Alvar Aalto’s most prominent works in Kouvola are located in Inkeroinen within the area of the Ankkapurha Culture Park. The buildings designed by Aalto in Tehtaanmäki, Inkeroinen date back to 1937 to 1956. These include the industrial buildings of the Anjala Paper Mill and the Tampella Co. Housing Area, including Rantalinja semi-detached houses, Tervalinja terraced […]
Experience the industrial Tehtaanmäki and create your own mindscape. The tour takes you to the Ankkapurha Cultural Park, besides the foams of the River Kymijoki and the Tehtaanmäki residential area. At the Art Centre Antares in the countryside sceneries of Sippola the tour culminates into a workshop and exhibition. On this tour, you can be […]
The buildings in Tehtaanmäki district designed by Aalto date from 1937 to 1956. These buildings include industrial buildings, Rantalinja semi-detached houses, Tervalinja terraced houses, three single-family houses, three housing blocks, Tehtaanmäki Primary School and Karhunkangas single-family houses. At the end of the 1930s, Tampella Co. established the Anjala Paper Mill in Inkeroinen and built the […]
The tour starts off from the grounds of the Anjala Manor House, from the Makasiinikahvila café, and runs via the manor house milieu across the Ankkapurha rapids over to the Tehtaanmäki area presenting design by Alvar Aalto. The Anjala Manor was built on the estate of the Wrede family. Finland was then a part of […]
Contact Us Contact the Cultural Route on Aalto’s Architecture and Design Heritage Association. Cultural Route on Aalto’s Architecture and Design Heritage Association Cultural route on Aalto’s architecture and design heritage association promotes and fosters the access of traveling audiences to the sites designed by Alvar Aalto’s architectural office. The association was established in 2020 and […]
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 Alvar Aalto Route connects sites designed by Alvar Aalto’s architecture office into […]
visit.alvaraalto.fi is a web service created around Aalto’s architecture. The website is now also in Russian. It offers a fascinating selection of Aalto’s designs from different decades and various parts of Finland. “The online service launched in May has met with a positive reception, with nearly 36,000 visitors in its first six months. Travellers have […]
A new web service built around Alvar Aalto’s architecture, visit.alvaraalto.fi, has been launched to serve visitors in all regions of Finland. The site offers a fascinating, representative selection of Aalto’s designs from various decades and parts of the country. Along with architectural sites, the service features high-quality travel services that invite visitors to explore local […]
