For many design enthusiasts, a visit to Helsinki begins with Alvar Aalto ... austere neo-Classical houses along gravel- and cobblestone-paved streets and 19th-century barracks covered in pale ...

In 2022, 64% of Helsinki's energy for heating still came from coal. Now, after closing its last coal plant, that's dropped to ...

Finland’s parliament voted unanimously in favor of a proposed ban on Russians from buying property and exerting “hostile ...

The museum houses a vast collection of 30,000 paintings ... get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. Architects in Helsinki do not believe in copying and pasting.

Finland's underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an inspiring approach as Europe ramps up ...

The city government also owns all of Helsinki’s green spaces, as well as an estimated 20% of the city’s real estate portfolio, so it has a say in how these areas might be developed.

The multidisciplinary City Centre Campus in the very heart of Helsinki is the largest campus of the University of Helsinki with its approx. 17 000 students. The City Centre Campus houses the Faculty ...