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Topic: Vuosaari


In the News (Tue 2 Dec 08)

  
  Vuosaari
Vuosaari is a district in the City of Helsinki, Finland.
Vuosaari is one of the fastest-growing areas in Helsinki.
A notable portion (16.7% in 2002) of the Vuosaari population are foreigners or have a foreign background.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/vu/Vuosaari.html   (234 words)

  
 Vuosaari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vuosaari (Swedish: Nordsjö) is a district in the City of Helsinki, Finland.
Vuosaari is the location of a new major seaport in Helsinki, the Vuosaari Harbour.
As of 2005 7,7% of the population of Vuosaari are foreign citizens and 11,6% have been born outside of Finland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vuosaari   (288 words)

  
 Geografia d'Europa: material de suport
Vuosaari will be the site of modern harbour facilities where cargo units will move through the harbour quickly.
Vuosaari is located 14 kilometres to the east of the city centre.
Vuosaari Harbour is planned as a modern harbour for unitized cargo.
www.ub.es /medame/helsinki.html   (1432 words)

  
 Helsingin kaupungin kulttuuriasiainkeskus
Vuosaari House is a cultural centre for the people of Vuosaari.
The Vuosaari House’s programme policy is the responsibility of the Helsinki Cultural Office which in turn operates under the aegis of Stoa the Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki.
Vuosaari House's unique entrance hall and gallery are also available for use by outside exhibitors.
www.kulttuuri.hel.fi /vuotalo/index_en.html   (162 words)

  
 Finnfacts - English - Actualities
Vuosaari will have good connections with different parts of Europe and Finland.
The harbour project office believes that Vuosaari, as an efficient and, in terms of traffic connections, incomparable harbour, will in the future also attract cargo flows and customers that have not been seen before at Finnish ports.
Vuosaari Harbour, which will replace an old shipyard, will cover an area of 150 hectares, 90 hectares of which will be a new area that will require 12 million cubic metres of fill.
www.finnfacts.com /english/main/actualities/vuosaaren_satama.html   (324 words)

  
 Vuosaari Gateway
The Vuosaari area of Helsinki starts at Vartionkylänlahti, where the semi-motorway Vuotie together with the metro track running above ground cuts an almost 100 m wide canyon in the landscape.
In honor of this ingenious deception, there are now 132 light torches mounted on posts on both sides of the Vuosaari Road.
The light posts, between which the actual road lightning fittings are suspended on wires, are made of perforated steel plate.
www.archidose.org /Aug00/080700.html   (258 words)

  
 EUKN - European Urban Knowledge Network - Vuosaari Harbour project
The Vuosaari Harbour will be most modern harbour in the Baltic Sea when it is completed and the operations of the West Harbour and North Harbour are moved here.
The project is being conducted by the Port of Helsinki in cooperation with the Finnish Maritime Administration, the Finnish Rail Administration and the Finnish Road Administration.
In addition to the assessment processes that are required by law, the impacts of the Vuosaari Harbour and traffic channels have been evaluated with an exceptionally large number of studies.
www.eukn.org /eukn/themes/Urban_Policy/Transport_and_infrastructure/Water_transport/vuosaari_1004.html   (766 words)

  
 Helsinki: Vuosaari
Vuosaari is located on the eastern shore of Helsinki, 13 kilometres from the city centre.
There are some 30 kilometres of coastline available, and the intention is to interfere as little as possible with the natural environment, except for the zone running directly south from the central station of Vuosaari, which will be designed as a park for public use.
The area is under transformation process; so it is evident to lean to the identity, which comes from the history of the area, while the settling down is under process.
www.helsinki.fi /jarj/mao/urban/vuosaari.html   (526 words)

  
 The Entry Road to Vuosaari   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
The vastness of the area and the massiveness of its structures (rock cuttings, concrete bridges, high-rise blocks) require a corresponding scale of plan rather than small-scale enlivening or decoration.
This environment is usually experienced in a few minutes from a car speeding by at 60 to 80 kilometres an hour, or from the underground.
The enemy bombers mistook the location of the city and dropped their load in the backwoods of Vuosaari.
www.ark.fi /ark5-6_96/vuosaarie.html   (495 words)

  
 Paulig Group Tiedotteet
Already before the competition, the City of Helsinki, the inhabitants of Vuosaari and Paulig Group together with experts of architecture and construction have worked on the ideas for the tower.
The residents of Vuosaari, and in particular those of the tower itself, will be able to enjoy the town centre's versatile services and its excellent traffic connections.
The result shows clearly that the voice of the residents of Vuosaari has been heard: therefore we haven't opposed this tower project, says journalist Kerttu Vainio, who represented the residents of Vuosaari in the jury.
www.paulig.fi /group/english/sivut/tiedotteet/torni.htm   (1176 words)

