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Helsinki – A growing city

Finland suffered great hardship during the World War II, and the post-war reconstruction effort was…

Nouveau ideas – boldly modernist architecture

Nouveau ideas Helsinki’s architecture offers many examples of turn of the century Art Nouveau (Jugendstil)…

Towards metropolitanism

The hectic construction that took place in the closing decades of the nineteenth century is…

It started as a modest town

Finland was part of the Swedish empire until the early nineteenth century. Helsinki was founded…

Architecture in Helsinki – A mixture of east and west

What does Helsinki have to offer visitors interested in architecture? Both architecturally and culturally, Helsinki…

Explore architectural showpieces

Throughout Helsinki, you can find outstanding examples of a range of architectural styles from different…

Finland’s Centenary -Independence Day 2017

Finland's Centenary Year 2017 is a major milestone for Finland as the country marks 100…