Finnish Architecture

Educational

Projects (137)

A geometrical red-brick building set back from the street in stepped volumes, creating an enclosed courtyard.

SKiB Campus

JKMM Architects, Pori 2025
Wide stairs leading up to a low red brick building

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Eliel Saarinen, Bloomfield Hills 1938
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Baker House

Alvar Aalto +1, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1949
A large cube-shaped building on a snowy street corner.

Lumit Upper Secondary School

Lukkaroinen Architects, Kuopio 2022
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Hopealaakso Daycare Centre

AFKS Architects, Helsinki 2021
A large, multi story wooden building, with a yard full of small childfren.

Puotila Primary School

Verstas Architects, Helsinki 2022
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Sipoonlahti School Extension

Architects Rudanko + Kankkunen +1, Sipoo 2019
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Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station

Architects Rudanko + Kankkunen, Juupajoki 2023
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Lamminrahka School

Verstas Architects, Kangasala 2023
An aerial view of a large white building mostly surrounded by trees. A Large body of water can also be seen.

Järvenpää Campus, Step Education

OOPEAA, Järvenpää 2023
A three-story school building nearby a metro station photographed with a drone.

Vuosaari High School

Verstas Architects, Helsinki 2021
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Kajaani Upper Secondary School and Kainuu Vocational College Extension

Alt Architects, Kajaani 2020
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EduCity

Sigge Architects, Turku 2020
Arkkitehtitoimisto Antti Luutonen 20200727, Lauttasaaren päiväkoti, Helsinki

Lauttasaari Daycare Centre

Luutonen Architects, Helsinki 2020
Wooden floor and ceiling, glass wall with a view towards a space with hanging lamps

Martta Wendelin Day Care Centre

AFKS Architects, Tuusula 2022
A lobby with a large wooden staircase and a colourful seating area

Finnish-Russian School

AFKS Architects, Helsinki 2021
An illustration of a big hall with timber posts and a stepped seating area.

Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences

AFKS Architects, Helsinki 2023
Lobby inside building with wooden elements. People on ground floor.

Monio High School and Community Centre

AOR Architects, Tuusula 2023
JKMM ARCHITECTS 2021 University of the Arts Helsinki, Helsinki

Academy of Fine Arts, Mylly

JKMM Architects, Helsinki 2021
Winter, snow on the ground, three timber-clad gables in the rear, children playing

Taika Kindergarten

OOPEAA +1, Seinäjoki 2017
Tillinmäki 4

Tillinmäki Daycare Centre

AFKS Architects +1, Espoo 2012
Ajurinmäki Daycare Centre 1

Ajurinmäki Daycare Centre

AFKS Architects, Espoo 2009
Tervaväylä School 1

Tervaväylä School, Lohipato Unit

Linja Architects, Oulu 2009
School yard after renovation in 2016

Tapiola Co-educational School

Jorma Järvi, Espoo 1961
Yard view

Suurpelto Daycare Centre

Auer & Sandås, Espoo 2014
Colourful elevation of the daycare centre.

Tuomarila Daycare Centre

Auer & Sandås, Espoo 2008
Entrance bridge

European Film College

Heikkinen-Komonen Architects, Ebeltoft, Denmark 1993
Turun yliopisto building Johan Jönsson Wikimedia Commons

University of Turku Main Campus

Aarne Ervi, Turku 1959
Lapinmäki Daycare Centre

Lapinmäki Daycare Centre

AFKS Architects, Helsinki 2019
Väre Verstas Arkkitehdit Mika Huisman 3 1

Aalto University Väre Building

Verstas Architects, Espoo 2018
Yard view

Toppelund Daycare Centre

Käpy and Simo Paavilainen Architects, Espoo 1992
Pukinmäenkaari 5

Pukinmäenkaari School

Kaira–Lahdelma–Mahlamäki Architects, Helsinki 1997
Entrance terrace

Misteli Daycare Centre

Kaira–Lahdelma–Mahlamäki Architects, Vantaa 1997
Entrance canopy

Ruokopilli Daycare Centre

Kaira–Lahdelma–Mahlamäki Architects, Vantaa 1998
Eestinmetsä 2

Eestinmetsä Community Service Centre

Kaira–Lahdelma–Mahlamäki Architects, Espoo 1998
Elevation of the main building

University of Oulu Main Building

Virta–Palaste–Leinonen Architects, Oulu 1998
Main entrance

Sampola

Timo Penttilä +1, Tampere 1962
Elevation of the building.

