Alvar Aalto in Seinäjoki
Alvar Aalto inspires. The Aalto Centre in Seinäjoki is an internationally unique architectural complex. Seinäjoki is also home to the civil guard’s headquarters – built in 1925, this building is the only architectural design from Aalto’s youth that has survived unaltered to date. The Aalto Centre is comprised of six buildings and Kansalaistori – “the Citizens’ Square” – built in 1988.
1. LAKEUDEN RISTI CHURCH (1957–1960)
2. PARISH CENTRE (1965–1966)
3. CITY HALL (1961–1962)
4. CITY LIBRARY (1964–1965)
5. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (1966–1968)
6. CITY THEATRE (1986 –1987)
7. APILA LIBRARY (2012)