1st February 2021 YLE FINLAND
Finland is proposing the inclusion of 13 sites representing Alvar Aalto’s humane architecture as a single entity on the tentative list of UNESCO’s World Heritage List, according to a government release issued Monday.
The list contains places of “outstanding universal value to humanity” which must be protected for future generations.
The number of sites on the list may change before it is finally submitted for inscription to the World Heritage List, but the tentative list currently consists of 13 sites designed by the renowned architect:
- Alvar Aalto’s Studio Aalto in Helsinki
- Aalto House in Helsinki
- Finlandia Hall in Helsinki
- the main building of the Social Insurance Institution and Helsinki Hall of Culture (Kulttuuritalo)
- Jyväskylä University Campus
- Muuratsalo Experimental House and Säynätsalo Town Hall in Jyväskylä
- Paimio Hospital (formerly Paimio Sanatorium) in Paimio
- Seinäjoki Administrative and Cultural Centre
- Sunila Sulphate Pulp Mill and Residential Area in Kotka
- Villa Mairea in Pori
- Church of the Three Crosses (Vuoksenniska Church) in Imatra
The UNESCO World Heritage List currently contains more than 1,100 sites from around the globe.
Finland’s list includes the Verla Museum in Kouvola, Old Rauma, the Fortress of Suomenlinna in Helsinki, the Old Church of Petäjävesi, the Bronze Age burial site in Rauma, the Struve Geodetic Arc and the Kvarken archipelago.
More information on each of the sites can be found on the website of the Finnish Heritage Agency.
In Finland, the Ministry of Education and Culture decides on the cultural heritage sites to be included in the list of sites on the basis of a proposal from the Finnish Heritage Agency, while the Ministry of the Environment decides on the sites of natural heritage sites.
