JKMM Architects extends 1980s library to create "public living room" for Kirkkonummi
Helsinki-based JKMM Architects has renovated and extended a library named Fyyri in the Finnish town of Kirkkonummi. More
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Carlo Ratti Associati proposes floating reservoirs to create carbon-free heating for Helsinki
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
Skene Catling de la Peña to transform Aalto-designed silo into cultural events space
London studio Skene Catling de la Peña and not-for-profit organisation Factum Foundation are set to turn the Toppila silo designed by architects Aino and Alvar Aalto in Oulu, Finland, into the Aaltosiilo cultural space. More
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NOAN creates timber wedding chapel in Finnish woodland
Architecture studio NOAN has designed a chapel within a forest overlooking a lake at the Tervajärvi campground in southern Finland. More
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Studio Puisto balances black cabin on slender column in Finnish forest
Niliaitta is a black-painted cabin that Studio Puisto has elevated on a single column and hidden within woodland near the Salamajärvi National Park in Finland. More
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Ortraum Architects builds cosy woodland cabin from cross-laminated timber
Kynttilä by Ortraum Architects is a wooden cabin set on Lake Saimaa in Finland, with a glazed, gabled end that has views of the water. More
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Majamaja is an off-grid seaside cabin near 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
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Competition: win a €1,000 gift card to spend at Finnish Design Shop
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with Finnish Design Shop to offer readers the chance to win a €1,000 gift card, or one of 10 €100 gift cards. More
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Ortraum Architects builds timber music studio beside house in 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
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Aino and Alvar Aalto's Savoy restaurant in Helsinki restored after 80 years
Ilse Crawford and her eponymous studio worked with Finnish furniture brand Artek to carry out a sensitive revamp of notable Helsinki restaurant Savoy. More
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Helsinki to build Architecture and Design Museum as part of post-pandemic recovery plan
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
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Live foraging in Finland with chef Sami Tallberg for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
Finnish chef Sami Tallberg takes Virtual Design Festival viewers on a live foraging tour of the forest surrounding his home as part of our collaboration with Stockholm Design Week. More
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Toni Yli-Suvanto Architects creates angular Arctic Sauna Pavilion
Finnish studio Toni Yli-Suvanto Architects has created a timber pavilion that functions both as a sauna and a hub for social activities. More
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Finnish granite and pine feature in Helsinki's Nanso shop
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
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Box in Helsinki is designed to be the "perfect" place to pick up online orders
Design studio Fyra has fashioned brightly hued interiors for this hassle-free collection point in Helsinki, which includes a recycling area, fitting rooms and product show space. More
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Black timber and zinc house with sauna sits next to a Finnish lake
A house by Studio Puisto in Finland, sits between a lake and a dense spruce forest and is clad in black-oiled wood and topped by sloping zinc roofs. More
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JKMM Architects designs disc-shaped extension to National Museum of Finland
JKMM Architects has designed an extension to Finland's national museum in Helsinki topped with a white, disc-shaped concrete roof. More
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Self-sustaining cabins on tiny Finnish island are heated by a sauna stove
Finnish designers Aleksi Hautamaki and Milla Selkimaki have built a self-sufficient summer house on the five-acre island they own on the edge of Finland's Archipelago National Park. More
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Finland announces plans to become carbon neutral by 2035
Finland's new government has promised to reduce the country's fossil-fuel consumption and invest in renewable energy sources, after 80 per cent of Finns called for urgent action on climate change. More
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Helsinki Central Library Oodi topped with translucent "book heaven"
The Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects, is topped with large open-plan reading room under an undulating roof punctured by circular skylights. More
