News and what’s on

What’s happening on the Helsinki design scene right now? Read more about current design events and news on design activities in Helsinki.

New Museum for Architecture and Design

A new museum of architecture and design is coming to Helsinki. It will offer a setting for Finnish design and architecture and international dialogue.

Alvar Aalto’s Helsinki

Helsinki has around 20 buildings or other sites designed by Alvar Aalto. Helsinki one of the most notable hubs of Aalto’s architecture.

Computer-themed playground in Ruoholahti

Helsinki is building a computer-themed playground, reportedly the first of its kind in the world, where children learn about computers and programming through play.

News

29.06.2026

Hanasaari will begin its new life with a period of experimentation

15.06.2026

Take a look at the entries for the Stoa architecture competition

08.06.2026

Architecture sites of Alvar Aalto moving forward to Unesco World Heritage Committee’s evaluation

28.05.2026

Hanasaari opens to the public on Helsinki Day – come by to dance, eat and bathe in the sauna

27.05.2026

From closed port to open urban waterfront – Makasiiniranta street plans on display

14.04.2026

Slab architecture and refrigerator houses – City Museum’s new exhibition challenges preconceptions about suburbs

08.04.2026

See you on the bridge on Saturday 18 April – wear your crown!

26.03.2026

Space-themed play area in Northern Helsinki

19.03.2026

Transfer of Little Finlandia to Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Media Arts is going according to plan – parts of the building to be moved to Tali

18.03.2026

Helsinki Festival’s iconic Huvila to go on a break

17.03.2026

Culture Kids becomes a permanent service for families with children, coordinated by the City of Helsinki

02.03.2026