Pelican Self Storage Opens New Facility in Helsinki

Denmark-based Pelican Self Storage has opened a new facility in the Töölö area of Helsinki. Although finishing touches are still being conducted at the property between Meilahti Hospital and Helsinki Ice Hall, the business began accepting tenants on June 27, according to the source. The property is Pelican’s 15th facility in the Helsinki market.

“There is a lot of demand both in the city center and the suburbs,” facility manager Stefan Wennström told the source. “The cellars in many apartment buildings close to the city center are small or are being turned into public areas like laundry rooms and saunas. Apartments are also getting built into attics, so there are a lot of people living in the center with little or almost no storage space; so there’s a definite demand.”

Units at the Töölö facility range from 1 to 100 square meters. The site features keycode access, onsite management and surveillance cameras. A staff member is on call to handle emergencies after 10 p.m. Some services, such as package delivery, may be scheduled after hours as well.

“If there's a customer who has a special request, for example a late shipment coming, then it is possible for them to contact the site to organize access, even in the middle of the night,” Wennström said. “We just need to get the info in advance.”

Pelican Self Storage was founded in Denmark in 2009 and opened its first Finland facility in 2010. It operates eight facilities in Denmark.