{"id":7618,"date":"2026-04-27T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=7618"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:20:59","slug":"finlands-longest-bridge-reaches-completion-in-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/finlands-longest-bridge-reaches-completion-in-helsinki\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland&#8217;s longest bridge reaches completion in Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured lazyload\" alt=\"Kruunuvuori Bridge by WSP\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kruunuvuori-bridge-helsinki-wsp-news-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-852x852-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>The Kruunuvuori Bridge \u2013 the longest bridge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/finland\/\">Finland<\/a>, and one of the world&#8217;s longest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/bridges\/\">bridges<\/a> designed solely for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists \u2013 has opened in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/helsinki\/\">Helsinki<\/a>.<span id=\"more-2320643\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Designed by engineering firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/wsp\/\">WSP<\/a> and London studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/knight-architects\/\">Knight Architects<\/a>, the Kruunuvuori Bridge stretches 1191 metres to link the waterside residential area of Kruunuvuorenranta with the nearby Nihti area via Korkeasaari island.<\/p>\n<p>Its winding steel and concrete structure features a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/cable-stayed-bridges\/\">cable-stayed<\/a> section centred by a 135-metre-tall pylon that can be illuminated at night and double as a &#8220;new city landmark&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2320659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2320659\" style=\"width: 1576px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2320659 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Kruunuvuori Bridge by WSP\" width=\"1576\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kruunuvuori-bridge-helsinki-wsp-news_dezeen_2364_col_0-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2320659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kruunuvuori Bridge is 1191 metres long<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two 260-metre-long spans stretch out on either side of the pylon, while the main bridge sits atop concrete abutments and is connected to approach bridges at each end.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsp.com\/en-gb\/\">WSP<\/a>, the bridge was designed with a strong user focus to meet the specific needs of pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users.<\/p>\n<p>The car-free structure includes specific walkways and cycle lanes for users, and will offer a new tram connection from 2027.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2320661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2320661\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2320661 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Kruunuvuori Bridge by WSP\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1327\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kruunuvuori-bridge-helsinki-wsp-news_dezeen_2364_col_2.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2320661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Its cable-stayed section is centred by a 135-metre-tall pylon. Photo by Markus Lintu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The bridge was designed with a strong user focus, both in terms of visual appearance and usability,&#8221; the studio said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The horizontal curvature of the bridge is not only structurally driven, but also enhances the user experience, as walking along a curved bridge allows users to better perceive their destination,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/10\/27\/danjiang-bridge-zaha-hadid-architects-taiwan\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Danjiang Bridge in Taiwan by Zaha Hadid Architects\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sq-danjiang-bridge-zaha-hadid-architects-taiwan_dezeen_2364_col_0-191x191-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Photos reveal Danjiang Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects nearing completion in Taiwan<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>WSP and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knightarchitects.co.uk\/\">Knight Architects<\/a>\u00a0looked to create a &#8220;light and airy structure&#8221; to minimise its impact on the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n<p>This approach extended to the integrated bridge lighting, which was designed to minimise light pollution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2320660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2320660\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2320660 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Kruunuvuori Bridge by WSP\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1327\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kruunuvuori-bridge-helsinki-wsp-news_dezeen_2364_col_1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2320660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bridge caters exclusively to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users. Photo by Markus Lintu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The design prioritised minimising light pollution, controlling glare and precisely directing light onto walking and cycling surfaces, ensuring safety at night without excessive brightness in distant views,&#8221; the studio said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The aim was to create a light and airy structure over one kilometre in length, minimising its impact on the surrounding landscape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled photos of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/10\/27\/danjiang-bridge-zaha-hadid-architects-taiwan\/\">Danjiang Bridge under construction in Taiwan<\/a>, which is set to become the world&#8217;s longest single-tower, cable-stayed bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in London, Foster + Partners has revealed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/04\/22\/queen-elizabeth-ii-memorial-foster-partners\/\">final design for memorial statues and a glass bridge dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The photography is by Tom Osborne unless otherwise stated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/04\/27\/kruunuvuori-bridge-helsinki-finland-wsp-news\/\">Finland&#8217;s longest bridge reaches completion in Helsinki<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kruunuvuori Bridge \u2013 the longest bridge in Finland, and one of the world&#8217;s longest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7626,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618\/revisions\/7626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}