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Chapel of Silence, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureDesign

Sounds of silence resound in Helsinki

Helsinki’s wooden Chapel of Silence, designed to promote wellbeing, quietly attracts attention in the middle of the city.
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Finnish architecture, multigenerational family home, Tuomas Siitonen, House M-M, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureArchitecture

Finns design homes for extended families

New lifestyle choices: A Finnish family builds a home where several generations can live comfortably under the same roof.
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Finnish, Finland, architecture, ALA Architects, Helsinki, Samuli Woolston, Juho Grönholm, Janne Teräsvirta, Antti Nousjoki, Juha Ilonen, Käännös, Haltia, Finnish Nature Centre, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Helsinki Central Library, Alvar Aalto
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The new edge of Finnish architecture

Pioneering projects in Finnish architecture are earning global attention and setting new trends.
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Saunalahti School, Verstas Architects, Finnish education system success, PISA, Espoo, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyEducation

Building an even better Finnish school

The newly built Saunalahti School shows that in Finnish education, better architecture contributes to better schooling.
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Haltia Finnish Nature Centre, Nuuksio National Park, forests, lakes, wilderness, ecological construction, Kalevala, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Finnish Nature Centre offers walk on the wild side

Just outside Helsinki, Haltia Finnish Nature Centre forms a showcase like no other for Finland’s wilderness and nature.
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architect Alvar Aalto Museum, AALTOsites app, Helsinki, Espoo, Jyväskylä, Finland
Arts & cultureArchitecture

Urban treasure hunting with an Aalto app

We try out a fun, new smartphone app for rediscovering landmark buildings by Alvar Aalto in the Finnish capital area.
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Arts & cultureArchitecture

Helsinki’s new Music Centre garners rave reviews

Helsinki has been awaiting a real concert hall since composer Jean Sibelius put Finland on the map as a music nation.
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Steel, glass, wood and Kalevala spirit

New building on Seurasaari in Helsinki: An American-led team uses architecture to explore Finland’s national epic.
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