Finland consistently tops lists of the world’s happiest countries. A stay in the country’s capital goes a long way towards ...

From polar night to midnight sun, the country’s deep connection with light and dark has inspired a century of pioneering lamp designs. A new generation is switching it up ...

The February chill pricks my cheeks as I admire the elegant streets of the Finnish capital, a city of seasonal restaurants, world-class saunas and art nouveau architecture. There is much to smile ...

With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if ...

The 10th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar will take place on 10 June 2025 at the University of Jyväskylä, focusing on ...

Checkpoint! How is the design heritage renewing itself? How will authentic and human design, crafts and cohabitation flourish in the age of AI? The 10th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – ...

Artistic representation of hydrogels in a mobius-ring formed through self-healing. Illustration by Margot Lepetit, Aalto University. We all encounter gels in daily life – from the soft, sticky ...

verifiably appealing stashable seating including the best foldable and/or stackable dining chairs and even some of those honorable-mention stools. (Looking at you, Alvar Aalto dupes.) ...

Luana Rigolli IN 1925, A young architect named Alvar Aalto published an essay in a local newspaper proposing an ambitious civic structure overlooking Jyväskylä, the central Finnish city where he ...

To celebrate 90 years since its founding, Finnish furniture manufacturer Artek has tapped beloved comic Moomin for a special pair of Alvar Aalto’s most ubiquitous furniture designs. Showcasing ...

L: The Finlandia sign being installed during the pavilion’s construction in 1956. Photo Isa Andrenius, Courtesy of The National Archives of Finland. R: Daniele Canato from Vita Restauri painting ...

A place where imagination and theory meet practice and reality. A community to solve challenges most consider impossible. Aalto was created with a mission to lead a way for a nation. To unite a ...