The central topics of the residents’ event were the construction of the health and well-being centre, which started in early 2024, and its upcoming service selection. The health and well-being centre will be the new location for many health and social services in central Helsinki.
The audience was especially interested in the availability of services, and they wished for improvements in this regard. The City’s aim is to improve the availability of services by developing new operating methods and offering longer opening hours. This work is done whenever a health and well-being centre, such as that in Kamppi, is being planned in Helsinki.
The event audience asked excellent questions regarding accessibility, among other topics. How will accessibility be taken into consideration in the building and its surroundings? Will residents with mobility limitations be able to take part in an accessibility tour, for example, well before operations start in the premises?
The audience also felt that the flow of pick-up and drop-off traffic and the location of parking areas are essential for ensuring accessibility. The topics brought up at the event will be revisited in the next residents’ events.
The atmosphere at the residents’ event was pleasant. The audience gave positive feedback on how the City involved the residents early on. The audience thought that the information received at the event was clear and sufficient at this point.
Helsinki City Strategy states that health and social services are developed and planned together with residents. Moving forward, we will host two resident evenings per year. We received some feedback from people wishing for hybrid events that they could participate in both on-site and online. This could encourage younger participants to attend the events.
Kamppi Health and Well-being Centre
- The construction of Kamppi Health and Well-being Centre has begun next to the Sähkötalo building, at the address Salomonkatu 8.
- The estimate is that Helsinki health and social services will start operating in the building in early 2028.
- The plan is for services such as Kivelä and Viiskulma health stations to move to Kamppi Health and Well-being Centre. A service point belonging to Kamppi Health and Well-being Centre will likely remain in Lauttasaari.
- The services of the upcoming Kamppi Health and Well-being Centre will include health station services, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social services for young people and adults, and low-threshold Mieppi mental health services, for example.
Join us in planning the services of Kamppi Health and Well-being Centre
- Contact us: sotepe.osallisuus@hel.fi(Link opens default mail program)
- Give feedback on City of Helsinki services hel.fi/palaute/en/(Link leads to external service)
- More information about Kamppi Health and Well-being Centre
