Escalators closed at Tapiola Metro Station from 29 June to 16 August

Maintenance work will be carried out on the fire alarm system at Tapiola Metro Station in July and August. During the work, escalators will be closed. The first escalators to be closed are those at the western end of the station, serving Länsituuli and bus bays 1–7. These escalators will be closed on Monday 29 June. The lifts at the station will remain in use.

The work will begin at the western end of the station, on the Länsituuli side, where bus bays 1–7 are located. The long escalators between the bus bay level and the station’s intermediate level will be closed first. These escalators will be closed from 29 June to 19 July.

Lifts at the western end and escalators and lifts at the eastern end will remain in use. However, the lifts at the western end may get crowded at times. The short escalators between the Metro platform and the intermediate level will remain in use on both sides of the station. Access between the Metro and the Park & Ride on the intermediate level will also remain unchanged.

You can also move between the Metro and the Ainoa shopping center via bus bays 10–11, where all escalators will remain in use at this stage. We recommend checking the Journey Planner for alternative interchanges between the Metro and buses instead of Tapiola.

 

Escalators closed from 29 June to 19 July

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Short escalators at both ends of the Metro platform will be closed in stages in July and August

According to current estimates, the short escalators at the western (Länsituuli) end of the station will be closed from 20 July to 2 August, and those at the eastern end of the station from 3 August to 16 August.

During the work, you can use the escalators at the other end of the platform to reach the ticket hall level (intermediate level) and walk through the connecting passage to the other end of the station. Lifts will remain in use. The schedule will be updated as the work progresses.

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Fire alarm system maintenance

Regular maintenance is essential to ensure that Metro stations remain safe and fully operational. At the same time, improvements are being made to make maintenance of the fire alarm system smoother in the future. The maintenance work is carried out by Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd and Länsimetro Oy. Maintenance work on the fire alarm system is carried out in the ceiling structures above the escalators. During the work, scaffolding will be installed above the escalators.