Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall will reopen tomorrow after three years of refurbishment.
Designed by Alvar Aalto, the landmark venue has been reconfigured as an all-day venue, with restaurants and other facilities, including two Aalto-designed apartments for the perfect sleepover.
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The main auditorium has also been restored to its original state, and all fixes and alterations (like acoustic panels on the sidewalks) that were installed in over the years in a desperate attempt to make it useful for orchestral and other unamplified music have been removed. For the first time in its history, the Finlandia Hall is proudly not a concert venue for classical music, just like its architect inadvertedly made it to be.
It looks extremely inhospitable.
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