Asuinpiirit
Asuinpiirit (Finnish for "residential circles") is a concept used in Finnish urban planning to describe compact, self-contained residential clusters that group housing, services, and green space to support everyday life and social interaction. The term is applied to a range of arrangements, from formal housing cooperatives to municipally owned neighborhoods, and is often associated with designs that prioritize walkability and community facilities over car dependence.
A typical asuinpiiri features a cluster of housing blocks centered on a shared outdoor space or courtyard,
The purpose is to foster social cohesion, improve safety, and enable efficient service provision by concentrating
In practice, asuinpiirit is not a single standardized category but a design and governance approach that appears
See also: urban design, neighborhood, housing cooperative, walkability.