The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council is preparing a regional land use plan in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act. The plan is titled VISIO – Innovative Green Transition, the 5th Regional Land Use Plan for Uusimaa. The VISIO Plan supplements and updates the current planning framework with regard to the themes of green and clean transition as well as national defense.
International consultation materials
The Uusimaa Regional Council’s website features plan materials in Finnish, Swedish, and English.
The materials for the international consultation are in Swedish and English and include the following:
- Plan map
- Plan symbols and regulations
- Planning report (sections 5.2–5.6, 7.2–7.7, and 8 have been removed from the original report as they are not necessary for the consultation)
- Participation and assessment plan
- Fortum’s summary report
- In addition, the materials include a cover letter that has been translated into all the languages of the target countries.
The materials have been prepared in Finnish and Swedish and translated using artificial intelligence into English and the languages of the states covered by the notification and consultation procedure. We apologize for any minor inaccuracies that may occur in the AI-generated translations. We will be pleased to respond to any questions or requests for clarification concerning the VISION Plan.
For further information
Requests for further information may be addressed directly to the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council, which is responsible for preparing the VISION Plan. The contact person for the international consultation procedure is Environmental Specialist Tanja Lamminmäki. Overall responsibility for the VISION Plan rests with Head of Planning Ilona Mansikka.
Tanja Lamminmäki
Adviser, Environment
tanja.lamminmaki@uudenmaanliitto.fi
Impact of assessment, natural resources, soil material, water-related issues e.g. in the VISIO plan. Areas of responsibility in regional land use planning: Askola, Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Kerava, Lapinjärvi, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo, Pukkila, Sipoo and Tuusula
Ilona Mansikka
Regional Planning Manager
ilona.mansikka@uudenmaanliitto.fi
Regional land use plan and developing its work process. Responsibility for the VISIO plan. Areas of responsibility in regional land use planning: Espoo, Helsinki, Kaunainen and Vantaa. Deputy for Director of Regional Planning Mari Siivola
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