Fredriksberg, Vallila New life in Vallila: Transformation of old industrial areas Old industrial areas are quickly transforming into modern centres in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. New jobs, trendy restaurants and lively city culture are creating an exciting new feel and look all around. The office block Fredriksberg, built by NCC, rising in the …
Building technology
HUSLAB, Helsinki Construction of HUSLAB The most significant new building of Helsingin yliopistokiinteistöt in the next few years is being built beside Meilahti Hospital, at Haartmaninkatu 3. At the end of 2015, HUSLAB, the organisation responsible for the laboratory services of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Health Care District, will start operating in this building, becoming …
Arvo 2, Tampere Arvo 2 is a building used by both the University of Tampere and the Tampere University of Applied Sciences. It contains laboratory, teaching and office facilities and was a demanding site in terms of the design. The total construction period of the project was 24 months, and the work demanded a great …
Lappia Hall, Rovaniemi Designed by Alvar Aalto, the Lappia Hall has a unique atmosphere. Distinctive architecture and the spirit of theatre meet under its roofs. Lappia Hall is home of Rovaniemi theater and a famous congress hall. The hall itself, the interior and furnitures are designed by architect Alvar Aalto making it one of the …
NiemiCampus, Lahti A Variety of Meka products in redeveloped industrial building A furniture company called Isku-Yhtymä made a complete redesign and redevelopment of their factory facilities. Comfort, modifiability and energy efficiency were important aspects in this new building that was finished in 2018. The first section and part of the property on the street Mukkulankatu …
Department store, Pori MEK lighting support rails for concept shopping centres Home appliances and electronics chain Gigantti and Norwegian sports store XXL opened a new 6000 square metre store in Pori in the end of 2017. Full scale concept stores were built for both of the chains. The project begun in the beginning of 2017 …
VALO Hotel & Work, Helsinki VALO Hotel & Work, which is owned by SSA Group, opened in the summer of 2020 representing a new way of retail investing. Housing building specialist company called Sähkö-Virel Oy was responsible for the electrical construction of this project. Electricity work begun at a full scale in August. Five electricians …
Technopolis Construction in the city centre The amount of office spaces in the block was doubled by a new Technopolis office building in Oulu. This modern high standard office building was built on the place of an old parking slot. The building has five levels on ground and two levels of underground parking. We visited …
Shopping Centre Mill, Raisio Mylly, the largest shopping centre in Southwest Finland, was opened in 2001. The extension opened in November 2015 increased Mylly’s floor area to roughly 83,000 square metres. The shopping centre houses department stores, sports and leisure stores, clothing stores, restaurants, cafés and various specialty shops, for a total of over 150 …
