Keilaniemi

Keilaniemi is a high-rise business district mostly known for the numerous head offices of large corporations located there.

The district includes the head offices of Tieto (in land formerly occupied by Nokia),[1] Microsoft Finland,[2] Kone, Fortum, Neste Oil, Valmet, and many smaller corporations such as Rovio Entertainment.

Keilaniemi rose to the position of a corporate concentration in 1976, when the Accountor Tower (formerly Fortum Head Office) was built there.

Significant new construction in Keilaniemi is planned: construction of new tower blocks for office and residential use has been approved, and there have been alterations to the ground level in the vicinity of the metro station, including the introduction of cafes, to make the area more "urban".

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.

The medieval village of Otaniemi, consisting of Keilaniemi, the current area of Tapiola and Westend, originally belonged to the lands of the Hagalund manor.

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.

The T3 area, consisting of Otaniemi, Keilaniemi and Tapiola, is planned to become a unique activity and development environment for universities, companies as well as the public and third sectors.

Other participants include SRV, Fortum, Kemira, Kone, the city of Espoo and the environmental services of the Helsinki region (HSY).

The mansion, owned by the City of Espoo, houses the Karhusaari Art Centre and is used for weddings and other events.