Architecture Walking Tour: Modern Helsinki

A new architecture for a new world. This tour considers the aesthetics, materials, and social conditions that shaped the development of modern architecture in Helsinki, from the 1930s to 2018. The tour includes office buildings, department stores, educational and public buildings, such as the Palace Hotel, the Helsinki University Library (Kaisa), Lasipalatsi, Sokos, and Oodi Central Library. 

Architecture walking tours series is written and hosted by Gayle McKeen. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago and has taught at universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. 

Schedule

Thursday 20 July, 2023 | 1–3 pm
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Thursday 27 July, 2023 | 1–3 pm
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Thursday 10 August, 2023 | 5–7 pm 
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Thursday 24 August, 2023 | 5–7 pm
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Please note that the Museum Card cannot be used to pay for the walking tour.

Participation

A total of 25 participants will be admitted to one architecture walking tour. Places are filled in the order of arrival. The tour fee is collected at the customer service point of Museum of Finnish Architecture in advance (15 minutes before the start of the tour). Please arrive in time before the start time of the tour – the tour starts at even hours.

Accessibility 

The tour starts
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Kasarmikatu 24, 00130 Helsinki

The tour ends
Helsinki Central Library Oodi
Töölönlahdenkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki

The walking tour takes place in urban public space and lasts about 2 hours. The total length of the route is about 3 kilometers. During the tour, there is a short flight of stairs to enter one building (Tiedekulma), and a fairly gentle incline on Fabianinkatu. Along the route there are non-beveled curbs and in some places uneven terrain with height differences. On the walking tours, the progression is calm and includes several stops. There are no easily accessible seats or benches along the route. You can bring your own camping chair. The nearest accessible public and gender neutral toilet is located at the Museum of Finnish Architecture (Kasarmikatu 23, 00130 Helsinki).

The Museum of Finnish Architecture is not accessible. You can find more information about accessibility of the Museum of Finnish Architecture at this link: https://www.mfa.fi/en/visit-us/accessibility-2/

On the architecture walking tour we follow the principles for a safer space, to which we are committed to in all museum activities. You can find more information about the principles of a safer space in the Museum of Finnish Architecture at this link: https://www.mfa.fi/…/the-museum-of-finnish-architecture…/

For more information

Jemina Lindholm
Manager of Learning and Public Programmes
Museum of Finnish Architecture
+358 45 7731 0476
jemina.lindholm@mfa.fi