Lahdesjärvi is located in a prominent and easily accessible spot next to the busy motorway, right by IKEA. The area’s strong accessibility, growing traffic flows, and the development of surrounding residential neighborhoods create excellent conditions for commercial success.
The development of Lahdesjärvi also supports the growth of the neighboring Lakalaiva residential area and strengthens the appeal of Tampere’s entire southern region.

27,000 square meters of retail and service space

Approximately 27,000 square meters of retail and service premises are planned for the seven-hectare development area. The project’s progress is based on a commercial study conducted for the area, which shows a clear need for new commercial operators in Lahdesjärvi.

“We are extremely pleased with the City of Tampere’s trust and the opportunity to develop the Lahdesjärvi area. This is a great project in which we get to build an attractive and functional commercial entity together with the city,” says WasaGroup’s Project Development Manager Juha Rajamäki.

Lahdesjärvi’s location offers exceptionally good foundations for a commercial concept

“The location alongside the busy motorway is excellent from the perspective of commerce. Being next to IKEA brings customer flows to the area from a wide region, including outside the Tampere economic area. We see this as a very interesting opportunity for retail sector operators,” says WasaGroup’s Sales Manager Anna-Lena Back.

In the project, WasaGroup acts as a development partner together with Arkkitehtipalvelut.

The next phase of the project is the proposal stage for the local detailed plan, which aims to become legally valid in 2026.

A high-quality entity with WasaGroup’s Wasa360 model

The project will be implemented with WasaGroup’s Wasa360 service model, in which WasaGroup takes care of all phases of the property development project, from plot acquisition, arranging financing, and property design to construction and ongoing property management.
Earlier this year WasaGroup announced that it had established a joint venture structure focusing on big box assets in Finland together with Swedish investor Nordika. The parties have agreed to mutual exclusivity regarding the big-box retail strategy.

Further information

Perttu Högerman
Transaction Director
perttu.hogerman@wasagroup.fi
+358 400 149 572

Juha Rajamäki
Development Manager
juha.rajamaki@wasagroup.fi
+358 50 465 9626

Anna-Lena Back
Sales Manager
anna-lena.back@wasagroup.fi
+358 50 403 6440