  
 HS Metro 10.10.2002 - Helsinki City Council overwhelmingly approves construction of Vuosaari harbour
In a historic decision on Wednesday evening the Helsinki City Council gave its approval to the construction of a massive harbour facility in Vuosaari in the east of Helsinki.
The prospect of a harbour in the area was one of the main considerations when Helsinki agreed to annex Vuosaari in 1966.
The first concrete proposal for the construction of a harbour in Vuosaari came in January 1990.
www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20021010IE5   (461 words)

  
 Vuosaari - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Vuosaari (en sueco Nordsjö) es un distrito de la ciudad de Helsinki, Finlandia.
Entre otras cosas, Vuosaari es importante por sus áreas naturales y por sus zonas de recreación en la costa.
Vuosaari también tendrá el mayor puerto marítimo de la ciudad de Helsinki.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vuosaari   (303 words)

  
 virtualpilots.fi: WW2History-ErkkiPalosuo-VuosaariEnglish.html
In the early issues of this year, we told about an airbase in Vuosaari during the Winter War era 1939-1940 and a memorial that was being planned in its memory.
The crew of the plane foresaw their fate of being shot down, and after that Ripons were only used in night operations.
The rooms used for accommodation had to be put in similar order as they were in the beginning of the war.
www.virtualpilots.fi /hist/WW2History-ErkkiPalosuo-VuosaariEnglish.html   (1091 words)

  
 Photos from my neighbourhood (Vuosaari/Helsinki) - SkyscraperCity
It was very exciting to see pictures from Zverynas district/Vilnius and Bolderaja/Riga so I decided to show my own neighbourhood, Vuosaari which locates about 15 km:s east from the Helsinki city centre.
Vuosaari is also the eastern end of the Helsinki metro line.
You are right, words ''ugly'' and ''wannabe commieblock'' were not right words, anyway i tried to say that the houses in Vuosaari are quite non-personal and boring.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=181998   (476 words)

  
 Vuosaari Gateway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
This traffic environment forms the main entrance to the most vigorously growing part of Helsinki, and maybe some day it will act as passage to the new Finnish giant harbour.
In honour of this ingenious deception, there are now 132 light torches mounted on posts on both sides of the Vuosaari Road.
In daytime the row of posts and the wire roofing over the road create a uniform space, a tunnel through which the landscape is experienced.
www.heikkinen-komonen.fi /Valovuo/valo_text_e.htm   (241 words)

  
 Baltic Sea Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
VUOSAARI HARBOUR PROJECT INFORMS: On the evening of 9 August a large blast took place in connection with the dredging of the Vuosaari Harbour fairway.
VUOSAARI HARBOUR PROJECT INFORMS: A contract covering the construction of the open parts of the harbour road and railway line was signed today.
VUOSAARI HARBOUR PROJECT INFORMS: On the basis of extensive studies the Port of Helsinki has developed a safe way to remove tributyl tin (TBT) from contaminated sediment.
www.fimr.fi /en/itamerikanta/uutisarkisto.html   (2341 words)

  
 Helsingin kaupungin kulttuuriasiainkeskus
Vuosaari House is a large, semicircular building with a concrete back façade and a glass front façade, and imposing air-conditioning duct pillars.
The building is near the Vuosaari metro station, Columbus shopping centre, the sports centre and local schools.
See map for the exact location of Vuosaari House.
kulttuuri.hel.fi /vuotalo/yhteystiedot_en.html   (221 words)

  
 HS Metro 27.6.2002 - Supreme Administrative Court rejects appeals - gives go-ahead to Vuosaari harbour construction
Finland's Supreme Administrative Court has rejected motions to block the implementation of plans to build a new harbour in Vuosaari in the east of Helsinki.
On Wednesday the court handed down a ruling that will allow officials to make plans for the financing and construction of the new facility.
The Chairman of the Helsinki City Council, Pekka Sauri (Green), welcomed the fact that the construction of harbour facilities in Vuosaari will mean that space in present harbours in the centre of Helsinki can now be used for the construction of housing.
www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20020627IE3   (384 words)

  
 www.environment.fi - Vuosaari landfill site voted top for Biodiversity Promotion
Landscaping of the Vuosaari landfill site using waste soil began in 1994.
One of the key benefits of the project has been its monitoring and research activities which have promoted increased biodiversity at the site.  The Vuosaari hill site is also a popular spot for nature tours among groups of city residents, school pupils, nature enthusiasts and landscaping students and professionals both from Finland and abroad.
Countdown 2010 is a project launched by the World Conservation Union IUCN and the European Union, the aim of which is to halt or at least significantly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss.
www.ymparisto.fi /default.asp?contentid=211665&lan=en   (466 words)

