chapel of the holy cross, turku by pekka pitkКnen, 1967
photo: pekka pitkКnen/MFA

decades of finnish architecture 1900–1980
the museum of finnish architecture, helsinki
june 10 – september 13, 2009

opening today, the latest exhibition at the museum of finnish architecture chronicles the country’s best
architecture from 1900-1980. the show will explore ‘the history of building against a background of finnish
society, taking into account economic, political and technological developments’. the various periods of
architecture will all be represented in the exhibit, showcasing finland’s evolution into an architectural
powerhouse. the exhibition is one of the museum’s most ambitious, comprehensively looking at almost
a century of architecture history. buildings will be displayed through photographs, original drawings and
scale models. after its current run, the show will be integrated into the museum’s permanent collection.

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the malminkartano residential area, helsinki by ralph erskine and boris culjat, 1986.
photo: simo rista/MFA


apartment house, fredrikinkatu 35, helsinki by lars sonck and onni tarjanne, 1900
photo: karina kurz/MFA


the parliament house, helsinki by j.s. sirОn, 1924–1931
photo: simo rista/MFA