Saunalahti ( Finnish) or Bastvik ( Swedish) is one of the newest

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districts in

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, located by the Kummelivuori hill between

Kivenlahti Espoonlahti ( Finnish) or Esboviken ( Swedish) (literally ''The Bay of Espoo'' or ''Espoo Bay'') is one of the five major urban areas of Espoo, a city in Finland. It lies along the south-western coast of Espoo, bounded to the west by the bay of th ...

and Kurttila, west of the Kauklahdenväylä road, on the coast of the

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bay. The bay at Saunalahti is named Bastvikfjärden. The area also contains original

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residence from old Saunalahti and agriculture. Saunalahti is separated from Kivenlahti by the ''

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'' highway, continuing to

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as ''Jorvaksentie''. The Bastvik manor, dating back to the 19th century, has long since fallen into disrepair. In 2005, the city has started renovating it, and it is planned to host the office of the renovation project architects (Arkkitehtitoimisto Okulus Oy), a

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, and a home. The Bastvik projekt includes research of old construction and manufacturing techniques. At some point, Bastvik was planned as a remote facility of the apartment fair held in

Kauklahti Kauklahti ( Finnish) or Köklax ( Swedish, alternative spelling ''Köklaks'', old Finnish ''Kaukalaksi'') is a district of Espoo, in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland. Kauklahti is growing fast and in 2006 hosted The Finnish Housing Fair. ...

in summer 2006. However, the plan was abandoned. The Bastvik manor had a significant

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in the 19th century, and because of this, ''Sågholmen'' (formerly an island, currently the Sahaniemi peninsula) has been a stopping place for large ships. In the late 1910s, the manor building suffered from lack of management, but in 1923 the farm was bought by Claes Nordstedt, the founder of the Kauklahti glass works, who renovated the building. When the Kauklahti glass works went into bankruptcy, Nordstedt sold the farm to banker Antti Hiltunen and his family in 1928. Hiltunen had the manor building renovated again, this time also architecturally. By the plans of architect Väinö Toivio, the building got a neo-classical,

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-style look. The current 2000s renovation project of the manor building aims to preserve this 1920s spirit. The Espoo rantaraitti route is planned to extend all the way to Saunalahti. At this moment, the coast of Saunalahti is, except for a few small exceptions, not accessible to the public.

Construction

The houses in Saunalahti are built to preserve the original nature as much as possible. The houses are built at different heights, so that most have a view to the

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. All houses fit in with each other despite not looking exactly alike. Saunalahti will be the home of 5000 new inhabitants. The first of these moved into the area in autumn 2003. The new district will mostly be finished in 2010.

Services

Saunalahti School was opened in 2012. It began in 2008, when 13 architects at Verstas started designing the school. Construction commenced in 2010 and was completed in 2012. The building also houses the Saunalahti library. Saunalahti school 09

Traffic connections

Regional traffic * The regional bus line 150A goes to

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. The ending stop of line 150A is in Tillinmäki and it goes through Saunalahti. * The regional bus line 150K goes to

. The ending stop of line 150K is in Saunalahti. * The regional bus line 165/165N goes through Saunalahti along the Vanha Saunalahdentie road to Kamppi in Helsinki. The ending stop of line 165/165N is in Kauklahti. Espoo internal traffic * The line 65K goes from Espoonkartano via Kauklahti and Saunalahti to Espoonlahti. 65 also goes through the Kauklahti industrial area. Exchange points * The nearest exchange point to Espoo internal lines is in Kivenlahti. * The exchange point to

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traffic is in Kauklahti.

Stores

* The Lippulaiva

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is only a short bicycle distance away. * There are services in nearby Kivenlahti: Alepa, K-market, pharmacy, library, Valintatalo. * The centre of Kauklahti is a short distance away by car.

Beaches

Saunalahti does not currently have its own beach. The nearest beach is in Kivenlahti, a short walking or bicycle distance away.

External links

A map of Saunalahti at Google Maps

The names of places in Saunalahti describe its colourful history
city of Espoo
Pictures of Saunalahti
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