Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Helsinki with average asking rent around €408/sqm/yr · ≈ $40.9 PSF/yr USD.

  • Western waterfront Class A.
  • Prime tier — ~€408/sqm/yr.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari, Helsinki — Class A submarket

Western waterfront Class A. · Tier: prime · Avg rent: €408/sqm/yr · ≈ $40.9 PSF/yr USD

TL;DR

  • Western waterfront Class A.
  • Prime tier — ~€408/sqm/yr.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

Overview

Ruoholahti and Jätkäsaari anchor Helsinki's western waterfront Class A submarket — gaming HQs (Supercell, Remedy), creative agencies, and growing cleantech.

Tenant profile

Gaming (Supercell, Remedy), creative agencies, cleantech, ferry-services HQs.

Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

Transit

Metro (Ruoholahti), tram.

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

Amenities

Jätkäsaari ferry terminal, Ruoholahti retail, Hietalahti market.

Comparable buildings

  • Supercell HQ
  • Cable Factory
  • West Terminal Office

Where Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari sits in Helsinki

Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Helsinki, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around €408/sqm/yr · ≈ $40.9 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Helsinki Class A stock, Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari typically attracts Gaming (Supercell, Remedy), creative agencies, cleantech, ferry-services HQs and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari: Etu-Töölö / Kamppi, Pasila / Tripla, Kalasatama, Espoo (Keilaniemi / Karaportti). The full Helsinki submarket atlas is at /cities/helsinki.

Topic deep-dives for Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Ruoholahti / Jätkäsaari, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

Related glossary

Terminology specific to Helsinki Class A leasing and to the prime tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.

Editorial provenance

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