Address: Kanavaranta 1, 00160 Helsinki, Finland Open Google map
Entrance fee: Viewable from the outside
Themes: Curiosity, Office buildings, Sea
Website: Alvar Aalto Foundation
The Enso-Gutzeit Headquarters building was completed in the centre of Helsinki, in a prominent place in the Southern Harbour, in 1962. Now Stora Enso’s Headquarters, the building is one of Aalto’s most controversial works.
Aalto wanted to design a new head-office building to be part of Helsinki’s shoreline silhouette. The white Carrara marble chosen as the surface material links the building with the row of white facades on the North Esplanade. The building has six floors above ground level. The receding top floor creates room for a roof terrace. The building’s main entrance is through a portico.
The furnishings were carefully designed, right down to the smallest detail. Many of the pieces of furniture and light fittings were designed specifically for the building.


Destination on the map
1. Enso-Gutzeit Co. Headquarters
Information for visitors
Good to know
Enso-Gutzeit Co. Headquarters
Enso-Gutzeit Co., nowadays Stora Enso headquarters is located in the city centre of Helsinki on Kanavaranta 1. The building is only viewable from the outside.
You can purchase and download architectural drawings about the Enso-Gutzeit Co. Headquarters from Alvar Aalto web shop!