Phenomena — 20.4.2026

What remains of the Oulu School?

The architecture of the Oulu School has been both loved and disparaged. The buildings are now due for refurbishment, and many risk demolition.

Text Silja Ylitalo

Tämän kuvan alt-attribuutti on tyhjä; Tiedoston nimi on oulun_koulu_nallikarin-majakka_photo_kati_leinonen-scaled.jpg — The observation tower Nallikari Lighthouse in Oulu (NVÖ 1988) is one of the most well-known buildings of the Oulu School. Photo: Kati Leinonen

WHEN ANNI VARTOLA, Senior University Lecturer of architectural theory at Aalto University, began her architectural studies at Helsinki University of Technology in Otaniemi in 1984 the Oulu School was having its golden age.

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