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Published in 4/2025 - Modern Heritage

Culture

Finlandia Hall Renovation

Architects NRT

Architects Teemu Tuomi, Tuomo Remes, Jaakko Haapanen
Location Mannerheimintie 13, Helsinki
Gross Area 31 140 m2
Completion 2024
Original Building Alvar Aalto 1971, 1975 (Arkkitehti 6/1974)

The renovation of Finlandia Hall has sought to preserve the building’s 1970s atmosphere while avoiding the creation of a new temporal layer. Even subtle changes nevertheless pose a risk to the original architecture. Read Olli-Paavo Koponen’s review → ”The Difficult Art of Restraint”

Photos Tuomas Uusheimo

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