its subareas in Finnish External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruoholahti nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ruoholahti 60 09 43 20 N 24 54 50 40 E 60 1620000 N 24 9140000 E 60 1620000 24 9140000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruoholahti amp oldid 1177182074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