Heart of Nikkilä

ARK-house Architects, Sipoo 2016
Aurora School Mikael Lindén 1

Aurora School

Auer & Sandås, Espoo 2017
School yard

Karviaistie Daycare Centre and School

Architects NRT, Helsinki 1980
Courtyard view

Åbo Akademi University ASA Building

Sigge Architects +1, Turku 2010
Main entrance

Åbo Akademi University Fab Academill

Carl Axel Setterberg +1, Vaasa 2003
View from the courtyard

Åbo Akademi University Arken Campus

Sigge Architects +1, Turku 2003
Foyer of the conservatory

Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory

Tommila Architects, Helsinki 1995
Varvintori Square

Turku Arts Academy & Conservatory

LPR Architects, Turku 1995
Kankaanpää Art School 5

Kankaanpää Art School

Kouvo & Partanen Architects, Kankaanpää 1994
South elevation

Finno School and Daycare Centre

Kouvo & Partanen Architects, Espoo 2003
Courtyard elevation

Aurinkolahti School

Kaarina Löfström, Helsinki 2001
Street elevation

Mestari Daycare Centre

Lasse Vahtera, Helsinki 2002
West elevation of daycare centre Savotta

Savotta Daycare Centre

Talli Architects, Helsinki 2002
Street elevation

Helsinki University Teacher Training School

ARK-house Architects, Helsinki 2003
School yard

Ymmersta School

Talli Architects, Espoo 2003
View from the schoolyard

Ruusutorppa School

Tilatakomo Architects, Espoo 2004
Jyväskylä Teacher Training School 3

University of Jyväskylä Teacher Training School

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Jyväskylä 2002
Main hall

Metropolia Myllypuro Campus

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Helsinki 2019
Main elevation and canopy

Sra Pou Vocational School

Architects Rudanko + Kankkunen, Sra Pou, Cambodia 2011
South elevation

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute

Timo Vormala +1, Kirkkonummi 1996
View from the southwest

Helsinki Finnish Co-educational School SYK

Heikki Siren +1, Helsinki 1972
School building bounding the children's home yard

Children's Home

Kirsti and Egil Nordin Architects, Espoo 1987
View from the yard

Ravuri Daycare Centre

Kirsti and Egil Nordin Architects, Vantaa 1984
Monumental main entrance with stairs, typical theme for Sonck's public buildings

Mariehamn Navigation School

Lars Sonck, Mariehamn 1938
View from the west

Helsinki Worker's Institute

Gunnar Taucher, Helsinki 1927
Street façade towards the Puolalanpuisto park

Swedish Co-educational School

Wivi Lönn, Turku 1910
Northern elevation

Tampere Girls' School

Wivi Lönn, Tampere 1902
Eastern elevation

Alexander School

Wivi Lönn, Tampere 1904
Koulukatu street view

Tampere School of Domestic Economy

Wivi Lönn, Tampere 1905
Classroom entrances divide the yard into sections

Pappilanpelto School

Lasse Vahtera +1, Vihti 1994
University of Joensuu

University of Joensuu

Erkki Valovirta +1, Joensuu 1985
Southern elevation and the main access road

Leivola School and Daycare Centre

Heikki Taskinen, Sotkamo 1986
View of the yard.

Kisakenttä Daycare Centre

Lasse Vahtera +1, Oulu 1986
Streetview: Vellamonkatu elevation.

Vellamonkatu Aparments for Elderly and Daycare Centre

8 Studio Architects, Tampere 1990
View from Yliopistonkatu to Oulu Demonstration School for Teacher Training Department

University of Oulu Teacher Training School

Heikki Taskinen, Oulu 1983
View of the yard

Pitkäkangas School

Heikki Taskinen, Oulu 1986
Entrance yard of the schoo, bicycles and pupils in the foreground.

