The Finnish Housing Fair Co-operative Organisation and the City of Valkeakoski are organising the Housing Fair 2009 in Lintula in Valkeakoski on 10 July - 9 August 2009.
The ca. 40 fair houses built on the verdant housing fair area in Valkeakoski will form a multi-faceted combination. An extensible, unique house for a first home, a TV-house and a passive house with a vivid design are good examples of the extensive selection of houses. The fair includes houses built in both traditional and modern styles, one- and two-storey solutions, stone and wood houses - not to mention the latest trends and experimental building.
In Lintula, small and reasonably priced options are also presented, as well as house types popular with the general public. The sizes of the detached houses built on the area will vary from the wooden houses under 100 square metres to stone houses over 400 square metres.
The latest developments in energy-efficient housing are especially strongly present at the Valkeakoski Housing Fair: among others, several passive houses are presented in the area, in which the need for heating energy is approximately only one quarter of the energy consumption of a normal house. Most of the fair houses use the environmentally friendly geothermal heating.
Village feeling and fair-sized plots
The housing fair area, situated to the north of Valkeakoski ca. 3,5 km from the city centre, is the perfect location for everyone who loves being close to nature and appreciates a smoothly running daily routine: in Lintula the living environment is calm and spacious with a countryside feel, and it's within a walking distance from schools, day care centres and other services that families with children appreciate.
The surroundings of the Lintula housing fair area are being developed at a fast pace. The new Tietotie Upper Secondary School and the Lotila Business Garden Technology and Business Centre are being built on the campus of the nearby Valkeakoski unit of the HAMK University of Applied Sciences and the Valkeakoski Vocational Institute. A new day care centre is also being constructed next to the fair area. In addition, there are plans to build a business centre in the neighbourhood.
The look of the housing fair area reminds the visitor of a village. The fair houses are located in groups of different shapes, connected to each other via the Linnunrata main street that runs through the whole area as well as light traffic routes and recreation areas. The site has both even field plots as well as forest plots with steep slopes. The acreage of the plots is relatively large, ca. 1 300 square metres on average, which makes them suitable for versatile landscaping and creating different kinds of structures in the yard and garden.
In the public recreation areas in Lintula, attention is paid to the landscaping, with a focus on proximity to the nature and creating a village feeling. Among others, a lush and visually striking wetland area, the Taikatilukset park area and an activity area with high quality play and sports equipment will be built there.
Opening hours
10 July–9 August 2009, daily 10 am–6 pm
Tickets and prices
Adults (ages 16 and over) 18 € / e-ticket 15 + 1 €
Children (ages 7–15) 10 €
• Children ages 0– 6 free when accompanied by an adult
Special groups 13 € / e-ticket 12 + 1 €
• Students, pensioners, disabled persons and soldiers
Family ticket 36 € / e-ticket 30 + 1 €
• Two adults and children ages 7-15
Groups 13 €/person / e-ticket 12 + 1 €/person
• Min. 15 persons entering at the same time, preferably with advance registration
Two-day pass 31 €
• Allows entry on two consecutive days
Ticket sales at the fair site will end one hour before closing time. E-tickets can be purchased at www.kotitehdas.fi/liput
Arriving at the Housing Fair
For guests arriving by car, there is a parking area situated a few kilometres from the housing fair
site. There are signs guiding to the parking area from the main roads. Parking is not allowed in
the vicinity of the fair site.
The free fair bus will shuttle non-stop between the parking area, city centre and housing fair
entrance. You can stop off at the city centre. The buses will run between 9.30 am and 6.30 pm.
Parking fee, incl. shuttle bus transportation
• 7 € at the ticket booths / 7 + 1 € e-ticket
• 9 € at the parking area exit
You can easily arrive in Valkeakoski by bus. There are buses to Valkeakoski from e.g. Tampere,
Hämeenlinna and Helsinki 1–3 times an hour during the housing fair opening hours.
The nearest train stations are located in Akaa and in Tampere.
Read more about the City of Valkeakoski and The Finnish Housing Fair Co-operative Organisation