Underground parking and driving connections in the city centre

Tampere’s city centre is being developed as an integrated whole, with key emphasis on promoting solutions for a network of underground traffic, parking and maintenance connections. Among the first measures in the underground development scheme was the construction of the Rantaväylä tunnel and the P-Hämppi parking facility. The objective is to continue the development by means of a phased relocation of the street-level parking capacity to a network of underground facilities that are conveniently accessible when arriving from outside the city centre.

The large underground parking facilities in the centre improve the accessibility of services, retail, jobs and events by car, while also allowing the city above ground to be developed as a pleasant environment with smooth connections. Underground solutions guarantee easy access and a pleasant urban environment in central Tampere as the city and the volume of traffic continue to grow in the decades to come.

New underground connection on Viinikankatu and the first P-Hämppi expansion

The next measure in the underground development scheme is to implement an underground driving connection on Viinikankatu Street, which will serve as an easily accessible entrance to underground parking when arriving from the south and east, in addition to enabling the continued development of the underground street network in the future. The new underground driving connection will run through a zone allocated for tall construction and will also have connections to several other projects that are underway in the area. In order to ensure the functionality and accessibility of the transport network and underground parking facilities in the city centre as traffic in the area increases, it is essential that the Viinikankatu underground connection be implemented simultaneously with the first expansion that is in the works for P-Hämppi.

The first P-Hämppi expansion is linked to the simultaneously prepared Asemakeskus project, which entails the decommissioning of the current above-ground P-Asema parking facility at the Railway Station. According to the plans, the expansion will be built under the current P-Asema building and Rautatienkatu Street.

The future underground solutions are in accordance with the underground local detailed plan for the city centre that was ratified in 2022.

The decisions have been made – planning and implementation are next

In 2024, the City Council approved the City’s share of the costs of the Viinikankatu underground driving connection, as well as the financial bonds, investments and plot sales related to the P-Hämppi expansion. Planning for the new driving connection is currently underway, and the next phase will be the implementation. The aim is to launch the first phase, which is to say the preliminary works, during 2025. The construction will be coordinated with the renewal of the nearby Kalevansilta Bridge.

Viinikankadulta lähtevä maanalainen ajoyhteys, joka yhdistyy Rautatienkadun alle tulevaan P-Hämpin laajennukseen.
Among the next measures in the development of the underground network is the implementation of a new underground street connection from Viinikankatu that will connect to the first expansion of P-Hämppi.
An aearial photo of where Viinikankatu entrance to the underground connection would be located: between the buildings of Atalpa and Saarioinen.
The Viinikankatu underground connection will serve as an easily accessible entrance to the P Hämppi expansion when arriving from the south and east.

P-Hämppi expansion

P-Hämppi has established itself as a popular parking option in the city centre, and the aim is to expand the facility in two future phases.

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Mervi Huhtelin
Project Development Manager
Phone:
040 354 0560
Tero Tenhunen
Project Director
Phone:
050 540 2860
Updated 18.2.2025