Museums & Arts · Our pick in Helsinki
Architecture & Design Museum
Formerly the Design Museum
About Architecture & Design Museum
The Architecture & Design Museum brings together the former Design Museum and Museum of Finnish Architecture; visitors use Korkeavuorenkatu 23. Exhibitions include Aalto Design – Shapes of Wellbeing (to 6 January 2027) and Escape to Moominvalley (to 6 January 2027). A new museum building is planned at Makasiiniranta on the South Harbour, scheduled to open in late 2030 (admuseo.fi; hel.fi).
Why it's on our list
- Aalto exhibition
- Design District
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Architecture & Design Museum before you go.
What’s on
Architecture & Design Museum publishes its programme and booking on its own website.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Architecture & Design Museum, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Lilla Roberts150 m2 min walk
- Hotel Fabian200 m3 min walk
- Hotel U14300 m4 min walk
- Hotel F6400 m5 min walk
- Klaus K Hotel400 m5 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Architecture & Design Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro and tram stops
- JohanneksenkirkkoTram 1050 m1 min walk
- Tarkk'ampujankatuTram 10250 m3 min walk
- KolmikulmaTram 1Tram 3Tram 6Tram 10Tram 1T250 m3 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Kasarmikatu300 m4 min walk
- Taxi rank, Laivurinrinne350 m4 min walk
Taxis can also be booked by app or phone.
Key sights
- Esplanadi Park500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Market Square650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Ateneum800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Helsinki Cathedral850 mWalk 11 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Uspenski Cathedral950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Amos Rex1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Oodi1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Löyly1.6 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Temppeliaukio Church1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Helsinki Airport18 kmCar or taxi 52 min
Main railway stations
- Helsinki Central1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Pasila4.0 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min