Alvar Aalto locations
Jyväskylä is home to many buildings designed by the legendary Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. They range from his earliest projects to some of his final creations. You can follow in his architectural footsteps to see examples of his classical and functionalist works as well as buildings from his from red brick period and his later monumentalism phase.
They can be admired as part of a city sightseeing tour or you can explore them in more detail accompanied by one our highly knowledgeable guides. To book a tour, please contact the tourist information office on travel (at) jyvaskyla.fi, tel: +358 14 569 0113.
Find out more about local Alvar Aalto destinations below.
Alvar Aalto locations

Construction office 1975-78

Aalto2 (Alvar Aalto Museum, Museum of Central Finland)

Aira building (1924–26)

Säynätsalo Town Hall (1949–52)

Jyväskylä City Theatre (1964–82)

University of Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä workers’ club (1924–25)

Muurame Church (1926–29)

Museum of Central Finland (1957–61, 1991)

Viitatorni (1957–62)

Casa Laurén (1925–28)

Muuratsalo experimental house (1952–54)

Alterations to the Nuora building (1923–24)

Nemo Propheta In Patria (1954-55), a boat designed by Alvar Aalto

Central police station (1970) (Tietotalo)

Villa Karpio (1923)

Defence corps building (1926–29) (Valtiontalo)

Alvar Aalto Museum (1971–73)
