Finland, Helsinki - Architectural Impressions

Visiting cities all over the world provide great insights into the architectural styles that define each of these cities.

From cities in Asia to the Americas and Europe, one can clearly see both the distinct similarities and differences in architectural styles that come about due to the historical, cultural and religious influences over the course of each city's development over its existence.

A typical traditional architectural design that blends both western and eastern European influences, Helsinki, Finland (2017)

Even within each continent, each city's architecture is different and unique even though they may all look the same at a glance. In the case of Finland's capital city of Helsinki, tradition and modernity often intermingled to create a style that is both very similar yet different from other cities in the Nordic countries and by extension, European cities.

This design screams modern in every sense of the word. Sleek clean lines define the facade of the building which is both pleasing to the eye and also blends in perfectly with its surroundings, Helsinki, Finland (2017)

An outlet of the world famous fast food chain tucked into a building with old-style architecture provides a contrast in the study of the merging of tradition and modernity, Helsinki, Finland (2017)

An old building in traditional style but yet always in vogue, Helsinki, Finland (2017)

These are new buildings but with colour schemes and styles designed to blend in with the more traditional architectures of the older building in its neighbournood, Helsinki, Finland (2017)

I am no architectural guru, but I can still appreciate good architectural styles when I come across them. While visiting Helsinki in spring of 2017, I did several walking tours of the small compact city itself, just to admire and did my own amateur-style study of the city's architecture.