The shared community house of Kalasatama, by the sea in the old harbour. For parties, meetings, remote work, exercise and sauna evenings — for everyone living in the area.
Talas is the shared community house of the housing communities of the Kalasatama service companies. The name comes from the Finnish word for a boat shed, and the timber-and-glass building stands on the quay of the old harbour.
The house serves families with children, young people, working-age adults and seniors — as well as housing companies and other residential communities in Kalasatama.
The lobby and the restaurant are open to everyone during restaurant opening hours, no booking needed. Function rooms, the sauna and the office rooms are reserved through the booking system.
At street level you will find restaurant Ariel, which also provides catering straight to your event.
The booking fee covers cleaning, heating, water and upkeep. Resident prices from €10 — for non-residents the prices are double.
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12 different spaces, each one reachable from the floor plan:
12 bookable spaces on two floors — from large parties to a quiet room for remote work, the house restaurant Ariel included.
Talas is a solid-timber community house whose form and name come from the boat sheds of the old harbour. Architecture by AOR Arkkitehdit Oy, landscape by Maisema-arkkitehtuuri PE Oy. Completed in 2026.
A load-bearing solid-wood CLT frame with timber columns. The wooden structure is left visible indoors — roof beams, columns and plywood surfaces.
Natural-toned timber cladding and dark grey profiled sheet metal, partly perforated in front of the glazing — the form of a boat shed by modern means.
A shallow gabled roof in dark grey profiled sheet metal and long eaves that shade the whole building — the most recognisable feature of a boat shed.
Clear glass walls at street level and at the gable ends open the views to the sea. The outer parts of the windows, the railings and the mesh balustrades are galvanised steel.
The second-floor terrace and cooling-off area wrap around the building; the street-level terrace opens onto the park and the sea.
A grey concrete plinth and a ventilated base floor — the building stands lightly in the old harbour quayside.
Koksikatu 12, 00540 Helsinki (Kalasatama).
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Redi outdoor parking (residents and customers) · the building's 2+1 spaces (staff + accessible space) · the sand field at your own risk. Address: Koksikatu 12, 00540 Helsinki (Kalasatama) — by the sea in the old harbour.
Kalasatama metro station and the REDI centre are within walking distance.