COMING SOON: The Unknown Suburb
Aleksanterinkatu 16 • 17 April – 13 September 2026 • Free entry
‘The Unknown Suburb’ exhibition starts on the bus stop and the story continues with two-billion-year-old bedrock and ends in a 21st century suburban block of flats. The exhibition opens on Friday 17 April.
The highlight of the spring is The Unknown Suburb exhibition on the 4th floor highlighting personal observations and views on “homely slab architecture”, “the refrigerator houses in Pihlajamäki” and “East Helsinki identity” from Helsinki residents who live or work in the suburbs. It deconstructs and reverses the stigmas and images associated with the suburbs and highlights their lesser-known aspects.
‘The Unknown Suburb’ starts on the bus stop and the story continues with two-billion-year-old bedrock and ends in a 21st century suburban block of flats. Curators are Laura Berger and Panu Savolainen and Exhibition Planner Alpi Vaalaja and Graphic Designer of the Year 2025 Päivi Helander have created the visuals of the exhibition, opening to the public on Friday 17 April.
Photo: Jussi Palmio / Helsinki City Museum
