Kruunuvuori Bridge Finland’s Steel Structure of the Year 2026
Nordec Group Oy press release 12.11.2026 10.00 CET
Kruunuvuori Bridge in Helsinki has been named Finland’s Steel Structure of the Year 2026. Nordec manufactured and installed the bridge’s load-bearing steel structures for main contractor TYL Kruunusillat, a joint venture between YIT Infra Oy and Kreate Oy.
The Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association presented the award at Teräsrakennepäivä in Helsinki on 11 November. The annual award recognises architectural quality and innovative use of steel.
The jury praised the bridge’s light appearance and curving form, the new views it offers of Helsinki and the experience of crossing it. It also highlighted the structural achievement of a project on a scale rarely seen in Finland and its contribution to developing the industry.
The bridge previously won the overall award and the Infrastructure Project category at the Tekla Global BIM Awards 2024, followed by Finland’s Concrete Structure of the Year 2025 award.
“For Nordec, this award is recognition of what our people achieved on a bridge of this scale. The experience gained here will also benefit our customers in future projects. I want to thank our production and installation teams, TYL Kruunusillat and the designers for the result we achieved together,” says Kalle Luoto, CEO of Nordec.
Nordec supplied approximately 6,500 tonnes of load-bearing steel structures, manufactured mainly at its Ylivieska factory in Finland. Its responsibilities also included surface treatment and the development of installation methods.
Together with TYL Kruunusillat and Ramboll Finland, Nordec developed an approach that allowed large steel sections to be assembled on land and lifted into place at sea. This reduced work over water and shortened the bridge’s construction by more than a year compared with the original installation method.
The 1,191-metre bridge, Finland’s longest, connects Korkeasaari and Laajasalo as part of the Kruunusillat tramway connection to central Helsinki. The bridge is designed for trams, pedestrians and cyclists, and its main load-bearing structures have a design service life of 200 years.
Architectural design was by Knight Architects and WSP Finland, with WSP also responsible for the main structural design. Ramboll Finland carried out the load-bearing steel structures’ detailing and construction engineering.
For more information, please contact
Aki Viiliäinen
Business Area Manager
aki.viiliainen@nordec.com +358 50 564 6241
Jaakko Köninki
Commercial Development Manager
jaakko.koninki@nordec.com +358 50 559 7129
Photo: Kruunusillat, Helsingin kaupunki, WSP, Knight Architects
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