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Aalto Centre, Rovaniemi

The Aalto Centre () is an urban area milieu in the city of , in the Finnish Lapland, designed by the renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, comprising the city's key administrative and cultural buildings.

Background

Up to 90% of Rovaniemi's building stock was destroyed during the Lapland War by the retreating German forces, necessitating the rebuilding of the city centre. In January 1945, commissioned a new urban design from the Finnish Association of Architects rebuilding unit, with the design work headed by Alvar Aalto.

Aalto's eventual design, approved in 1946, is called , and incorporates five arterial roads forming the shape of a reindeer antler. In 1960, when was granted its city charter, the formal decision was made to implement Aalto's plan.

At the centre of the design, the complex of Aalto-designed public and administrative buildings is known as 'Aalto Centre'.

The complex has been designated and protected by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment ().

The cityscape is one of two urban plans designed by Aalto which were eventually completed; the other being that in .

Key buildings

Notable Aalto-designed buildings in the centre include:

The park surrounding the Aalto Centre also forms an integral part of the milieu.

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