Land use planning
Land use planning determines how residential areas, workplaces, green areas and transport connections are located in the environment. A land use plan is used to guide construction and regional development. Land use planning is divided into several levels: a more general master plan guides more detailed local plans.
Getting to know local detailed planning
What is a local detailed plan? How does planning process proceed and how can you participate it at different stages?
Land Use Plan Review and Land Use Plan
The land use plan review is an annual bulletin that reports on current local detailed plan projects.
The land use plan is a work programme for local detailed plans for the next four years.
Pending and available plans
Participate and influence − view pending zoning projects, provide feedback on zoning plans on display, and learn about current zoning news and events.
Public notices and announcements concerning building control and zoning
See the permit decisions and announcements that have been granted.
Local detailed plans
A local detailed plan is a plan drawn up by the municipality for the future use of an area. It contains detailed regulations on construction, such as the location, size and appearance of buildings. Here you will find information on local detailed plans that are currently in force, pending and available for public inspection.
General plans and general schemes
General plans, partial general plans and general schemes provide a general overview of how the municipality plans to use its areas for different functions. This page provides more information about these plans.
Project areas
There are three project areas in Tuusula: Hyrylä town centre, Rykmentinpuisto and the Focus area. Read more about the development of the project areas and current plans.
Construction outside the detailed plan area
Permits required for construction outside the detailed plan area.
Land use reports and other plans
Reports related to land use planning
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Green Network Plan, VISSI (No. 2009) proposal on display from 26 March to 15 May 2026
Green Network Plan, VISSI (No. 2009) proposal on display from 26 March to 15 May 2026
VISIO Regional Plan: draft documents on public display from 11 March 2026 to 8 May 2026
The draft VISIO regional plan is now on public display. The VISIO plan will guide land use in the Uusimaa region for decades to come.
Common principles for land use along the banks of the Kerava River
Launched last summer, the Keravanjoki kuntoon! (Fix the Kerava River!) project by the Vantaanjoki and Helsinki Region Water Protection Association highlights key issues related to the aquatic environment, such as the need to draw up common land use principles for the banks of the Kerava River.
Changes in the state's responsibilities regarding planning and permitting matters
At the beginning of 2026, the official duties of the ELY Centres were transferred to ten regional vitality centres, the national Licensing and Supervisory Authority, and the Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. The ELY Centres ceased operations on 31 December 2025.
The Supreme Administrative Court rejected appeals concerning the Tuusula master plan 2040
On 5 December 2025, the Supreme Administrative Court issued its decision on the appeals and appeals for leave to appeal concerning the approval of the Tuusula master plan 2040. The decision rejects two appeals and one complaint and upholds the municipal council's decision to approve the plan in November 2022.
The Keravanjoki River of Dreams – vision work accelerates water protection
The Keravanjoki kuntoon! (Fix the Kerava River!) project, organised by the Vantaanjoki and Helsinki Region Water Protection Association, began in the summer of 2025. It brings together stakeholders along the river to find a common vision and goals for developing the river, i.e. to create a vision for fixing the Kerava River.
Sammonmäki IV becomes legally valid in the Focus business area's local detailed plans
The Sammonmäki IV local detailed plan and amendment to the local detailed plan will enter into force on 20 August 2025.
The draft plan for the green network is moving forward to the municipal development committee for consideration.
The municipality of Tuusula promotes the diversity of its local nature through land use planning and environmental management. One part of land use planning is the ongoing preparation of a general plan for the green network (VISSI). The Municipal Development Committee will discuss the draft plan at its meeting on 14 May 2025 and decide on its publication.
The draft master plan for the central part of Rykmentinpuisto Park (No. 2010) is moving forward to the Municipal Development Committee for consideration.
The Tuusula Municipal Development Committee will discuss the general plan for the central part of Rykmentinpuisto at its meeting on 14 May 2025. The general planning work, which began last year, has progressed to the draft stage.
The proposal “Soljuen elävä virta” (The Living Stream of Solju) won the landscape architecture competition for public areas in the centre of Hyrylä.
In selecting the winner, particular emphasis was placed on the main idea behind the proposal and the overall landscape architecture. In addition, the proposal's development potential and its integration with the existing environment and future construction projects were evaluated.
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