Antonio loves Alvar (and Finnish women)
Buon giorno Antonio!
Here is a raw schedule for your week in Finland, beginning from Tampere,
per favore :).
Day 1. Tampere
Tampere asevelikylä.
A housing area consisting of 14 houses designed by Alvar Aalto in the early 1940s. The houses were build for men who had served in WWII.
The housing area is located in the district of Nekala, about 4 kilometers from the city centre of Tampere. To get there use Bus 15 from the Central Bus Station (Keskustori) towards Kaukajärvi. The ride takes about 10-15 minutes and you should get off at a stop called Jokipohjantie 18.
Follow the street in the same direction as the bus came for another 100 meter and turn then left to a street called Asevelitie.
The site can easily be distinguished because a large stone was errected as a memorial for the war heros.
Tampella Co. Pekola Housing Area in Tampere (1941-1952)
The precise address of the Tampella Housing Area is Ilmarinkatu 27-35. The housing area consists altogether of 5 appartment houses which were build during the 1940s. The houses belong to Aalto's early red brick periode. Today the houses are owned by TOAS the Tampere Student Housing Foundation so mainly students of the University of Tampere life there.
Rest of the day you could just relax and enjoy. There are many beautiful and interesting hotels and restaurants you can choose.
Day 2. Turku
Next you could travel to Turku. There is much to see. City has a long history and
beautiful Aura-river flows in the midde of the downtown.
Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper (1928-29)
Office building of the local newspaper Turun Sanomat which belongs to Aalto's early works designed in the late 1920s.
Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building in Turku (1927-28)
Day 3. Turku
Standard Apartment House in Turku (1927-28)
This apartment house is located in the city center of Turku in a silent side road surrounded by many other residental buildings. The address is Läntinen Pitkäkatu 20.
















