Promotion: Finnish real estate agency Bo LKV has chosen paint brand Teknos' range of air-purifying paints to furnish its new office facilities in Helsinki, which creates a "perfect balance of harmony and functionality". More about Bo LKV choose Teknos' Biora Air range of air-purifying paints to furnish renovated office
A large steel-clad cube encloses the Dance House in Helsinki, which local architecture studios JKMM and ILO architects have created by converting and extending part of a former cable factory. More about JKMM and ILO architects extend Helsinki's Cable Factory with metal-clad dance centre
Rugged clay forms the walls of this pavilion in Finland by architects Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto, which aims to provide an urban habitat for pollinators and was featured as part of Helsinki Design Week. More about Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto design "insect hotel" Alusta Pavilion in Helsinki
Ninety-five pine trees that retain their branches support the roof of Little Finlandia, an events centre in Helsinki designed by recently graduated architect Jaakko Torvinen. More about Little Finlandia in Helsinki is a modular conference venue held up by pine trees
Finnish interiors studio Fyra has fostered a "bohemian ambience" in this hotel in Helsinki by layering different styles, colours and historical references within its public spaces. More about Fyra celebrates bohemian history of Helsinki's Hotel Torni in contemporary revamp
Design duo Formafantasma has collaborated with furniture brand Artek to explore the relationship between the timber and design industries in Finland through an exhibition at Helsinki Design Museum. More about Formafantasma and Artek's Cambio exhibition explores Finnish design's link to forestry
Finnish interior designer Linda Bergroth has brought together unexpected colour combinations for the Durat showroom in Helsinki, which is filled with the manufacturer's terrazzo-like surface material made from plastic waste. More about Unusual colour combinations make up Durat showroom in Helsinki
Historic structures including a silo building and an old factory have been incorporated into the University of the Arts Helsinki's new home, which was designed by local architecture studio JKMM. More about JKMM incorporates industrial structures into University of the Arts Helsinki
Design studio Yatofu has refined the interiors of a teahouse in downtown Helsinki with elements of brick, oak and oxidised steel. More about Yatofu uses "honest" materials to revamp Teemaa teahouse in Helsinki
A €15 billion project to link the capitals of Finland and Estonia via a tunnel beneath the Baltic Sea will create a metropolitan area "much, much better" for tech startups than Silicon Valley, according to CEO Peter Vesterbacka. More about "We're building tunnels not walls" says Angry Birds co-founder behind plan to link Helsinki and Tallinn via undersea tunnel
Finnish practice Verstas Architects has created a circular timber pavilion at Helsinki's South Harbour, forging a connection between the city and the nearby island of Vallisaari. More about Verstas Architects evokes island landscapes with Helsinki Biennial Pavilion
Finnish plastic-free paint company Cover Story has opened its first shop: a "paint studio" fitted out by interior designer Linda Bergroth to offer customers multiple ways to explore colour. More about Cover Story plastic-free paint shop encourages visitors to play with colour
Dezeen teamed up with Amos Rex and JKMM Architects on a live talk to mark the launch of a new book about the Helsinki museum. More about Watch our live talk with Amos Rex about the role of art museums in cities
The city of Helsinki has launched a competition to create a new waterfront cultural and leisure district on the South Harbour, which will include a design and architecture museum complex. More about Helsinki calls for proposals to transform Makasiiniranta port into cultural precinct
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati is among four winners of the global Helsinki Energy Challenge, with a proposal to create island-like, floating seawater reservoirs that would store heat to help decarbonise the city's heating network. More about Carlo Ratti Associati proposes floating reservoirs to create carbon-free heating for Helsinki
Architect Pekka Littow has used Finnish spruce and birch plywood for off-grid holiday home Majamaja, which is perched on a rocky outcrop by the sea just outside of Helsinki. More about Majamaja is an off-grid seaside cabin near Helsinki
Ortraum Architects has built an asymmetric studio called 12 in the garden of a house in Helsinki, Finland, to provide its owners with space to compose music and make ceramics. More about Ortraum Architects builds timber music studio beside house in Helsinki
Ilse Crawford and her eponymous studio worked with Finnish furniture brand Artek to carry out a sensitive revamp of notable Helsinki restaurant Savoy. More about Aino and Alvar Aalto's Savoy restaurant in Helsinki restored after 80 years
The Finnish government will fund the construction of an architecture and design museum in the country's capital as part of its coronavirus pandemic support package. More about Helsinki to build Architecture and Design Museum as part of post-pandemic recovery plan
Studio Joanna Laajisto used local materials to fashion the pared-back interior of this womenswear shop in Helsinki, which has been revamped to compete with online shopping. More about Finnish granite and pine feature in Helsinki's Nanso shop