The metro in the Helsinki metropolitan area is set to continue from Ruoholahti via Lauttasaari to Espoo.

In the first phase, a 14 km-long rail line from Ruoholahti to Matinkyla will be constructed, including eight new stations. Koivusaari and Lauttasaari stations will be located in Helsinki, and Keilaniemi, Aalto University, Tapiola, Urheilupuisto, Niittykumpu, and Matinkyla will be located in Espoo. The construction of the first phase of the west metro will be completed at the end of 2015, and operation will begin in the autumn of 2016.

Surface work started end-2014 on excavations for the access tunnels on the 7 km-long Matinkyla–Kivenlahti stretch. This work will be completed by autumn 2015, after which excavation of the metro stations and running tunnels can start, using drill/blast techniques. The project includes two parallel metro tunnels, the underground Sammalvuori metro depot and five new underground stations at Finnoo, Kaitaa, Soukka, Espoonlahti and Kivenlahti.

The entire line from Matinkyla to Kivenlahti will be completed in 2020 at the earliest. Click fi/14 for tunnelbuilder archive. Visit http://www.lansimetro.fi/. 25/15.