The hotel’s design and views mesmerise travellers – The three-year renewal of the Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, located in the heart of Helsinki, has now been completed. Vaakuna attracts customers with classic Finnish design and rooms with balconies. The views over the city centre rooftops are thrilling even for those familiar with Helsinki. All of the hotel’s 340 rooms, restaurant, lobby, as well as meeting and event premises, were modernised during a three-year project that was accomplished in cooperation with the Finnish Heritage Agency. The renovated hotel forms a unified and harmonic picture in great functionalist style.

The Vaakuna hotel were completed for the Olympic Games in 1952, and the building was designed by  architect, functionalist Erkki Huttunen. Paavo Tynell, who is one of the most internationally famous Finnish designers, designed the light fixtures of Vaakuna. They are still widely used in the hotel and in the restaurant on the 10th floor. The hotel’s perhaps best kept secret, or less known speciality, are the ninth floor rooms with their own private balconies. The balconies have beautiful views in different directions. In summer, these rooms are especially pleasant, as you can dine or enjoy your morning coffee, for example, on your own balcony.
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Helsinki Biennial is an international art event that will bring outstanding contemporary art to maritime Helsinki. The first Helsinki Biennial will be held from 12 June to 26 September 2021 in the unique surroundings of Vallisaari Island, located in the Helsinki Archipelago. Helsinki Biennial will present 40 international artists or groups of artists from both Finland and around the world. You can spot artworks on Vallisaari along a marked trail both outdoors and inside historical buildings, gunpowder cellars, and empty residential buildings.

The inaugural Helsinki Biennial will open on 12 June 2021 with an extensive programme of art, events and digital initiatives for in-person and remote audiences. Uniting the maritime island with the city of Helsinki, the inaugural edition of the biennial, titled The Same Sea, will also extend to the mainland, with artworks and events invigorating the Finnish capital. Sea you on the treasure island of art!
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The key attraction in Burn Out City’s “Archipelago Igloos Experience” product idea is the special floating accommodation, providing the traveller with an opportunity to explore the Helsinki and Sipoo archipelagos from a new perspective. The product also has potential for luxury-seeking travellers, who are sure to welcome new types of accommodation experiences in Helsinki’s maritime environment. Archipelago Igloos offers unique eco-friendly accommodation experience alongside fascinating natural attractions. They are located in the archipelago surrounding Helsinki. Summer season floating hotel units are anchored at the bay between Vallisaari and Kuninkaansaari.

Archipelago Igloos is a luxurious suite for two. The floating igloo is equipped for a comfortable and adventurous holiday. The biggest feature is the unobstructed floor to ceiling view of the sky and the outside. The glass igloo is equipped with a double bed, a kitchen, a foldable dining table, food storage and toilet. On the terrace you have a gas grill, swimming ladder and a rowing boat at your disposal. You also have access to SUP boards and kick bikes during summer season.

This year Iittala is celebrating its 140-year anniversary. Since 1881, this great design house has dedicated to the purpose of inspiring better living. For nearly a century and a half, their core set of values have guided them in doing this with design that is balanced, essential and progressive.
You can visit fascinating Design destinations: Iittala & Arabia Design Centre, Iittala Glass factory & Design Museum Iittala and Design Museum Nuutajärvi. Iittala glass factory offers a unique opportunity to see the production of all kinds of glass artefacts, as talented glassblowers create Aalto vases as well as Oiva Toikka birds and common utility articles from molten glass.

Iittala – Kaleidoscope: From Nature to Culture -exhibition is now open at the Design Museum in Helsinki. An exhibition on the 140-year history of world-renowned Finnish design brand Iittala brings the history of the company together in one place in an unforeseen manner. Glass and adored design classics take the spotlight in this exhibition. The comprehensive Iittala collection of the Design Museum has over ten thousand items.

When the time is right, and traveling is safe again, we can assure that traveling to Finland continues to be memorable, responsible and health safe. FINENTRY digital service makes it easier to travel to Finland and manage the coronavirus testing that may be required for entry. By June 7, the vaccination rate in Finland was 47.3 %

Finland Convention Bureau provides complimentary information, consultation and assistance to all event organizers and meeting planners.
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