Architecture Tour of Kannelmäki
Welcome to explore Kannelmäki’s architecture and urban environment, guided by the curators of The Unknown Suburb exhibition, Laura Berger and Panu Savolainen. Guided tour is in Finnish.
Kannelmäki is one of the first northern suburbs in Helsinki. It is an excellent example of suburban development, showing the different trends in town planning and housing architecture from the 1950s to the 1990s.
The tour includes a visit to the oldest part of Kannelmäki, built between the 1950s and 1960s, and the famous Kannelmäki Church, which represents brutalist architecture. The tour then continues to the newer parts of Kannelmäki, built from the 1970s onwards, with a stop at Cultural Centre Kanneltalo, one of the gems of Helsinki’s postmodernist architecture.
The event is part of The Unknown Suburb exhibition programme, and the tour is free of charge. No advance registration required. Everyone is welcome to participate!
Start of the tour: In front of Kannelmäki Church, Vanhaistentie 6
Guides: Postdoctoral Researcher Laura Berger and Professor of History of Architecture Panu Savolainen
Photo: Ensio Ilmonen, 1970–1979 / Helsinki City Museum
