NOVELTIES IN HELSINKI, 2016 New Saunas The Löyly design sauna will open in spring 2016 just a short distance from the city centre on the southern tip of the Helsinki peninsula, Hernesaari. The modern complex will also house a restaurant serving the finest Finnish cuisine, which visitors can enjoy while admiring the stunning views from the large terrace that stretches out over the sea. Covering over 1800 square metres including terraces and with a profile height of 9 metres, the impressive building will also be a real design attraction as an example of contemporary wooden architecture. Löyly Sauna consists of three saunas, one smoke sauna and two wooden heated saunas for 600 people. There will be also terrace area including a café and a restaurant open all year round. Lisätiedot

There will be opened also a new public sauna on Lonna Island. The island Lonna has an interesting history. In the 1880s it was used by the Russian Navy to store mines, in the 1920s it was used as a base for clearing mines, and in the post-war period ships were demagnetised there. More information Vallisaari Island Vallisaari Island will be opened for the public in summer 2016. The island is situated next to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress. It used to belong to Finnish National Defense Forces and it’s known for its beautiful nature with versatile flora. The New City Museum Helsinki City Museum will open a new museum in May 2016 in a unique location at the corner of the capital’s iconic Senate Square. Visitors will be able to access buildings of great historic and cultural value, which until now have been used as office space. The city’s historic quarters will gain a new focal point, where the stories of the city and its people will come to life. Access to the museum will be via entrances on Aleksanterinkatu and Katariinankatu. The museum will extend across much of the quarter’s northern side and will also encompass the Children’s Town exhibition at the Sederholm House. The museum quarter’s delightful inner courtyards will also become part of the museum experience. In the new setting, the museum’s activities will also undergo an overhaul. Together with Helsinki’s residents, we hope to create something entirely new – something that we, for now, cannot even imagine. Above all, the new City Museum is intended to be a museum for all – and an opportunity for absolutely everyone to fall in love with Helsinki. More information Helsinki Art Museum The Helsinki Art Museum, HAM, looks after an art collection that belongs to the people of Helsinki, which includes over 9,000 works of art. Almost half of these works are on display in parks, streets, offices, health centres, schools and libraries, to brighten up everyone’s day. HAM draws attention to modern art and contemporary art in its exhibitions which are held principally at the Tennis Palace. The refurbished HAM was opened on 25 September 2015. More information The renewed Ateneum Art Museum Ateneum Art Museum will reopen in 2016 in its full capacity with the completion of the extensive roof renovation. Next year’s spring season will see a collection display giving an in-depth overview of the story

of Finnish art, an Auguste Rodin sculpture exhibition and an exhibition introducing Nordic Japanomania, which will then go on an international tour. Lisätiedot

The construction works of the new Amos Anderson Art Museum will start in 2016 The new art museum will be a cultural centre consisting of the old Lasipalatsi including its movie theatre Bio Rex, and exhibition spaces beneath the Lasipalatsi square. The new exhibition hall– the core of the museum – will be built so that it can adapt to various purposes making it a unique space, in a Finnish context, for future art practices. Bio Rex offers excellent opportunities for exploring the intersection of visual art and film and will remain a home for film festivals. Accessibility and audience engagement are key factors in the ethos of the new museum. Young people constitute one of our main target audiences. The museum will begin its operations in early 2018 and planning is progressing swiftly. Construction work is due to start in the beginning of 2016. Lisätietoja Finnish National Opera The opera season will begin on 4 September with the world’s most successful musical, The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, performed for the first time in Finland. While most productions of this musical around the world have been replicas of the original, the Finnish National Opera has been given the rare privilege of creating a completely new production, directed by Tiina Puumalainen. Group bookings were taken from last spring, and individual tickets went on sale in November. The performances for the autumn are sold out. The year 2016 will begin with the world premiere of a metallic new opera, Indigo , on 22 January. Librettist Sami Parkkinen spins an exciting tale about the power of an omnipresent mega-corporation, about the perils of technology and about the search for happiness. The music is by Perttu Kivilaakso and Eicca Toppinen from the Finnish heavy metal cello ensemble Apocalyptica, and the director is Vilppu Kiljunen. Something quite extraordinary is in store. More information Fazer Visitor Centre Fazer is known for its chocolate and candies. Next year, the factory will celebrate their 125th annicersasry in September by opening a new visitor centre in Vaarala, in neighbouring town Vantaa. More information New hotels:

- Cumulus Meilahti, in summer (188) - Hotel F6, in summer (68) - Clarion Hotel, Oct. 17th ( 425) - Art Hotel Helsinki, at the end of the year 2016 (80),

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