Helsinki is an architectural hub between East & West. The influence of nearby St Petersburg is just as palpable as that of European neo-classicism of the early nineteenth century. Creativity is a pervasive feature of this Nordic magnet for friends of good design & appreciation of Finnish architecture has reached an unprecedented international scale. This guide introduces more than 170 buildings & illustrates that there is far more to Finnish architecture than the works of well-known heroes such as Alvar Aalto, Heikki Siren or Viljo Revell.