  
 Economic responsibility - Preliminary agreement on Vuosaari roasting plant site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
made a letter of intent for the purchase of a plot of land in the new business park by Vuosaari harbour.
The timetable for investment will depend on progress made on the development of Vuosaari harbour.
The site covered by the letter of intent is around eight hectares in area and is being sold for 4.8 million euros.
www.paulig.fi /channels/default/frameset/etusivu/paulig_group/eng/unnamed_4/unnamed/unnamed_3.html   (253 words)

  
 eFinland | Virtual Model of the Helsinki Vuosaari Harbour Project
Helsinki, 23 December, 2004 —; The most modern cargo harbour in the Baltic is being built in the Vuosaari section of Helsinki.
In the the Virtual model of the Vuosaari harbour project you can see conceptual views and panoramas as well as an animation.
Cargo traffic will move there from the West and North harbours in 2008.
e.finland.fi /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=30490   (170 words)

  
 Vuosaari / 00980 / Helsinki / Finland - plazes.com
Vuosaari / 00980 / Helsinki / Finland - plazes.com
Find out how to add your own locations and share them with others.
Plazes gives your full control over your geo-privacy settings.
beta.plazes.com /plaze/cd73ce2f491dbe41de9dcc59521d0f50   (89 words)

  
 The Mall Of Vuosaari, Page I
- About a year ago, I saw a newspaper article that stated that a certain mall will be demolished in Vuosaari area, it gave out the exact address and the name of the place.
Then one day while driving in Vuosaari area, I noticed that this mall which is shown in the pictures is well underway of becoming a memory in the minds of the people.
I've not read a single article about the fact that this place was also under the threat of demolition.
www.silentwall.com /VuosaariMallI.html   (367 words)

  
 Finland Forum - I´m looking for flat or house to rent near Vuosaari!
I´m an english artist looking for a flat with 2 rooms and a kitchen to rent in, or near Vuosaari.
I'm in quite a hurry to find a place so if you think you can help me please let me know asap.
Apartment is near to K-Market, Swimming Pool, buss station, Medical Center.
www.finlandforum.org /bb/viewtopic.php?p=165414   (449 words)

  
 Running with scissors still allowed on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Someone should complete this set but putting a Ghost Busters logo at the bottom of the row.
Seen at the entrance to the Columbus shopping center in Vuosaari.
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www.flickr.com /photos/dumell/178520497   (110 words)

  
 vuosaari: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
vuosaari: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
Runsas viikko jouluun, ja tältä näytti Vuosaari tänään (video):...
vuosaari per day for the last 30 days
technorati.com /tag/vuosaari   (103 words)

  
 Helsinki.fi - Vuosaari landfill site voted top for Biodiversity Promotion
Helsinki.fi - Vuosaari landfill site voted top for Biodiversity Promotion
The landscaping of the Vuosaari dump and landfill site's 60 hectares of uniform, open land area is an outstanding example of long-term and sustainable ecological land management.
Read more from The website of Finland¿s environmental administration
www.helsinki.fi /en/index/kaupunkijaseutu/uutiset/802bb353147cf0144b8dea6a5fd6034f.shtml   (105 words)

  
 Finland's Sponda to build 100 mln eur logistics site for Vuosaari harbour - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
Finland's Sponda to build 100 mln eur logistics site for Vuosaari harbour
HELSINKI (AFX) - Finnish property firm Sponda said it has been given the go-ahead by the Port of Helsinki to build a 100 mln eur logistics centre at the new Vuosaari harbour in the eastern part of the capital.
Sponda said it plans to remain the long-term owner of properties it is to build on the site, which will have a leasable surface area of around 130,000 square metres.
www.forbes.com /markets/feeds/afx/2006/10/16/afx3092626.html   (390 words)

  
 EuroInvestor.co.uk - SDA:SPONDA WINS CONTRACT TO BUILD GATEHOUSE COMPLEX AT VUOSAARI HARB
SPONDA WINS CONTRACT TO BUILD GATEHOUSE COMPLEX AT VUOSAARI HARBOUR
Sponda Plc and the Port of Helsinki have today, 16 November 2006, signed a contract under which Sponda will be responsible for building the gatehouse, parking facilities and passenger terminal at Vuosaari Harbour.
The development project will be carried out in two phases, with the total investment for the first phase amounting to some EUR 34 million and for the second EUR 8 million.
www.euroinvestor.co.uk /News/ShowNewsStory.aspx?StoryId=9479218   (694 words)

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