Created by renowned Finnish designers and architects Alvar and Aino Aalto, Paimio Sanatorium was built between 1929 and 1933. Our video visits this world-famous Finnish architectural landmark.

One of Finnish modern architect Alvar Aalto‘s famous designs is the Hand Grenade pendant light from 1952. Its sleek cylinder within a cylinder doesn’t look particularly like the explosive device, but ...

Saija Hollmén (born 1970) has carved out a career path for herself that differs from the traditional role of an architect. She is currently a vice dean and professor of practice at Aalto University.

A forthcoming museum of art and architecture in Helsinki launched an international open competition to find a design team that will transform a vacant waterfront site into a cultural gathering space ...

Curators have received 623 competition entries for the New Museum of Architecture and Design in Helsinki, one of the most sought after architecture commissions in the world today. Between three and ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. HELSINKI, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2026, Helsinki invites international visitors to experience a city where ...

Nearly a decade after a highly contentious scheme to establish a new Guggenheim location along Helsinki’s South Harbor was ultimately rejected, a fresh plan is now afoot to establish a destination ...

From the colorful prints of Marimekko to Ittala glassware and the functional Artek furniture, Finland is not short of leading names in the world of design. The Nordic nation is a major destination for ...

L: The Finlandia sign being installed during the pavilion’s construction in 1956. Photo Isa Andrenius, Courtesy of The National Archives of Finland. R: Daniele Canato from Vita Restauri painting the ...

For the past eight years, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report, a landmark annual survey of the state of global happiness ranking over 150 countries according to their happiness levels, with ...

A proposal by award-winning Helsinki firm JKMM has won a global design competition for the city’s new Museum of Architecture and Design. Slated to open in 2030, the roughly 100,000-square-foot ...