Monumental concert and congress hall on Töölö Bay, clad in brilliant white Carrara marble. The interior is a total work of art: every surface, fixture, and piece of furniture was designed by the architect Alvar Aalto.
Waterfront public sauna built into a sculptural, pine-slatted structure with rooftop sea views. Three wood-heated saunas – including a traditional smoke sauna – are paired with cold plunges in the Baltic and a modern Scandinavian restaurant
Former neo-Gothic school housing over a century of Finnish design across three light-filled floors. Galleries of iconic Aalto furniture and Marimekko textiles wrap up at a cafe serving fresh liquorice buns.
Modern cultural hub where the top floor is a serene library with skyline views, nicknamed “Book Heaven.” Downstairs is a bustling public workshop with free-to-use 3D printers, recording studios, and sewing machines.
Log-framed public sauna on a historic military island, reached by a ten-minute ferry. The two wood-fired saunas are co-ed, with large windows looking out to the archipelago and a shared terrace for a post-steam plunge in the sea.
Minimalist off-grid cabins sitting on the rocky edge of the Helsinki archipelago. The solar-powered interiors run on fold-down beds and dry toilets, with large windows looking straight out over the Baltic Sea.
