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Finnish Architecture, Architects, Projects, Images, Info, Designs, Photos

Finnish Buildings : Information + Photos

Key Developments in Finland, Europe

We've selected what we feel are the key examples of Finnish Architecture. We aim to include projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We have 2 pages of Finnish Architecture selections with links to many individual project pages. This page lists key recent buildings with images, then historically important projects. The second page (linked below in bold) lists all buildings alphabetically.

We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and competitions across Finland.

Finnish Buildings - Complete List



Recent Finnish Buildings

Hanko Ice Cream Kiosk, Helsinki
Wood program 2007: Satoshi Ohtaki + working group
Hanko Ice Cream Kiosk
Hanko Ice Cream Kiosk

Hollola Library
Arkkitehdit NRT
Hollola Library
image from the architect
Hollola Library

House Moby Dick, Espoo
Arkkitehdit NRT
House Moby Dick
photo from the architect
House Moby Dick

Kamppi chapel of silence, Helsinki
K2S Architects
Kamppi chapel Helsinki
Kamppi Chapel

Katajanokka Housing
Arkkitehdit NRT
Katajanokka Housing
picture from the architect
Katajanokka Housing

Korona information centre, University of Helsinki Viikki Campus
ARK-house Architects
Korona information centre Finland
image from the architect
Viikki Infocentre Koruna

Kupla, Helsinki
Ville Hara / Wood Studio workshop
Kupla
photo : Jussi Tiainen
Kupla

Maritime Centre Vellamo, Kotka
Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki
Maritime Centre Vellamo
photograph : Timo Vesterinen
Maritime Centre Vellamo

Olavinlinna Castle Canopy + auditorium, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna
ARK-house Architects
Olavinlinna Castle Canopy
image from the architect
Olavinlinna Castle

Tropaion Helsinki
ALA Architects
Tropaion Helsinki
Tropaion Helsinki

Turku City Library
JKMM
Turku Library
photo : Arno de la Chapelle
Turku City Library

University of Helsinki City Campus Library, Helsinki
Anttinen Oiva arkkitehdit Oy - aoa
University of Helsinki City Campus Library
University of Helsinki City Campus Library

Viikki Church, Helsinki
JKMM
Viikki Church
picture : Arno de la Chapelle
Viikki Church

More Finnish buildings online soon



Major Finnish Buildings

Aalto House, Helsinki
1936
Alvar Aalto Architect

Finlandia Hall, Helsinki
1962/75
Alvar Aalto Architect

Helsinki Railway Station
1919
Saarinen, Gesellius, & Lindgren

Helsinki University of Technology, Otaniemi, Espoo, west Helsinki
1976
Alvar Aalto Architect

Helsinki Waterfront Hotel
2008-10
Herzog & de Meuron

Imatra church
1958
Alvar Aalto Architect

Jyväskylä University, Jyväskylä, central Finland
1956
Alvar Aalto Architect

Kallio church, Kallio, Helsinki
1912
Lars Sonck

Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum, Helsinki
1998
Steven Holl Architects
Finnish Modern Art Gallery

Kuopio Church
-
Juha Leiviskä

Lahti Town Hall, Lahti
1912
Eliel Saarinen

Muuratsalo House, Jyväskylä, central Finland
1954
Alvar Aalto Architect

Myyrmäki Church
-
Juha Leiviskä

National Museum of Finland, Helsinki
1912
Saarinen, Gesellius, & Lindgren

Nokia Headquarters, Espoo, nr Helsinki
1998
Helin + Siitonen

Paimio Sanatorium, Paimio, nr Turku
1933
Alvar Aalto Architect

Rovaniemi Cultural Centre, Rovaniemi, northern Finland
1987
Alvar Aalto Architect

St John Cathedral, Tampere, central Finland
1907
Lars Sonck

Säynätsalo Town Hall, Jyväskylä, central Finland
1952
Alvar Aalto Architect

Seinäjoki church
1960
Alvar Aalto Architect

Studio Aalto, Helsinki
1955
Alvar Aalto Architect

Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki
2005-
Juha Leiviskä
Architecture Competition winner 2003

Telephone Company Building, Helsinki
1905
Lars Sonck

Turun Sanomat, Turku
1929
Alvar Aalto Architect

Villa Hvitträsk, Kirkkonummi, west of Helsinki
1902
Saarinen, Gesellius, & Lindgren

Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Pori, northwest Finland
1939
Alvar Aalto Architect






Helsinki Buildings

Scanned images from architecture tour of Finland in 1990:

Kaleva Church, Tampere
1966
Reima and Raili Pietilä

Architecture Competition: 1959

Modern Finnish Architecture:


Other examples of Finnish Architecture welcome

Finnish Architect - Alvar Aalto

Danish Architecture
Swedish Architecture
Norwegian Architecture

Finnish Architect - Eero Saarinen

Scanned images from architecture tour of Finland in 1990 - Turku buildings:


Finnish Museum architect - Steven Holl Architects

 
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World Architecture : e-architect - key buildings across the globe

Buildings / photos for the Finnish Architecture page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk

Finnish Architecture - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt