The housing fair event City Living in Jätkäsaari, to be held between 1 and 9 September, will feature a number of entertainment and expert events, seminars, discussions, workshops and artists. Everyone is welcome to this autumn’s most interesting city event!
A more detailed programme, sites and locations can be found on the Housing Fair (Asuntomessut) app.
Programme (please note that events are added to the programme all the time)
Saturday, 1 September 2018
11:30 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
12:00-18:00 Hyvän Toivon Kappeli (The Chapel of Good Will) open to the public
13:00-14:00 How to find a place of peace and quiet in the city? Hyvän Toivon Kappeli
13:00-18:00 Meet the Stadiluotsit borough liaisons, Jätkäsaari Pavilion
13:00-13:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
16:00 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
18:00-18:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
Sunday, 2 September 2018
11:30 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
12:00-18:00 Hyvän Toivon Kappeli (The Chapel of Good Will) open to the public
12:00-13:00 Housing Fair Service, Hyvän Toivon Kappeli
13:00-13:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
15:00-17:00 My home in the city – meet a resident at their functional and cosy home for one person at Malagankatu 7 A. The event is produced by SATO.
16:00 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
18:00-18:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
Monday, 3 September 2018
12:00-16:00 City Living – Living as a Service (IN ENGLISH), Clarion Hotel
13:00-14:00 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-19:00 Hyvän Toivon Kappeli (The Chapel of Good Will) open to the public
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
14:30-16:30 Urban Research takes to the Streets: Trends of the street and the city (IN ENGLISH), Jätkäsaari Pavilion
17:00-18:00 Jätkä Talks! Housing services
Tuesday, 4 September 2018
9:00-11:00 Safe City event for schoolchildren, Hyvän Toivon Kappeli
12:00-14:00 Think Tank – City Living in the Future, Clarion Hotel
13:00-14:00 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-19:00 Hyvän Toivon Kappeli (The Chapel of Good Will) open to the public
14:00-15:30 Gospel for urban communities, Hyvän Toivon Kappeli
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
14:30-16:30 Urban Research takes to the Streets: The everyday living conditions and dreams of the ageing population, Jätkäsaari Pavilion
16:00-17:00 School tour, Jätkäsaari comprehensive
17:00-18:00 Jätkä Talks! Comfort technology
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
12:00-16:00 Communities and communal housing (Partly in English), Clarion Hotel
13:00-14:00 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-19:00 Hyvän Toivon Kappeli (The Chapel of Good Will) open to the public
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
14:30-16:30 Urban Research takes to the Streets: Stories, places and histories, Jätkäsaari Pavilion
16:00-17:00 School tour, Jätkäsaari comprehensive
16:00-18:00 Meet the Stadiluotsit borough liaisons, Jätkäsaari Pavilion
16:00-20:00 Kisakallio Sports Institute students programme (location to be confirmed)
17:00-18:00 Jätkä Talks! Mitä Jätkä! – an event for Jätkäsaari residents
18:00-18:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
Thursday, 6 September 2018
9:30-12:00 Part I: Sustainable Urban Development (IN ENGLISH), Clarion Hotel
12:45-16:00 Part II: Kestävä kaupunkikehitys, Clarion Hotel
13:00-13:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
14:30-16:30 Urban Research takes to the Streets: Neighbours in dialogue, Jätkäsaari Pavilion
16:00-20:00 Kisakallio Sports Institute students programme (location to be confirmed)
17:00-18:00 Artist: Fork, JätkäsaariAreena
17:00-18:00 Jätkä Talks! New ideas
18:00-18:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
Friday, 7 September 2018
12:00-16:00 Housing Reform Helsinki, Housing 2020, Competition Seminar, Sitra Auditorium in Ruoholahti
13:00-13:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
13:30-15:30 Urban Research takes to the Streets: Päivät ja yöt: elämä ja politiikka suurkaupungissa Days and nights: life and politics in metropolitan cities (PARTLY IN ENGLISH), Jätkäsaari Pavilion
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
14:00-19:00 Hyvän Toivon Kappeli (The Chapel of Good Will) open to the public
17:00 Launch of the Jätkäsaari communal space project, Hyvän Toivon Kappeli
18:00 Instawalk, starting point at the Finnish Museum of Photography – Kaapelitehdas, Tallberginkatu 1 G (Instagram guided tour at 17:30 at the starting point) Guides: architect Jari Huhtaniemi (City of Helsinki) and representatives from the Finnish Museum of Photography Laura Porola and Arja-Liisa Kaasinen
18:00-18:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
Saturday, 8 September 2018
9:00-16:00 Jätkäsaari Fire and Rescue Station: yard and garages open to the public. Introduction to rescue station equipment and basics of fire extinguishing
11:00-15:00 Flea market, Settlement Apartments
11:30 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
13:00-13:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
15:30-16:30 Stadin Juhlaorkesteri Orchestra concert at JätkäsaariAreena
16:00 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
18:00-18:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
Sunday, 9 September 2018
11:30 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
13:00-13:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
14:00-18:00 Pottery workshop for the whole family, LahjaFactory
16:00 Helsinki Parkour’s parkour course
18:00-18:30 Building tour, Settlement Apartments
On-going programmes
Jätkäsaari comprehensive, Rionkatu 10 Exhibition of children’s works of art displayed on the school windows
SATO path:
Point 1: Cosy art experience, Rionkatu 11, club room downstairs
Home-themed art experience combining contemporary art and design. The work belongs to SATO’s Mikä tekee kodista kodin (’What makes a home a home’) campaign, which explores the home atmosphere through all five senses. The experiential and provoking installation was designed by designer Tero Kuitunen and artist Rauha Mäkilä.
Point 2: My home in the city, Malagankatu 7 A 48
Meet at resident at their functional and cosy home for one person at Malagankatu 7 A on Sunday 2 September between 15:00 and 17:00 and 3-7 September between 17:30 and 19:30.
A home is a place that reflects the personality of the person living there; this is evident in the furniture and objects that are moved along with the resident from one home to another.
