Laituri exhibitions

The programme entity at the Helsinki City Planning Department’s Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri is centred on the theme of Open City – a Better Life for City Residents.

The aim is to encourage our city residents to participate and influence the development of their living environment. The fundamental themes of the entity are the future of Helsinki, developing the urban environment and improvements to the living environment and public services.

The exhibition and events calendar at Laituri includes projects related to the future of Helsinki, developing urban life and the role of design in the public space. In addition to changing content, Laituri will display the largest of Helsinki’s regional construction projects, such as the plans for Länsisatama, Kalasatama and Kruununvuorenranta, all year long.

Laituri will give residents and visitors the chance to take a peek at the Helsinki of tomorrow and take part in discussion about the city's development. Everyday design in the urban space and development of the living environment will be central themes throughout the year at Laituri events. These themes will be addressed from the angles of forms of living, cycling, shopping centres and station districts.

EXHIBITION CALENDAR 2012

* denotes the main exhibition, in the large exhibition hall

15 Dec. to 21 Jan.         South Harbour competition exhibition*
10 Jan. to 4 Feb.           Two Faces of Helsinki
24 Jan. to 25 Feb.         The Rose for Building 2011*
7 Feb. to 11 Feb.           World Made Centre – Korkinpuisto
14 Feb. to 3 Mar.           From an office to Home - Munkkiniemen puistotie 25’ architectural competition pieces
28 Feb. to 17 Mar.         Peaks – the Point-Pattern Housing Development of the Future in Helsinki*
6 Mar. to 24 Mar.           To Wander, Stop, and See: 3 Rest Spots on the Shores of the Hältingträsk Pond
27 Mar. to 28 Apr.          Helsinki Housing Fair 2020*
27 Mar. to 28 Apr.          Barnens Guggenheim
10 May to 9 Jun.            Urban Design - Better City Life
12 Jun. to 4 Aug.            Exhibition with a cycling theme*
12 Jun. to 4 Aug.            Malmi Bullhorn  
7 Aug. to 1 Sep.             Modernism in Leningrad
9 Aug. to 8 Sep.             Modernism i Helsingfors *
9 Oct. to 3 Nov.              Lights over Kruunuvuorenranta*
9 Oct. to 27 Oct.             Luminord 2012
6 Nov. to 1 Dec.              Unioninkatu Axis*
4 Dec. to 5 Jan. 2013      Helsinki–Berlin*

You can read more about the exhibitions on the laituri.hel.fi pages under ‘Exhibitions’. The names and dates of some of the exhibitions will be confirmed in the near future. 

More information

Anu Hämäläinen
Exhibition Coordinator
Helsinki City Planning Department, Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri
Tel +358 9 3103 7440
anu.k.hamalainen@hel.fi