Multisilta plan to replace 1970s blocks could nearly double residents to 460

A zoning proposal for the Multiojankatu area in Multisilta would nearly double the neighbourhood’s population, increasing permitted floor area from 13,950 to 20,905 square metres and creating housing for roughly 460 people compared with 213 residents in 2024, Tamperelainen reports.

The plan would phase out 1970s apartment blocks and replace them with new apartment buildings and row houses. It would convert unused plots to residential use, create new parking areas and streets, and reserve a site for a transformer.

Residents have raised concerns about parking, preserving greenery and the availability of local services. Authorities say the area needs protection for decay-loving moss and flying-squirrel habitats, and stricter noise controls. The draft was revised to add environmental protections and clearer rules.

The draft is now with the community board. It will decide next Tuesday whether to recommend the plan to the city board and then to the city council.

The proposal follows a wider pattern in Tampere of replacing older 1970s-era blocks with denser housing. Similar projects include plans to replace Lukonmäki student blocks with about 400 homes earlier Lukonmäki plan and a recent Amuri draft that could add about 550 residents with five- to nine-storey blocks Amuri zoning draft.