Alvar Aalto Route

Alvar Aalto Route

Alvar Aalto Route connects sites designed by Alvar Aalto’s architecture office into a fascinating cultural travel route across Europe.

In addition to Finland, you can enjoy Aalto’s masterpieces in countries such as Italy, France, Germany, and Estonia.

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Lyhty was designed to be a cafeteria and meeting space for the teachers of the university. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation
Lyhty was designed to be a cafeteria and meeting space for the teachers of the university. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation

Alvar Aalto Route

Alvar Aalto Route connects sites designed by Alvar Aalto’s architecture office into a fascinating cultural travel route across Europe. In addition to Finland, you can enjoy Aalto’s masterpieces in countries such as Italy, France, Germany, and Estonia. Alvar Aalto Route offers experiences in the world of architecture and design, proximity to nature, high-quality accommodation services, and local specialties.

Alvar Aalto Route was certified as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe in 2021. Certification means belonging to a network of highly regarded European cultural routes.

The Cultural Routes programme, launched by the Council of Europe in 1987, demonstrates in a visible way, by means of a journey through space and time, how the heritage of the different countries and cultures of Europe represent a shared cultural heritage. The Cultural Routes put into practice the fundamental values of Council of Europe: human rights, cultural democracy, cultural diversity and identity, dialogue, mutual exchange and enrichment across boundaries and centuries. As of 2023, there are 47 certified Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe.

Read More: www.coe.int/routes

Destinations on the Map

Alvar Aalto Route connects sites designed by Alvar Aalto’s architecture office into a fascinating cultural travel route across Europe.

Cultural Route on Aalto’s Architecture and Design Heritage Association

The Alvar Aalto Route is managed by the tourism route association.

Objectives of the Association:

  • To preserve Aalto’s cultural heritage.
  • To connect all sites designed by Aalto’s architecture office in Europe that are open to the public.
  • To promote sustainable cultural tourism to Aalto’s sites, in collaboration with the association’s members, by increasing their visibility and facilitating access to these sites in Finland and worldwide.

Board of the Association:

  • Chair
    City of Kotka
    City Planning Director Markku Hannonen
  • Vice Chair
    City of Rovaniemi
    City Secretary Eeva-Maarit Kujala
  • City of Seinäjoki / Into Seinäjoki
    CEO Tuula Lahti
  • Alvar Aalto Foundation
    Collaboration Manager Mari Forsberg
  • City of Jyväskylä
    Administrative Director Heli Leinonkoski
  • City of Pori
    Tourism Expert Maria Rasmussen
  • City of Varkaus
    Business Advisor Kirsi Mutka-Paintola

Executive Director Maija Oinonen

Contact Information

Members of the Association:

  • A. Ahlström Capital
  • Aalto Inkeroinen Association
  • Aalto2 Museum Centre
  • A Frank Idea
  • Alajärvi City
  • Alvar Aalto Gesellschaft
  • Alvar Aalto Society
  • Alvar Aalto Foundation
  • Association Alvar Aalto en France (Maison Louis Carré)
  • Christine och Göran Schildt Foundation (Villa Skeppet)
  • City of Järvenpää
  • City of Kotka
  • City of Kouvola
  • City of Lahti
  • City of Paimio
  • City of Pori
  • City of Raseborg
  • City of Rovaniemi
  • City of Seinäjoki
  • Eura Municipality
  • Finland Holidays Oy
  • Finlandia Hall
  • Juurikka Catering Oy
  • Jyväskylä City / Visit Jyväskylä Region
  • Jyväskylä University
  • Kauttua Riverside Sauna
  • Magni Mundi Ltd
  • Mairea Foundation
  • Nordicamerica Association
  • Paimio Sanatorium Foundation
  • Pohjolan Matka
  • Pro Sunila ry
  • Sunila Kantola Ltd
  • Tavolo Bianco Oy
  • TERRITORI Narrative Italian Landscape
  • Ticket-B Berlin
  • Turku University Foundation, Granö Centre (Villa Tammekan)
  • Varkaus City

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