Along Ring II in Espoo, a new kind of a park city, Suurpelto, is being constructed. The city and nature combine to form a unique system: of the 325 hectares of the area, 89 hectares have been reserved for parks and green areas. An extensive central park with forests is also located nearby.
The entire 325 hectares of Suurpelto area will have 1 million floor square metres of building rights. There are altogether seven planning zones, and a city plan has currently been ratified for the first two of them only.
Suurpelto's assets are its excellent location along convenient main traffic routes, the vicinity of Tapiola, Otaniemi and Keilaniemi, and a short distance to the Helsinki city centre.
Apartments are being built in the area, and the launching of service and business premises construction is being planned. The first day-care centre is in operation, and project planning for the Learning Hill School is underway. Suurpelto will be completed in the next 10-15 years.
