Architecture in Finland

Discover 16 places to experience unusual architecture in Finland.

Suomenlinna Church

Helsinki, Finland

Suomenlinna Church

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

Bengtskar Lighthouse

Rosala, Finland

Bengtskar Lighthouse

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

Asemapäällikönhovi Building

Helsinki, Finland

Asemapäällikönhovi Building

This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.

AuroraHut Igloo moving on top of the ice during winter.

Arctic Guesthouse & Igloos

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.

Naantali, Finland

The Moomin House

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Hailuoto, Finland

Hailuoto Church

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

Seurasaari Open Air Museum.

Helsinki, Finland

Seurasaari Open Air Museum

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

Porvoo, Finland

Söderskär Lighthouse

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

The Garden of Death

Tampere, Finland

Tampere Cathedral Frescoes

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

Helsinki, Finland

Kamppi Chapel

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Misty day

Turku Cathedral

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

Entrance to the Building

Helsinki, Finland

Pohjola Insurance Building

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Booktower Rotunda

Helsinki, Finland

The National Library of Finland

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Neat mineral display

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki University Museum

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.