About Suvilahti
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
Suvilahti (Swedish: Södervik) is a former energy production area in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. It encompasses nine buildings and two large gasometers.
Construction of a steam turbine electrical power plant was completed in 1909 and a gas plant in 1910. The buildings were constructed using the then revolutionary steel-reinforced concrete method. The architect Selim A. Lindqvist was influenced by Viennese Jugend architecture.
The power plant was closed in 1976 and gas production ended in 1994.
Since 1 January 2008 the real estate company Kiinteistö Oy Kaapelitalo began developing, renting and maintaining the facilities.