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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Helsinki’s Hotel Maria is marked by history and opulence
The Hotel Maria sets out to redefine the Nordic hospitality landscape with luxurious interiors, in-room saunas and a sumptuous spa
By Naomi Moriyama Published
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Retreat to this Finnish forest spa and its sauna on stilts
Panorama Landscape is a new hilltop hotel in eastern Finland sporting a sauna on stilts and pared-back cabins
By Emma O'Kelly Published
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Finnair marks a century of connecting horizons
Finnair celebrates its 100th anniversary with global festivities
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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The rich, creative life of Moomins creator Tove Jansson
Finnish artist and Moomins creator Tove Jansson was free, independent and nonconformist, as a new Paris exhibition delving into her life and work reveals
By Hannah Silver Published
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Aalto2 Museum Centre opens, fulfilling Alvar Aalto’s vision in Jyväskylä
The Aalto2 Museum Centre opens, connecting the Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland in Jyväskylä, the legendary Finnish architect’s home town
By Naomi Moriyama Published
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Help save the Church of The Three Crosses by Alvar Aalto in Imatra, Finland
The Church of The Three Crosses in Imatra, one of master modernist Alvar Aalto's works, is in danger; Tiina Laakkonen has set up a fundraiser to help save it
By Pei-Ru Keh Published
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Welcome to Chappe: Finland's 'pocket sized' house of art
Chappe, a new art house in southern Finland designed by JKMM, punches above its weight
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané saturates Kiasma in scent, light and uncanny geometry
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané’s survey exhibition ‘A Leaf Shapes the Eye’ turns the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Finland into an immersive multisensory environment, and confronts pertinent issues about our place on earth
By Will Jennings Published
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Club culture and winter swimming: what to do in Helsinki
What to do in Helsinki – public saunas, an artful hotel and classic Finnish cuisine are all on our Helsinki tour, courtesy of Wallpaper* contributing editor Emma O'Kelly
By Emma O'Kelly Published
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Maiden voyage: L3 Design Dock opens for Helsinki Design Week
By Sujata Burman Last updated
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Timber tower: Finland's first wooden high-rise wins the Wood Prize
An energy-efficient trio of multi-storey timber-frame flats in the Jyväskylä suburb of Kuokkala have won this year's Wood Prize, awarded by Finland's Wood Information Centre.
By Ali Morris Last updated
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High rise: a chapel in a Helsinki suburb is a vaulting success
By Crystal Bennes 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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Helsinki Design Week 2016 reveals a Finland steeped in tradition, with an eye on its future
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Helsinki Design Week 2013: the highlights
By Maria Sobrino Last updated
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Finnair collaborates with Marimekko
By Micha van Dinther Last updated
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Back to the future: Helsinki City Museum’s impressive new home
By Clare Dowdy Last updated
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Major renovation: Helsinki Art Museum reopens with blockbuster Ai Weiwei show
The Helsinki Art Museum has reopened after a major renovation with a blockbuster show from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
By Nick Compton 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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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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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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Wave House by Seppo Mäntylä is a Finnish log house with a twist
By Ellie Stathaki 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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Studio Puisto
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Bronda — Helsinki, Finland
By Micha van Dinther Last updated
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Story — Helsinki, Finland
By Micha van Dinther Last updated
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Hotel St. George opens in landmark 1840s building in Helsinki
By Daven Wu Last updated