Events
Walking Tour: Architecture of Ullanlinna
This architectural walking tour explores urban planning in two of Helsinki’s most beautiful districts, known for their lush parks and colorful Art Nouveau residential buildings.
ViewWalking Tours in Summer 2025: Helsinki Beneath the Surface
The Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki invites you to explore the city through a series of popular architectural walking tours in summer 2025. Eight different tours take participants through a variety of Helsinki districts, focusing on the city’s fascinating residential architecture and the architectural highlights of central Helsinki.
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Walking tour: Historical Helsinki
On the Historical Helsinki architecture walk, you’ll discover what has shaped Helsinki into the city it is today. This guided walk offers insights into Finnish history, key figures, and the evolution of building materials and techniques.
ViewWalking Tour: Modern Helsinki
During this guided walking tour, we’ll explore aesthetics, materials, and the societal conditions that shaped the development of modern architecture in Helsinki from the 1930s to 2018.
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Walking Tour: Architecture of Lauttasaari
This architectural walking tour explores Lauttasaari, developed from the 1940s onwards into one of Helsinki’s most desirable residential areas. The tour highlights the contributions of women architects to the built environment of Lauttasaari and examines the post-war housing developments influenced by new construction techniques.
ViewWalking tour: 1970s urban utopias in Itä-Pasila
This walking tour takes you to Itä-Pasila, a neighborhood that exemplifies the utopian ideals of 1970s urban planning. Conceived as a “compact city” designed to encourage community and provide easy access to services, Itä-Pasila is a concrete-heavy landmark of its era.
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Walking Tour: Töölö and the ideals of the 1920s
Join us for a guided walking tour through Töölö, Helsinki’s most extensive residential area from the 1920s. This unique district is defined by its elegantly restrained architecture and a maze-like street network.
ViewWalking tour: 1970s architecture in Vuosaari
Vuosaari, Helsinki’s largest district, has seen its architecture and urban planning evolve with each passing decade. This walking tour explores Vuosaari through the lens of the 1970s.
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Walking Tour: Vallila’s working-class roots and ideals
Join us on an architectural walking tour through Vallila, a district built in the 1920s as a residential area for the working class. What needs and ideals shaped its origins?
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