Salmisaari is a small area (a sector, pienalue) belonging to the Ruoholahti

Ruoholahti

Ruoholahti is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood and Kampinmalmi district. The name means Grass Bay and is pronounced...

 quarter of the Länsisatama

Länsisatama

West Harbour is a cargo and container harbour in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki, Finland, in the southwestern part of the Helsinginniemi peninsula. The Länsisatama harbour area also includes the Munkkisaaren laituri pier on the west side of Munkkisaari, used by cruiseliners.The Länsisatama...

 neighbourhood of Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

.

The Salmisaari island was previously located west of the Helsinginniemi peninsula. However, during the early times of Länsisatama, it was annexed to the mainland by filling the sea in between. The area of Salmisaari has been named after this island.

Since 1953, Salmisaari has included the Salmisaari power plant, owned by Helsingin Energia

Helsingin Energia

Helsingin Energia , Helsingfors Energi , founded in 1909 and based in Helsinki, is one of the largest energy companies in Finland...

. It also has offices of Altia

Altia

Altia Oyj or is a Finnish state-owned corporation based in Helsinki, which produces, imports, exports and markets alcoholic beverages. It operates in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia and Latvia. Altia has production plants in Koskenkorva and Rajamäki in Finland, in Tabasalu in Estonia and...

 (Salmisaarenranta 7). The opposite half of the same building acts as the Helsinki Court House

Helsinki Court House

Helsinki Court House is situated on Salmisaari in Helsinki, Finland. The building was constructed between 1937 and 1940. The building was originally Alko's headquarters, factory and main storage. The building was partially reconstructed in 2004, when it became a court house.- External links :*...

.

Renovation

On the site of Salmisaari's former power plant's coal

Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...

 supply area, in the immediate vicinity of the Länsiväylä

Länsiväylä

is a motorway in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland, mainly at the Helsinki conurbation. It is part of the Finnish national road 51. The road begins in Ruoholahti in western Helsinki and continues west through the island of Lauttasaari and then across the city border to Espoo. The Länsiväylä road...

 highway, there will be completed in autumn 2008 100'000 square metres of high-level office and business premises and an exercise building of 20'000 square metres, containing two ice hockey halls. The central location, diverse services and good traffic connections make Salmisaari a unique target. The new office building has been planned in respect of the old buildings, and Salmisaari is planned to have a stylish and comfortable city district with its own marina

Marina

A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....

 and beach boulevard. Contractors include the insurance company Varma, Ahlstrom

Ahlstrom

Ahlstrom is a Finnish wood processing firm and a global manufacturer of specialty papers and nonwoven materials, using natural and synthetic fibers to produce roll goods for customers who turn them into hundreds of products. Ahlstrom's shares have been traded on the main list of the Helsinki Stock...

, Sponda, YIT

YIT

YIT Oyj is a diversified Finnish-based company, headquartered in Helsinki, which provides a range of services, mainly to other businesses...

, Omenahotelli

Omenahotelli

Omenahotelli is a chain of hotels in Finland. It is known for cheap rates and self-service. There is no reception desk or receptionists in the hotels - rooms are booked and paid for on the Internet...

, Regus and Technopolis.

External links

• The office building planned by Varma in Salmisaari