Finland Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Finland - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Finland.
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Finnish Design Shop in Turku draws on the surrounding forest for its organic design
Discover the natural aesthetic of the Finnish Design Shop
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Nordic architecture explored in Share, a book about contemporary building
Discussions about Nordic architecture and contemporary practice meet in a new book by Artifice, Share: Conversations about Contemporary Architecture – The Nordic Countries
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Helsinki Design Museum celebrates Finnish icons Vuokko and Antti Nurmesniemi
A new exhibition in Helsinki (28 October 2022 – 9 April 2023) highlights the bold and bright creations of Finnish textile artist Vuokko Nurmesniemi and her equally talented husband Antti, Wallpaper* visits the designers’ house in Kulosaari
By Emma O'Kelly • Last updated
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Koja treehouse by Polestar is embedded in the Finnish landscape
Paradoxically, Sweden’s premium EV maker Polestar wants us to drive a little bit less – and to immerse ourselves in the wilderness that surrounds its new ultra-ecological treehouse, Koja, designed by Kristian Talvitie
By Naomi Moriyama • Last updated
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Tour Yrjö Kukkapuro’s studio – a temple to the art of sitting down
Join us on a studio visit of Finnish interior architect and furniture designer Yrjö Kukkapuro
By Emma O'Kelly • Last updated
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Discover Finnish design for sustainable fiber packaging
Huhtamaki redesigns the future of sustainable fiber-based food packaging by combining Finnish simplicity and functional design with its high-precision technology
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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Helsinki’s Pikku-Finlandia temporary event space is a student project come to life
Pikku-Finlandia, a sustainable, temporary wood event space, has opened to the public in Helsinki – and it’s born of the ambitious thesis of two students, Jaakko Torvinen and Elli Wendelin, featured in Wallpaper’s 2022 Graduate Directory
By Nasra Abdullahi • Last updated
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Jaakko Torvinen and Elli Wendelin design transportable wooden building
Our Next Generation 2022 showcase shines a light on 22 outstanding graduates from around the globe. Here, we profile architecture graduates Jaakko Torvinen and Elli Wendelin from Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland
By Nasra Abdullahi • Last updated
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Pre-loved perfection: ten designs define a decade of Artek 2nd Cycle
Artek 2nd Cycle, the brand’s platform for pre-loved design, celebrates its tenth anniversary with an exhibition, ‘Ten’ (until 6 November 2021), and an exclusive e-commerce pop-up
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Finnish design gets redefined by new disruptor Vaarnii
Newly launched design brand Vaarnii enlisted a group of international designers to create a collection of minimalist furniture in pine wood, available from Finnish Design Shop and Artek
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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Janne Tuunanen captures modernist architecture of renovated Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Photographer Janne Tuunanen captures the sharp modernist architecture of the recently renovated Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland in his latest series
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Tour Alvar Aalto's modernist architecture in Jyvaskyla, Finland
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Contemporary cabins for modern minimalists
From North Europe's thick forests to the vast green expanses of the USA, tour some of the best architectural cabins
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Optimise your living space with this modular Finnish cabin design
A collaboration between architecture studio Puisto and design companies Made By Choice and Protos Demos, Space of Mind is a contemporary modular Finnish cabin providing a much needed opportunity to pause, think and make the most of our home experience
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Contemporary artworks meet Old Masters at Helsinki’s Ateneum
A new show at the Finnish National Gallery, ‘Inspiration – Contemporary Art & Classics’, contemplates the lingering power of iconic works and creates a powerful dialogue across generations
By Diane Theunissen • Last updated
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Take a virtual reality tour of Alvar Aalto's Helsinki studio
Helsinki is betting big on its tech design scene as it looks ahead to a post-COVID world
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Avanto Architects designs a set of ‘matchbox’ houses in Finland
This small complex in Finland's Espoo comprises two detatched private residences arranged like ‘overlapping matchboxes', explains its creator, Avanto Architects
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Philippe Malouin designs sculptures that house your personal wares
Working with a team of master craftsmen, Philippe Malouin creates a range of curved home objects for Finnish brand Iittala, titled Kuru
By Alice Morby • Last updated
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Finnish village Fiskars opens new art and design Biennale
British designer Jasper Morrison co-curates the inaugural festival, appointing 18 international designers to create benches for the village
By Steve Rose • Last updated
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Helsinki opens a light-filled library as a national monument to education, sharing and books
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Join our grand tour of Helsinki’s booming architecture scene
By Giovanna Dunmall • Last updated
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Wave House by Seppo Mäntylä is a Finnish log house with a twist
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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French cosmic disco and Italian mid-century design collide at Helsinki’s latest opening
By Warren Singh-Bartlett • Last updated
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Immersive art and architecture meet at Helsinki's Amos Rex Museum by JKMM
By Giovanna Dunmall • Last updated
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Laura Seppänen creates a thoughtful design for Helsinki's newest restaurant
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Hotel St. George opens in landmark 1840s building in Helsinki
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Note Studio re-designs Helsinki’s Palace Restaurant
By Daven Wu • Last updated