Hangö Gymnasium and Hangö Högstadium

Selim A. Lindqvist +1, Hanko 1985
Central hall and classrooms at the sides

Katajanokka School and Luotsi Daycare Centre

Helander Leiviskä Architects +1, Helsinki 1985
Southern elevation

Pehtoori Daycare Centre

Olli-Pekka Jokela Architects, Helsinki 1999
Courtyard view of the block

Maunolanmäki Daycare Centre and Huuhkajankuja Housing Block

Kari Järvinen and Timo Airas Architects, Kuopio 1989
Wooden white painted daycare centre and a square in front of it

Hertta Daycare Centre

Kari Järvinen and Timo Airas Architects, Helsinki 1987
Lansi Sakyla Daycare Simo Rista MFA docomomo fi

Länsi-Säkylä Daycare Centre Onnimanni

Kari Järvinen and Timo Airas Architects, Säkylä 1980
Puustelli Multipurpose Centre's elevation to the schoolyard

Puustelli School and Multipurpose Centre

Kari Järvinen and Timo Airas Architects, Helsinki 1985
Red-brick Suna School building and its surroundings

Suna School

Kari Järvinen and Timo Airas Architects, Espoo 1985
Metsäatalo Börje Dilén HKM

Metsätalo Building

Jussi Paatela, Helsinki 1939
Modernist university building photographed in the wintertime

University of Oulu Linnanmaa Campus

Kari Virta, Oulu 1977
Library façade

University of Lleida Libarary and Cultural Centre

Kristian Gullichsen +1, Lleida, Spain 2003
Two-lane road, university building behind it

Tampere University Main Building

Toivo Korhonen, Tampere 1960
A wooden school building

Puistokoulu School

Wivi Lönn, Jyväskylä 1912
Streetview, a wood in front of a five-storey school building

House of Learned Societies

Elsa Arokallio, Helsinki 1925
A school yard and a school building

Meilahti Primary School

Viljo Revell +1, Helsinki 1953
Yellow Brick building on the opposite side of the street

Helsinki School of Economics

Woldemar Baeckman +1, Helsinki 1950
Yellow plastered building with a stone base.

Semigradsky School

Valter Jung +1, Helsinki 1905
Yellow facade of a three storey building with a stone entrance.

Tehtaankatu School

Albert Nyberg, Helsinki 1908
Ebeneser

Ebeneser Kindergarten

Wivi Lönn, Helsinki 1908
Wooden building with colored window frames and blue stairs outside.

Vaaralanpuisto Daycare Centre

AFKS Architects, Vantaa 2017
Rantakylä ulko Karjalainen

Rantakylä Normal School

Riitta & Kari Ojala Architects, Joensuu 2019
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Jätkäsaari School

AOR Architects, Helsinki 2019
Curved grey-brick facade with square windows in an offset pattern.

Lehtikangas School and Community Centre

Alt Architects +1, Kajaani 2017
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Kauppis-Heikki School

QVIM Architects, Iisalmi 2017
Interior space with a bare concrete wall, auditorium-like stairs in the background

Syvälahti School and Community Centre

Verstas Architects, Turku 2018
Facade wit wooden panels and colored window frames.

Satavuo School and Daycare Centre

Arkkitehtipalvelu, Laukaa 2018
School yard and a orange facade.

Huhtasuo School Campus

Linja Architects, Jyväskylä 2015
Illuminated entrance during the evening.

Helsinki University Physicum Building

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Helsinki 2001
Tile facade of the Pori commercial school supported by pillars elevating part of the building off the ground.

Pori Commercial School

Aarne Hytönen +1, Pori 1959
Old picture of a horse statue in front of the white school facade with arch details and other decorative elements.

Cygnaeus School

Usko Nyström, Pori 1912
Facade with white horizontal metal bars

SAMK Pori Campus

Matti Asmala, Pori 2017
White-tile university building facade.

Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki

Helander Leiviskä Architects +1, Helsinki 2009
Old black and white image of people in front of the observatorium observing the arriving ships.

