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Sähkötalo, Helsinki: exterior. Sähkötalo, Helsinki
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Sähkötalo, Helsinki: exterior. The Malminrinne side of the Sähkötalo building, the Headquarters of Helsinki's Municipal…
2/6 · Exterior · The Malminrinne side of the Sähkötalo building, the Headquarters of Helsinki's Municipal Electricity ServicePhoto: Ypsilon from Finland · CC0 · source
Sähkötalo, Helsinki: exterior. Sähkötalo building filmed in summer 2018
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Sähkötalo, Helsinki: exterior. Sähkötalo, Kampinkuja 2
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Sähkötalo, Helsinki: interior
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Sähkötalo, Helsinki: interior
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Office & tower · Late modernism

Sähkötalo

Alvar AaltobyAlvar AaltoSee all 39 buildings →Helsinki, Finland ↗

1973

Key featuresHeadquarters of the city energy company, built from March 1970 to January 1973.

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Architect
Alvar Aalto
Place
Helsinki, Finland
Year
1973
Typology
Office & tower
Movement
Late modernism
Region
Europe

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