With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if ...

Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable ...

Since being the European Capital of Culture in 2011, Turku’s spirit of civic and cultural ambition demonstrate a desire to ...

Aalto’s open science and research policy has been renewed. The policy gives guidance to all researchers. The updated policy was drafted together with service personnel from research, legal and IT ...

Aino Marsio-Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. She was also the wife of Alvar Aalto, which might be why you haven’t heard about her. 100 stools, sun loungers and iconic glassware: the Aino ...

L: The Finlandia sign being installed during the pavilion’s construction in 1956. Photo Isa Andrenius, Courtesy of The National Archives of Finland. R: Daniele Canato from Vita Restauri painting ...

L: The Finlandia sign being installed during the pavilion’s construction in 1956. Photo Isa Andrenius, Courtesy of The National Archives of Finland. R: Daniele Canato from Vita Restauri painting ...

Summer School students on a Welcome Picnic on Aalto University campus in 2023. Every year, Aalto University Summer School welcome hundreds of students from all over the world. Many students have never ...

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto’s 1971 masterpiece Finlandia Hall has reopened after a three-year renovation by local practice Architects NRT, creating new spaces that open up the building to the public ...

Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and interior designer, widely regarded as one of the forebears of Nordic Modernism. He was born on February 3, 1898 in Kuortane, Finland and studied at the Helsinki ...