Night of the Arts: The Katajanokka Art Nouveau Walking Tour
Welcome to the Katajanokka Art Nouveau Walking Tour! To celebrate the Night of the Arts, the tour is free of charge.
The Katajanokka Art Nouveau Walking Tour presents the largest consistent Art Nouveau residential area in Finland. The tour introduces the participants to the world-renowned top buildings in Katajanokka and also sheds light to the societal developments that led to the most cramped shanty town of the city transforming into the first neighbourhood in Finland to be built entire out of stone in only a few years’ time. Awakening patriotism, clashes between political ideas and the new architecture and a generation of architects were all ingredients that contributed to the creation of this unique neighbourhood at the turn of the previous century.
Register in advance
The tour is free, but pre-registration is required. No age limit, but recommended for children over the age of 10 The tour is in English.
Register here: The Katajanokka Art Nouveau Walking Tour 14 Aug
The tour starts: Helsinki City Museum, Info Desk (Aleksanterinkatu 16)
The tour ends: Luotsikatu
Duration: max. 1,5 h
Photo: Juho Kuva / Helsinki City Museum
