Suvilahti ( sv, Södervik) is a cultural center and former energy production area in Sörnäinen,

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. It encompasses nine buildings and two large gasometers. Construction of a

steam turbine A steam turbine is a machine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its modern manifestation was invented by Charles Parsons in 1884. Fabrication of a modern steam turbin ...

electrical power plant was completed in 1909 and a gas plant in 1910. The buildings were constructed using the then revolutionary steel-reinforced concrete method. The architect

Selim A. Lindqvist Selim Arvid Lindqvist (19 May 1867, Helsinki – 17 May 1939, Helsinki) was an architect from Finland. He worked mainly in the Art Nouveau style and mainly in Helsinki. He has been described as one of the foremost Finnish architects from the time ...

was influenced by

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'' Jugendstil'' architecture. The power plant was closed in 1976 and gas production ended in 1994. Beginning in January 2008, the real estate company Kiinteistö Oy Kaapelitalo began developing, renting and maintaining the facilities. The facilities are being renovated for use by artists and other cultural activities. Suvilahti is home to photography studios, artists, writers, production companies and advertising agencies. The large courtyard is used for outdoor events. In 2022, it was announced that the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an agency of the European Union, will launch a new location at Suvilahti, beginning in 2023. Kiinteistö Oy Kaapelitalo is owned by the

City of Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. The company is also responsible for the facilities at

Kaapelitehdas Kaapelitehdas ( Finnish for "the Cable Factory", also called simply Kaapeli, sv, Kabelfabriken) is a famous building in Salmisaari, Helsinki, near the Lauttasaari bridge. It was redeveloped from its industrial use into a cultural centre which ...

in Ruoholahti, Helsinki.

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