Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects plans cluster of triangular smart skyscrapers for Helsinki
Triangle-shaped towers fitted with smart technology form the centre of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects competition-winning masterplan for Helsinki. More
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Coloured curtains stand out against white walls in Artek's Helsinki headquarters
SevilPeach has designed the headquarters for Finnish furniture brand Artek, with vivid theatre-style curtains and pale surfaces serving as a backdrop for its collection of minimalist tables and chairs. More
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Explore Amos Rex and its inaugural exhibition by TeamLab in 360-degree videos
Take a tour of the recently opened Amos Rex art museum by JKMM Architects and the opening exhibition by Japanese art collective TeamLab in this pair of 360-degree videos filmed by Dezeen in Helsinki. More
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"With Amos Rex, Helsinki shows you don't need to import a brand to get cultural prestige"
Helsinki's new art museum Amos Rex proves that importing an international brand, like the Guggenheim, isn't the only way to create a blockbuster tourist attraction, argues Dezeen deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft. More
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Farm-to-table cooking informs natural colour palette of Maannos restaurant in Helsinki
Finnish designer Laura Seppänen applied earthy tones throughout this restaurant in Helsinki to reflect the menu's focus on locally sourced ingredients. More
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TeamLab creates virtual vortex as inaugural installation for Helsinki's Amos Rex gallery
Japanese art collective TeamLab has created a site-specific digital installation of water moving towards a vortex, on the inside of a domed roof in the new Amos Rex museum in Helsinki. More
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Amos Rex's bulging underground galleries create playful landscape in Helsinki plaza
JKMM Architects designed a series of domed subterranean galleries for the soon-to-open Amos Rex museum in Helsinki, which bubble up through the ground to create a playful outdoor landscape. More
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Note Design Studio redesigns historic mid-century restaurant in Helsinki
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio has renovated a 1950s restaurant in Helsinki, combining soft pink tones with a teak-lined scheme that honours the building's modernist design. More
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Villa K's angular concrete volumes provide views of a Finnish forest and the Baltic Sea
This house near Helsinki perches on a rocky bluff looking out towards the Baltic Sea and features a cranked form that shelters a decked terrace from the harsh wind. More
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Casagrande Laboratory designs wooden micro house for city dwellers
Finnish architecture firm Casagrande Laboratory designed this self-sufficient prefab house to fit on the footprint of a single car-parking space. More
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Joanna Laajisto creates "elegant, unconventional and human" workspace for design studio Fjord
Finnish designer Joanna Laajisto has completed an office in Helsinki for service design company Fjord, featuring spaces for casual meetings and soft furnishings that offer a homely feel. More
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Five spots to take a break during Helsinki Design Week
With Helsinki Design Week underway, local interior designer Joanna Laajisto has rounded up her top five extracurricular activities for visitors to the festival. More
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DesignCommons event in Helsinki aims to find solutions to world issues
Dezeen promotion: Winy Maas and Studio Swine are set to take part in the inaugural DesignCommons event in Helsinki, which will see designers and architects talk about issues currently facing the industry and wider world. More
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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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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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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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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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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
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Joanna Laajisto lines Helsinki restaurant walls with corrugated metal
Finnish designer Joanna Laajisto has combined mint-coloured corrugated metal wall panels with red-orange marble furniture inside this restaurant in Helsinki. More