I joined the grand opening of the Kruunuvuoren silta (the bridge of the Kruunuvuori, or Crown Mountain). It was opened on April 18, 2026, after years of construction and decades of planning. A stunning bridge!
A big crowd, as well, I thought there might have been five thousand people on the bridge at one time, maybe at least ten thousand overall that day. At some point after the opening (when I was coming back to the starting side) traffic on the bridge slowed to an almost standstill. But the bridge held, despite all those people :-)
The bridge is almost 1200 meters long, longest and highest in Finland. The construction is a curved one, and it is cable-stayed bridge. It only carries pedestrians, bicyclists, and tram traffic. It connects the Kruunuvuorenranta city part to the Korkeasaari (zoo island) and additional new bridges connect all the way to the Helsinki city center. The center is visible from the bridge over the sea. Travel time with a bike or tram to the center will be 20-30 minutes.
More information the bridges on the project home page and Wikipedia.
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