One of Finland’s most significant event venues, Finlandia Hall, designed by Alvar Aalto, will open after long anticipation on 4 January 2025. The building has been undergoing renovation since the beginning of 2022. For the first time in its history, the renovated Finlandia Hall will open not only to congress and event visitors but also to all city residents and tourists as a shared, everyday leisure destination and experience venue.
Services and experiences make the new Finlandia
Finlandia Hall has an impressive track record and experience in event organisation, and diverse event services remain at the core of the building’s operations. Finlandia Hall’s annual visitor count has been approximately 200,000, and the goal for 2025 is to double this number.
The state-of-the-art technology and renovated spaces in the renewed Finlandia Hall enable high-quality events, concerts, congresses and meetings – from small to large. The versatile spaces, updated range of services, advanced technology and experienced, professional staff ensure top-level service, care and experience.
Finlandia Bistro: Finnish flavours meet the Mediterranean
Finlandia Hall’s first à la carte restaurant, Finlandia Bistro, is a tribute to Alvar Aalto’s love for Italy. The atmospheric ambience in Finlandia Bistro is created by Alvar Aalto’s unique architecture and design combined with Finlandia Hall’s original furniture and Finnish art.
Finlandia Cafe & Wine: Above the everyday with a new viewing terrace
Finlandia Hall’s new wine café serves seasonal quality café products with spectacular views. On the terrace, opened to the public for the first time, visitors can stop year-round to admire Helsinki city centre’s most beautiful views over Töölönlahti Bay. The café offers delicious savoury and sweet pastries, hot dishes and salads, as well as carefully selected wines and refreshments.
Finlandia Shop: Hand-picked treasures and unique souvenirs
Adjacent to the café, a design shop specialising in Finnish design will open, offering products from small Finnish design brands, unique Finlandia Collection items, timeless classics, ceramic art pieces from Arabia art department artists, contemporary design utility items, and naturally, Aalto products.
Finlandia Experience Exhibition: To the roots of the Aaltos
In June 2025, Finlandia Hall will open a permanent exhibition that experientially tells the story of Alvar Aalto’s, Aino Aalto’s and Elissa Aalto’s architectural and creative diversity. The exhibition offers an opportunity to gain deep insight into Alvar Aalto’s legacy and design principles, as well as their influence on modern architecture and Finnish design.
More information about the exhibition will be provided in spring 2025. Find out more here.
