Retro Helsinki bar takes its design cues from 60s and 70s disco music
Named after the song Jackie by British baritone Scott Walker, this nostalgia-tinged bar in Helsinki has been designed to evoke a 1970s Milanese bar. More
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OOPEAA builds wood and zinc sauna on the shore of a tiny Finnish island
Finnish architecture office OOPEAA has completed a log cabin-style sauna on an island in Helsinki's archipelago that is topped with a zinc roof incorporating dormer windows. More
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Mer Arkkitehdit sets spruce-panelled villa into cliff face in Finnish seaside town
Architecture studio Mer Arkkitehdit has integrated the surrounding rocky terrain into its design for this spruce-clad villa in the historic Finnish seaside town of Hanko. More
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Tony Eräpuro bases exhibition identity on Olafur Eliasson mirror installation
Finnish designer Tony Eräpuro took inspiration from geometry, architecture and Peter Saville to create the graphics for Olafur Eliasson's Pentagonal Landscapes exhibition. More
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AFKS wraps horseshoe-shaped kindergarten in stripy multicoloured metal cladding
Colourful metal cladding extends across the front of this daycare centre in the Finnish city of Espoo, which encloses a secluded playground to its rear. More
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Björk's Icelandic summer house inspires a patterned furniture and textile collection
London studio Klaus Haapaniemi & Co has designed a hand-engraved sofa, woven tapestry and circular carpet exclusively for Björk's remote summer house in Iceland. More
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Copper covers walls and roof of Finnish chapel by OOPEAA
Shimmering, multi-tonal copper clads the entire exterior of this chapel in Finland, designed by architecture firm OOPEAA. More
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BIG to rebrand Nordic region
Bjarke Ingels' firm has been appointed to help build a new brand identity for the five countries that make up the Nordic region. More
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Guggenheim Helsinki scrapped by Finnish government
Controversial plans for a new outpost of the Guggenheim museum in Helsinki have been rejected by city councillors following a five-hour debate. More
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Alt Arkkitehdit clads woodland house in Finland with sheets of rusty Corten steel
Finnish practice Alt Arkkitehdit has covered a family home in northern Finland in weathering steel panels and greying spruce planks that help it to blend into its woodland setting. More
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Timber-clad Gamla Villan by Mer Architects offers views of Finnish meadow and sea
A grand window offers views of the woodland and sea in this house in Hanko, Finland, designed by Mer Architects as a contemporary update of the town's historic villas. More
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Wooden stables completed by Pook on the edge of a Finnish forest
This wooden stables on the edge of a Finnish forest features an asymmetric gabled roof which covers stalls for the horses and a lowered barn containing manure (+ slideshow). More
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Knight Architects unveils design for Finland's longest bridge
UK firm Knight Architects has revealed its plans for a bridge that will span over a kilometre across a bay in Helsinki, making it the longest bridge in Finland. More
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MNy Arkitekter uses seven types of timber for Finnish lake house
MNy Arkitekter has used seven varieties of timber to create this gabled house on the shoreline of a small lake in Tenala, Finland (+ slideshow). More
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Guggenheim Helsinki in question after Finnish government refuses funding
Plans for a new outpost of the Guggenheim museum in Helsinki have been thrown into doubt, as the Finnish government refuses funding for the Moreau Kusunoki Architectes-designed project. More
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Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2016 shortlist announced
A copper-clad chapel and a faceted wooden sauna are among the four buildings competing for Finland's most important architecture prize (+ slideshow). More
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House H by Teemu Hirvilammi features a black exterior and pale wood interior
Architect Teemu Hirvilammi has completed a wooden house for his own family in the Finnish city of Seinäjoki, featuring dark external walls and a contrasting interior of pale spruce wood (+ slideshow). More
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Lake cabin by Sini Kamppari features slatted timber walls and a projecting terrace
This small wooden cabin by London-based architect Sini Kamppari perches among trees on a granite ridge, offering views of a lake in southeast Finland (+ slideshow). More
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OOPEAA builds wooden Periscope Tower beside lake in Finland
This lakeside observation pavilion by Finnish studio OOPEAA doubles as a giant periscope, so visitors don't have to climb to the top to enjoy the view (+ slideshow). More
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Avanto Architects builds coastal sauna in Helsinki with a faceted timber "cloak"
Wooden slats and bleachers provide the multi-faceted volume of this waterfront sauna by Avanto Architects, allowing visitors to climb the roof for a better view of the sea or to lounge in the sun (+ slideshow). More