Hanasaari, Helsinki

Hanasaari (Swedish: Hanaholmen) is a neighbourhood in the district of Sörnäinen in Helsinki, Finland, between the neighbourhoods of Vilhonvuori, Kalasatama and Sompasaari near Merihaka. The name comes from an island that was lost under reclaimed land. Hanasaari is primarily a power plant area. The first power plant was built next to Hanasaari in Suvilahti.

History
Hanasaari, a painting by Oscar Kleineh from 1873.
Coal cranes at the power plant seen from the shore of Merihaka.

Etymology

The name of the island first appeared in a 1639 map of Helsinki as Haneholmen, where the word hane meant rooster. The name came from the smaller island named Hönan ("the hen"), thus the names of the two islands formed a pair, which is typical in island names. In 1909 the Swedish and Finnish names Hanaholmen - Hanaholma were in use. The current name Hanasaari was made official in 1928, but it had already been in use since the 1880s.[1]

Power plant
The old Suvilahti power plant designed by Selim A. Lindqvist.
The Hanasaari Power Plant in 2008. The B plant is on the left, the A plant (since dismantled) is on the right.
Main article: Hanasaari Power Plant

Building the A plant of the Hanasaari Power Plant started in 1957 and it was completed in 1960. The A plant was in use until 2000 and since that as a backup plant. A decision to dismantle the A plant was made in 2006.[2] Planning the B plant started in 1962, and it started operating in 1974. There have been plans for residential building in the area, which will require cleansing the soil, as cyanide was found in the soil near the red-brick B plant in 2006. Cleansing the groundwater in the area is expensive and difficult, and can take decades to fully complete.[3][4]

As a residential area

The power plant is scheduled to stop operating in spring 2023.[5] There will be a new residential area in Hanasaari in the 2030s.[6]

References
  1. Olavi Terho et al. (ed.): Helsingin kadunnimet, p. 98. Helsingin kaupungin julkaisuja 24, 1970, Helsinki.
  2. Hanasaaren A-voimalaitos puretaan ja Hanasaaren B-voimalaitoksen läheisyyteen rakennetaan kivihiilen varastointia varten puskurisiilot – Helsingin Energia käynnistää Hanasaari-projektin 14.12.2006. Helsingin Energia. Accessed on 29 July 2007.
  3. Huhtanen, Jarmo: Helsingin Hanasaaresta löytyi suuria pitoisuuksia myrkyllistä syanidia, Helsingin Sanomat 22 October 2006. Accessed on 29 July 2007.
  4. HS: Hanasaaresta löytyi myrkyllistä syanidia, Turun Sanomat 22 October 2006. Accessed on 27 November 2020.
  5. Helsinki sulkee Hanasaaren voimalan etuajassa – kaupunki pohtii rakennukselle uutta käyttöä: "Turbiinihalli voisi soveltua palloiluun", Yle 22 June 2021. Accessed on 7 July 2021.
  6. Näin Kalasatamaa rakennetaan, Uutta Helsinkiä, city of Helsinki. Accessed on 7 July 2021.

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