Design Archives

Finnish designers again to the final of the Hyères Fashion Festival

Four young fashion talents from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture compete in the international festival this April.

Helsinki Design Week presents design from a number of fields as well as fashion, architecture and urban culture, also for children.

From political paintings to modern-day tattoos: We explore artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s great influence on Finnish society.

Sibelius, Gallen-Kallela and Halonen, all born in 1865, helped form the Finnish identity. Now two of them post on Facebook.

We visit Finnish clothing designer Samu-Jussi Koski, who runs the Samuji label, known for quality and timelessness.

Three new neighbourhoods show how the Finnish capital is innovating to meet the needs of a growing urban population.

Finland has gone from forestry-based to technology-based economy, and is now undergoing a further transition to service-dominated society.

Helsinki’s wooden Chapel of Silence, designed to promote wellbeing, quietly attracts attention in the middle of the city.