Skype Veteran Launches 15,000 m² Coworking Hub “Kasvuhoone” in Tallinn, Integrated with Food/Housing
A new coworking and innovation campus is set to open in Tallinn in 2026. Kasvuhoone — Estonian for “greenhouse” — is a 15,000 m² space designed to host 100 companies and around 1,000 employees from the tech, creative, and impact-driven startup sectors.
The project is led by Sten Tamkivi, an early executive at Skype, and Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder of fintech firm Wise. The two entrepreneurs launched the initiative through their investment company Skaala, founded in 2024.
Kasvuhoone aims at being more than a coworking space. It will combine private offices, shared workspaces, studios, event venues, a food street, and public areas to create what the founders describe as a platform for collaboration and innovation. The concept is described by its initiators as “more open space and less real estate”, prioritizing collaboration and impact-driven entrepreneurship.
“The goal is to foster new European startups capable of global impact, particularly in fields tied to sustainability, technology, and economic resilience”, says this article.
Confirmed as the anchor tenant is the Norrsken Accelerator, which will open its first Baltic location on-site. Backed by the Swedish Norrsken Foundation, the program supports early-stage startups focused on positive social and environmental outcomes.
The project is part of the broader redevelopment of the Krulli district, a 10-hectare former industrial area in North Tallinn. Krulli is being transformed into a mixed-use urban zone featuring offices, housing, retail, and cultural spaces. In total, the Krulli redevelopment is expected to deliver over 100,000 m² of office space and more than 600 residential units.
The development is led by Indrek Hääl, founder and CEO of coworking operator Wrkland, a speaker at the Coworking Europe Conference (2025 edition to take place in Berlin on November 19-20-).
Indrek Hall has overseen the integration of Kasvuhoone into the district’s long-term master plan. Architectural design for the campus is being handled by Danish firm Cobe in partnership with Estonia’s KOKO Architects, with an emphasis on preserving original structures from the 19th-century mechanical workshop that once occupied the site.
Kasvuhoone was officially introduced at Estonia’s Latitude59 tech conference in May 2025. As of mid-year, over 25 companies have already expressed interest in joining the campus, which is intended to serve as a long-term catalyst for entrepreneurship and innovation in Northern and Eastern Europe.
