The starting date of the Kruunusillat (“Crown Bridges”) design competition is still open. The start of the actual competition phase has been delayed due to a complaint made to the Market Court. Read more
The initially planned starting date of the competition was September 19, 2011.

Jury members representing the City of Helsinki:
| Mr. Pekka Sauri | D.Phil., M.A. (Psych.) | Deputy Mayor, Public Works and Environmental Affairs, Chairman of the jury |
| Mr. Hannu Penttilä | M. Sc. (Tech.) | Deputy Mayor, City Planning and Real Estate, Vice-chairman of the jury |
| Mr. Jarmo Nieminen | General Staff Officer, Lieutenant Colonel ret. | Chairman of the Helsinki Public Works Committee |
| Mr. Tapio Korhonen | LL.M., B.Sc. (Econ.) | Finance Director, City of Helsinki Economic and Planning Centre |
| Mrs. Maria Jaakkola | M.Sc. (Landscape Architecture) | Head of Office, Environmental Office, Helsinki City Planning Department |
| Mr. Raimo K Saarinen | M.Sc. (Tech.) | Helsinki City Engineer, Helsinki Public Works Department |
| Mr. Jukka Salo | Professor | Adjunct Professor of Landscape Ecology, Director of Helsinki Zoo (Korkeasaari) |
| Mr. Juhani Tuuttila | M.Sc. (Tech.) | Head of Office, Real Estate Department |
Jury members from outside the City’s organisation:
| Mrs. Anne Stenros | D.Tech, M.A. (Arch) | Vice President, Design, KONE Corporation |
| Mrs. Pirjo Tulikukka | M.A. (Applied arts) | Executive Director, Helsinki Neighbourhoods Association |
| Mr. Ilkka Sinisalo, | M.Sc. (Eng.) | Expert named by the Finnish Association of Civil Engineers RIL |
| Mr. Ville Hara | M.Sc. (Arch.) | Expert named by the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA |
| Mr. Jyrki Sinkkilä | M.Sc. (Arch.) | Expert named by the Finnish Association of Landscape Architects MARK |
The secretary of the jury is Mr. Ville Alajoki, Project Manager (bridges), Investment Office, Street and Park Division, Helsinki Public Works Department.
Of the jury’s members, over 60% are professional members; this means a person with the same or equivalent professional competence as required from those participating in the competition.
The entire jury, excluding the secretary, can participate in the judging.
A Preparatory group appointed by the competition promoter will make proposals to the jury. The jury will make the final decisions.