Tag: Keskuskatu
HS: The general plan is an obstacle to converting offices into apartments in the center of Helsinki
Converting the office into apartments would therefore require the city to create a corresponding amount of business space elsewhere in the center. “We want to preserve the downtown area. If one property owner is given the opportunity to convert the Business Space into residential use, the next property owner will soon demand it as well,” […]
Helsinki’s Chinese New Year celebration is crowned by a dance procession on Keskuskatu
Helsinki’s Chinese New Year brings a little joy to the dark time of the year and invites citizens to enjoy the day’s traditional program. The festival event will take place on Saturday, January 21, on Keskuskatu, between Kaivokatu and Aleksanterinkatu, ice sculpture performances from 10 am to 3 pm and dragon and lion dance from […]
HS: There are three factors that point to the weakening of vitality in the center of Helsinki
The Helsinki City Council has commissioned a vitality assessment, which drew attention to the deep problems of downtown businesses. The Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce has revealed that the turnover of companies operating in downtown areas was 20-30 percent lower this fall than before the coronavirus pandemic in 2019. The assessment also highlighted the increase […]
