Tuusula General Plan 2040 enters into force
The drafting of the Tuusula Master Plan 2040 began back in 2009, and the council decided to approve the plan in November 2022. The processing of appeals in the courts took three years. Now the plan has finally become legally binding.
The Tuusula General Plan 2040 emphasises in particular:
- diverse residential areas
- development of centres
- improving the operating conditions for the municipality's business life and services
- promoting transport, especially public transport, cycling and walking, and preparing for significant new rail connections
- preserving the built environment, landscape, natural values and biodiversity
- ensuring the adequacy of recreational areas.
Plenty of opportunities for diverse living
The general plan enables the development of Tuusula and strong growth in its population. The plan proposes area reservations for Tuusula for up to 60,000 residents. However, the municipality’s population forecast predicts lower growth, and the plan allows for flexibility in implementing the growth rate of urban areas.
Areas for expansion have been designated for housing, and their implementation has been phased. However, nothing will be built on the basis of the master plan yet; more detailed planning of the areas will be carried out in local detailed plans.
The areas along public transport corridors will be densified with apartment blocks. Small house areas will be located primarily on the outskirts of urban areas. Reserve areas have been set aside in Jokela and Lahela. The situation in the Tuomala area will be decided at a later date.
Requirements for business operations
The general plan designates new job creation along Itäväylä and in south-east Tuusula. Near the municipal border of Vantaa, in the Senkkerin-Kiila area, circular economy activities and soil storage will be permitted.
Expansion directions have been marked for the Focus and Ristikivi employment areas, as well as for the employment areas along Vähänummentie in Järvenpää, based on Purola. The plan also makes provisions for national transport projects such as the Lentorata railway line and the Tallinn Tunnel.
New transport connections will be allocated for local traffic to Lahela and Koillis-Hyrylä, among other places. The commercial hierarchy will be clarified by designating Sahankulma and Riihikallio as local centres in Hyrylä. New aircraft noise contours in accordance with the environmental permit will guide construction to some extent.
Nature conservation is taken into account
The general plan includes existing nature conservation areas (240 hectares in 2022) and proposes new areas covering 136 hectares. Currently, the municipality has 315 hectares of nature conservation areas. According to the EU’s biodiversity strategy, the goal is for strictly protected areas to cover 10% of the Uusimaa region by 2030.
In addition to establishing nature reserves, it is very important to preserve and promote biodiversity outside protected areas. Alongside nature reserves, the master plan also identifies other sites where valuable nature must be taken into account. All valuable natural sites have been compiled in the nature appendix to the master plan, which explains what kind of nature is to be preserved through demarcation.
The general plan defines the broad outlines
A general plan is a broad land use plan. The plan coordinates community functions such as housing, services, jobs and recreational areas. General planning determines the broad outlines of the desired development, and the general plan guides the preparation of local detailed plans.
The general plan does not replace all municipal partial plans. However, aircraft noise contours, valuable natural sites, transport projects, directions for the expansion of employment areas and areas for municipal technical services are presented for the entire municipality.
A long work process in the background
The Tuusula Municipal Council approved the Tuusula Master Plan 2040 at its meeting on 14 November 2022. Six appeals against the decision were lodged with the Helsinki Administrative Court. The Helsinki Administrative Court rejected all appeals in its decision 7469/2023 on 20 December 2023. The Supreme Administrative Court continued to process three of the appeals.
On 5 December 2025, the Supreme Administrative Court issued a decision rejecting two appeals and one appeal. With the Supreme Administrative Court’s decision, the municipal council’s approval decision of November 2022 remains valid, and the master plan has thus entered into force.
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