Aalto in Turku walking tour
Attractions & guided tours

Aalto in Turku walking tour

Free
Free cancellation
Language: English, Finnish
Availability: See calendar
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Do this because
  • Discover Finland’s first modern buildings that were built in Turku in the 1930s by Alvar and Aino Aalto and Erik Bryggman
  • Listen to stories about Aalto's and Bryggman's time in Turku, how their designs changed from classical style to modernism while working on their buildings in Turku
  • Book your own walking tour with your friends or family and discover Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building, Standard Apartment House and the Turun Sanomat newspaper building by Aalto
What to expect

If you are a lover of architecture and history then this is the tour for you. Book your own walking tour to see and hear about the three buildings in Turku center designed by Aalto.

Discover the Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building, designed and built in the early 20th century, that once housed a theatre, a hotel, a bank and where Alvar Aalto had his architectural office at some point.

Feast your eyes on the Tapani building that Aalto designed and called it the Standard Apartment House. He partnered up with Juho Tapani, whose company commissioned the design. Lastly the Turun Sanomat newspaper building which Alvar Aalto redesigned its new office and production building in 1927. Here you will also see some buildings by Turku-born Erik Bryggman that were built at the same period as Aalto's buildings. He also worked closely with Alvar Aalto during the breakthrough of modernism.

Listen to stories about Aalto's and Bryggman's time in Turku, how their designs changed from classical style to modernism while working on their buildings in Turku. Explore some buildings in transition and some completely modern buildings.

Finland’s first modern buildings were built in Turku in the 1930s by Alvar and Aino Aalto and Erik Bryggman. Come to discover them in person.

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What's included
  • check Professional guide
  • check Guided walking tour
Where

Kauppiaskatu 5, 20100 Turku, Finland

Meeting point:
- Please meet your guide in front of the Turun Sanomat building.
What to remember
  • The max capacity of people allowed to participate on this tour is 13 people
  • Children get free admission but require a ticket, please select your free ticket at checkout
  • This tour is accessible for people with limited mobility and pregnant women
  • Assistance dogs are welcome on this tour
  • There is public transportation nearby for those who require to use it to get to the meeting point
  • Please dress accordingly to the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes
  • You will be moving around the Turku city center, where there will be (some) traffic, and typical urban obstacles
  • Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour's scheduled starting time
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Provider
Magni Mundi Oy
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

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