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Evo Hiking Area partial master plan alteration and extension

Master Plan alteration and extension No. 9531.

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The zoning area covers approximately 79 km² and is primarily managed by Metsähallitus. The zoning area also includes areas belonging to Häme University of Applied Sciences HAMK and private landowners. The plan and related studies are prepared by FCG, and the zoning process is coordinated by the City of Hämeenlinna.

The objective of the zoning is to enhance services and accommodation options in the Evo Hiking Area located in Lammi, and to consider the requirements of recreation, education and research, the natural environment, other land use in the area, and the prerequisites for a potential national park. Metsähallitus requested the initiation of zoning, and the planning area also includes areas belonging to other landowners.

The master plan will be approved by the City Council.

Current News

The zoning work is progressing and is in an active preparation phase. Responses to the feedback from the draft phase are currently being prepared so that the issues raised can be appropriately considered in further planning.

Supplementary study material is being compiled simultaneously, with particular attention paid to the topicality and comprehensiveness of nature surveys. These additional studies ensure that the zoning solution is based on sufficient and reliable information.

During the autumn and the end of the year, the plan will be developed into a plan proposal, with committee processing targeted for early next year, next winter. The public display of the proposal phase will be announced separately.

Participation in Planning

The ongoing phase is shown on the timeline below, where the relevant section contains the material and participation opportunities.

The master plan alteration and extension was initiated by announcement on 30 October 2024.

The Urban Environment Committee decided (decision extract 22 October 2024 § 191) to initiate the master planning of the Evo area at the request of Metsähallitus.

The initiation announcement was published in the Hämeenlinnan Kaupunkiuutiset and Keski-Häme newspapers and on the city’s website.

The Participation and Assessment Plan (PAP) describes the initial situation of the zoning, objectives, participation in the zoning process, and the assessment of the plan’s impacts. The PAP will be supplemented when necessary as planning progresses. The document is available on this page throughout the zoning process.

The PAP was on public display from 20 March to 18 April 2025, during which a survey on the planning initiation points was conducted for landowners and other stakeholders. The survey received extensive responses on various topics. A summary report has been prepared on the results of the objectives survey, and the feedback has also been addressed in a response report.

Participation and Assessment Plan 23 October 2025

Results of objectives surveys in spring 2025
Response report on feedback received on the Participation and Assessment Scheme

Draft stage

The Urban Environment Committee decided to place Plan No. 9531 on public display as a draft.

The draft phase consultation is from 26 November 2025 to 23 January 2026, during which time landowners in the area and those whose housing, work, or other circumstances may be significantly affected by the plan, authorities and organizations whose field of activity is addressed in the planning, as well as members of the municipality, may submit their opinions on the draft plan.

At the public event on 10 December 2025, the draft phase material was presented, which you can review via the link below.

Public event presentation.
Minutes of questions and answers from the public event

The feedback will be compiled into an interaction report after the public display period ends, presenting written responses to the feedback and how it will be considered when preparing the master plan proposal.

Draft Phase Material

Participation and Assessment Scheme 23 October 2025
Zoning map draft phase
Zoning map nature and environmental protection
Zoning map cultural environment
Zoning regulations draft phase
Description draft

Urban Environment Committee

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COUNCIL

Appeal period

Legally valid

Planning Material

Planning area boundary
Master plan in force in the planning area
Regulations of master plans in force in the planning area
From this link you can view the master plan in force in our map service

Archaeological inventory
Archaeological inventory, reduced
Built cultural environment survey
Built cultural environment survey, reduced
Evo Centre built cultural environment survey
Evo partial master plan groundwater survey
Climate impact assessment
Water supply and sanitation implementation and organization
Evo Hiking Area partial master plan – nature report
Traffic survey
Natura assessment
Evo Hiking Area land use and tourism master plan, Metsähallitus

Further information

Announcement by Metsähallitus of the initiation of zoning (in Finnish)
More about the project and its background on the Laatumaa website of Metsähallitus (in Finnish)

Contact information

Katja Ojala

Master Plan Coordinator
Telephone
050 5090 745
Email
katja.s.ojala@hameenlinna.fi
Kaavoitus

Kaupunkirakenne asiakaspalvelu
Telephone
03 621 2310
Email
mypalvelupiste@hameenlinna.fi
Last updated 16.10.2026

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