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6. ROVANIEMI TOWN HALL

Hallituskatu 7, 1961; 1984–1988

The Town Hall provides the finishing touches to
the administrative and cultural centre. The building was
designed according to Aalto’s plans after his death and
completed under the direction of Elissa Aalto, who then
took charge of the Alvar Aalto office. The building complex
consists of various wings dominated by a massive council
chamber that takes the form of a sculpted tower. The rest of
the complex, mainly comprising office accommodation, is
an entirely subordinate three-storey oblong building.

The most remarkable rooms include the council
chamber, the Executive Board conference room, the office
of the Executive Board Chairman, and the Mayor’s office.
The furniture and light fittings were partly designed by Alvar
Aalto’s office and partly supplied by Artek.

HUGO ALVAR HENRIK AALTO

1898 born at Kuortane on February 3rd
1916 matriculation from Jyväskylä Classical Lyceum
1921 diploma of architecture at the Institute of
Technology, Helsinki
1923–27 private architectural office in Jyväskylä
(from 1924 in collaboration with Aino Aalto)
1924 married to Aino Marsio (died in 1949)
1927–33 private architectural office in Turku
1933– private architectural office in Helsinki
1943–58 Chairman of the Association of Finnish
Architects
1946–48 Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, USA
1952 married to Elsa (Elissa) Mäkiniemi (died in
1994)
1955– Member of the Finnish Academy
1963–68 President of the Finnish Academy
1976 died in Helsinki on May 11th
1994 Aalto´s architectural practice closes down since
Elissa Aalto’s death