Travelling by metro
On HSL’s page you can find more information about travelling by metro: Journey Planner, tickets and fares, the locations of entrances and bus stops, park and ride spaces, the feeder network route and customer service.
HSL is responsible for planning and acquiring public transport for its operating area.
Location
The Matinkylä metro station is connected to the Iso Omena shopping centre’s and Matinkylä’s bus terminal. Matinkylä is an important feeder traffic hub in Espoo. The station’s street address is Suomenlahdentie 1.
The metro station has two entrances: an east and west entrance. The east entrance connects to the shopping centre and bus terminal, and the west entrance leads to Suomenlahdentie and Tynnyritie.
The station and entrances are wheelchair-accessible.
Story of the Matinkylä metro station
The Matinkylä metro station opened on Saturday 18 November 2017, when metro traffic on the Ruoholahti–Matinkylä section started up. The Matinkylä metro station construction contract was implemented by Lemminkäinen Infra Oy.
The design of the platform area ceiling was inspired by white clouds and frost. The ceiling surface is made up of alternating white aluminium plates. The Matinkylä metro station was designed by Arkkitehtitoimisto HKP Oy.
Matinkylä as an area in Espoo
An estimated 70,000 residents will live in the metro’s Matinkylä catchment area in the coming decades. A swimming hall, an upper secondary school and sports hall was opened in the Tynnyripuisto area in the 2020s. are also under construction. The area has also new residential housing.
The Matinkylä metro station is connected to the Iso Omena shopping centre, which houses some 200 shops, a food court and the City of Espoo’s Service Centre.