Dezeen Wire: Finland is attracting tourists at an unprecedented rate, boosted by Helsinki's current status as the World Design Capital, in sharp contrast to the unexpected drop in visitor numbers London has experienced during its Olympic summer. More »
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Boost for Finnish tourism as visitors head to
Playhouse by Bach Arquitectes
This children’s playhouse by Barcelona architects Anna and Eugeni Bach has stripy wooden walls, folding window hatches and a ladder instead of stairs. More »
Denizen Sauna by Denizen Works + Friends
In the freezing winter months this wooden sauna on a Finnish island can be towed like a sledge over a frozen lake to find the right spot for a plunge pool. More »
Guggenheim Museum
is viable for Helsinki
Dezeen Wire: the results of a study carried out by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation on behalf of the City of Helsinki has revealed that it would be feasible to construct a new Guggenheim Museum in Finland.
The report proposes that the museum would be built on the waterfront and would have a stong focus on architecture and design, as well as art. More »
Koutalaki Ski Village by BIG
Danish architects BIG seem to have a thing for skiing on rooftops and have designed some more buildings that double up as ski slopes, this time for a resort in Lapland. More »
Kannisto School by Linja Architects
A patchwork of yellow, green and white panels covers the erratically curving facade of a school in Finland by Linja Architects. More »
Garden Shed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth
Imagine waking up in a glass bedroom by the waterside on a remote Finnish island. More »
Artist Retreat by 0 to 1
Guest artists will be invited to live and work inside this shard-like timber hut. More »
Sonic Seascape Terrace by Decoster-Taivalkoski,
Haaslahti and Montes de Oca
When you stand inside one of these riverside pavilions in Turku, Finland, you can hear what’s going on beneath the water’s surface. More »
Marttiini shop by Suunnittelutoimisto Amerikka
Leather-bound blades displayed against chunky wooden blocks adorn the walls of a Finnish knife shop in Helsinki by designers Suunnittelutoimisto Amerikka. More »
Extension to the Serlachius
Museum Gösta by MX_SI
Chapel of St. Lawrence by Avanto Architects
Avanto Architects of Helsinki have designed this whitewashed funeral chapel with a copper roof in Vantaa, Finland. More »
Four-Cornered Villa by Avanto Architects
Helsinki studio Avanto Architects have completed this house with four wings overlooking four distinct views in Virrat, Finland. More »
Kymenlaakso UAS Workshop by Arkkitehdit NRT
Helsinki firm Arkkitehdit NRT designed these workshop facilities for Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences in Finland. More »
PUU-BO by BIG
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design multistorey, prefabricated wooden housing for Kouvola, Finland. More »