Helsinki Observatory

Carl Ludvig Engel, Helsinki 1834
Main building of the Helsinki University with its stone facade and arch and column details.

Helsinki University

Carl Ludvig Engel, Helsinki 1832
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Turku Observatory

Carl Ludvig Engel, Turku 1819
School facade with a red and a blue wing, both with different side offset windows.

Isokylä Community Centre Puhto

Perko Architects, Kokkola 2015
Colorful yet peaceful school facade.

Kalasatama School and Daycare Centre

JKMM Architects, Helsinki 2016
Different-sized cement composite panels in white and shades of green are used to create a vivid and playful patchwork. The facades are punctuated by protruding aluminium-framed windows.

Kannisto Community Centre

Linja Architects, Vantaa 2011
Entrance to the building next to a snowy rock.

Viikinmäki Community Centre

AFKS Architects, Helsinki 2015
Snowy school facade with wood and metal paneling.

Tuupala Timber School

Alt Architects +1, Kuhmo 2017
Spacious wood and concrete hall with a cafeteria.

Think Corner

JKMM Architects, Helsinki 2017
Ceiling with cliff-like eaves, copper and wood claddings and a massive boulder wall.

Dipoli

Reima Pietilä +1, Espoo 1966
Stairway in a industrial style concrete environment.

Centre for Systems Biology Dresden

Heikkinen-Komonen Architects, Dresden, Germany 2017
Entrance to the school with a poem and bird drawings on the wall.

Rantarousti School

Jaakkola Architects, Tyrnävä 2017
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Kirkkojärvi School

Verstas Architects, Espoo 2010
Facade with grey wood paneling and green window frames.

Mansikkamäki School

Linja Architects, Kouvola 2014
School yard with a basketball basket and the playing areas.

Pudasjärvi Log Campus

Lukkaroinen Architects, Pudasjärvi 2016
The school yard is surrounded by the two wings of the building that have vertical beams supporting the extending roof.

Storängen School and Daycare Centre

Playa Architects, Espoo 2012
Sitting area with pink and orange carpet and furniture in an otherwise white environment.

Aalto University Harald Herlin Learning Centre

Alvar Aalto +1, Espoo 1970
Spacious canteen in an light environment with concrete ceilings walls and stairs.

Roihuvuori School

Aarno Ruusuvuori +1, Helsinki 1967
Spiral staircase in an industrial surrounding.

Helsinki University Porthania Building

Aarne Ervi, Helsinki 1957
School yard with painted stares on the concrete, the yellow school building is at the back.

Malm Primary School

Erik Bryggman, Parainen 1955
Black and white picture of a white multiple story building from between trees.

Vierumäki Sports Institute

Erik Bryggman +1, Heinola 1936
Yellow-Brick facade with a large clock, the yard is covered in fallen leaves.

Mariehamn Övernäs Primary School

Erik Bryggman, Mariehamn 1955
Buildings with differently colored panels on the walls and grey ceilings, a bus stop at the front.

Kastelli School and Community Centre

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Oulu 2014
Industrial interior with concretetaires, wooden and metal walls and grid ceilings.

Opinmäki School and Learning Centre

Esa Ruskeepää, Espoo 2015
White interior with dark stairs and wooden railings.

Helsinki University of Technology Main Building

Alvar Aalto +1, Espoo 1964
White, spiral staircase

Paja, Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences Extension

Architects NRT, Kouvola 2010
Red brick building, multiple windows and canopy to the entrance

Niemenranta School

Alt Architects +1, Oulu 2012
Semiarch canopy over a glass façade viewing the school interior

Saunalahti School

Verstas Architects, Espoo 2012
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Saunalahti Day-Care Centre

JKMM Architects, Espoo 2011
Pastel blue exterior of a classical building

Athena, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences

Jussi Paatela +1, Helsinki 1928
In a park surrounding, a flat roofed colourful building

Modular Day-Care Centres

Seppo Häkli +1, Helsinki 2010
University of Jyväskylä, Main Building by Alvar Aalto 1952-

University of Jyväskylä, the Aalto's Campus

Alvar Aalto +1, Jyväskylä 1954