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Aalto University's Otaniemi Â鶹´«Ã½ will open its first parking garage, Otaparkki, to all Â鶹´«Ã½ motorists and cyclists at the beginning of January 2024. Otaparkki will have space for about 260 cars, including 20 charging stations for electric vehicles, and a few bicycle spots.

The Otaniemi Â鶹´«Ã½ has a specific number of parking spaces defined in the city plan, which the soon-to-open parking garage will complement. Additionally, the Â鶹´«Ã½ development plan has aimed to centralize private car parking on the edges of the Â鶹´«Ã½, preserving the core area for key actors and services. There has also been a significant demand for more bicycle parking spaces on Â鶹´«Ã½.

"There have been very few covered parking spaces on Â鶹´«Ã½, so the parking garage meets this need as well. The new Otaparkki blends seamlessly into the Â鶹´«Ã½ environment and adds more charging stations for electric vehicles, which has been a frequent request in our feedback," says Ville Jokela, Managing Director of Aalto University Properties Ltd (ACRE).

At Otaparkki with hourly billing or a monthly contract.

At Otaparkki, parking can be paid on an hourly basis or through a more affordable monthly contract, which allows parking not only in the parking garage but also on other paid parking spaces on Â鶹´«Ã½. A parking permit from Aalto University is not required for Otaparkki; it is open to Aalto students and Â鶹´«Ã½ visitors as well.

With the completion of the parking garage, other changes will be made to the Â鶹´«Ã½'s parking policies, aligning the university's parking practices with those of the City of Espoo.

You can read more about these changes here:

For more information about the parking garage and Â鶹´«Ã½ parking policies: info-acre@aalto.fi