Jätkäsaari

Jätkäsaari (Finnish: [ˈjætkæˌsɑːri]; Swedish: Busholmen) is a peninsula and a quarter in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is part to the Kampinmalmi district and Länsisatama neighbourhood. It was the site of the main container port in Helsinki until late 2008, when the harbour moved to the new facilities in Vuosaari. The terminals for passenger ferries to Tallinn remain in Jätkäsaari at the West Harbour.

What is now known as Jätkäsaari (literally Docker Island in Finnish), was originally a group of four islands: Jätkäsaari (Busholm), Hietasaari (Sandholm), Saukko (Uttern) and tiny Saukonkari. The sea between the islands and the continent was filled, creating a peninsula to house harbour facilities. The area became an island once more with the construction of the Ruoholahti Canal. With most of the harbour operations having moved to the new Vuosaari Harbour, the construction of a new mixed-use city district began in late 2009, after a clean-up of contaminated soil was completed.

The new Jätkäsaari area is planned as an urban, densely built city district, built around the shoreline and an S-shaped park in the middle. The apartment blocks will be closed to protect the inner courtyards from wind; Jätkäsaari is known as one of the windiest districts in Helsinki. The planners envisage the completed area of having 17,000 residents as well as 6,000 jobs. The area will have several schools, kindergartens, sports facilities and public services. Public transport in Jätkäsaari is handled primarily by the Helsinki tram network. Waste collection is operated by automated vacuum collection. The street names of Jätkäsaari are based on the Finnish nomenclature of the regions of the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, such as Samoankuja ("Samoa Alley"), Bahamankatu ("Bahama Street"), Kuubankatu ("Cuba Street") or Hyväntoivonkatu ("Good Hope Street").