Savilahti Stage for Future Talk What happens when science and research, competence and curiosity, youth and experience, locality and globality come together? The result is something entirely unique and open-minded. This will be made possible in the future by the Savilahti Stage. TEXT MINNA AKIOLA P H OTO S A R K K I T E H T I PA LV E L U , S AV O V O C AT I O N A L S C H O O L A N D V I C E N T E S E R R A
Savilahti, one of the regional top-priority proj ects of Kuopio, is much more than the buildings constructed on the shores of Savilahti Bay. It is a huge network of significant competencies, also on a global level. The aim now is to make these competencies available to everyone and spark discussion around them. “We need interaction and encounters to discuss meaningful issues. Dialogue is what makes things develop, come together, take shape and start to turn into actions,” says Kirsi Soininen, Marketing Director of the City of Kuopio. The dialogue will be set on the Savilahti Stage, which will be both a virtual and a physical venue. 46
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According to Project Manager Antti Niskanen, the Stage perfectly embodies the vision of Savi lahti in terms of communality. Savilahti is an area whose story is written by its residents together with various operators. The development of Savilahti not only about new buildings, but also about providing opportunities for what will take place in Savilahti. “The aim is to build Savilahti into an interesting, functional district, but the idea is to also bring all sorts of life and content within its walls and along its streets. The Savilahti Stage sits well with this thought,” says Niskanen, summing up the concept.
