Architecture Walking Tour Series / Lauttasaari Tour on Saturdays

Paikka: Muualla

Lapset leikkivät auringonpaisteessa metsäisellä piha-alueella. Kuvan taustalla näkyy vaaleita kerrostalorakennuksia.

Good living for all. From the 1940s, Lauttasaari was developed as a desirable place for Helsinki residents to live. On this tour you will see some of the many contributions of women architects to Lauttasaari’s built environment and learn about the new building techqniques and principles of standardization that informed postwar residential building in Finland. The tour focuses on buildings from the 1940s through the 1960s.

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

Saturday 9 July, 2022 | 1–3 pm
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Saturday 23 July, 2022 | 1–3 pm
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Saturday 6 August, 2022 | 1–3 pm
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Saturday 20 August, 2022 | 1–3 pm
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

Saturday 3 September, 2022 | 1–3 pm | Helsinki Design Week 2022
Language: English | Participation: 10/5/0 € 

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 (10/5/0 €) is paid on site at the metro station upon arrival. Please note that we only accept cash (the exact amount) as payment method.

Accessibility and health safety

The tour starts 

Lauttasaari Metro Station (Otavantie entrance)
00200 Helsinki

The tour ends

Lauttasaari Metro Station (Otavantie entrance)
00200 Helsinki

The walking tour takes place in urban public space and lasts about 2 hours. The total length of the route is about 4 kilometers. During the tour, we will encounter stairs primarily at the Lauttasaari Church. The route includes a gentle incline on a non-paved surface and a short walk along a flat shoreline path..Along the route there are non-beveled curbs and, in some places, uneven terrain with height differences. On the walking tour, 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 guide uses a mic and a carriable speaker on the tours when needed. The nearest accessible public toilet is located at the Lauttasaari metro station.

You can find more information about the health safety of the Museum of Finnish Architecture at this link. 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.

For more information

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