Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre is the biggest and best-known convention center in Finland. It is located in the capital city of Helsinki, in the district of Pasila, a short walk nort
Helsinki Fair Centre
President of Finland Urho Kekkonen attended the opening ceremony of the current premises of Messukeskus Helsinki in 1975.
Pasila is a part of Helsinki, Finland, that is both a central-northern neighbourhood and district, bordering the areas of Alppila to the south, the Central Park to the west, and Vallila to the east.
Messukeskus Helsinki
…Helsinki Fair Centre) is the biggest and best-known convention center in Finland. It is located in the capital city of Helsinki, in the district of Pasila, a short walk northwards from the Pasila railway station. Messukeskus Helsinki organizes exhibitions, meetings, conferences and other events: each year…
Pasila from the air in 2019. Pasila railway station is surrounded by office buildings and the Mall of Tripla, built in 2019.
The former classification yard dividing the whole district is clearly visible in a 2010 aerial photograph. The 1990s station building by the bridge was later demolished and replaced by today's Tripla complex.
Pasila locomotive garages, protected by the Heritage Agency, have been repurposed into storages, restaurants and recreational use.
Eastern Pasila, known for its brutalist architecture, was built in the 1970s and 1980s.