Pohjola Insurance building

The Pohjola Insurance building is the former headquarters of the Pohjola Insurance Company at Aleksanterinkatu 44 and Mikonkatu 3 in central Helsinki. Primarily designed by Gesellius, Lindgren & Saarinen and constructed in 1899–1901, it is a prominent example of Finnish national romantic architecture.

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Type: Building
Description: office building in Kluuvi, Helsinki, Finland
Also known as: “Mikonkatu 3” and “Pohjola Building”
Address: Mikonkatu 3, Helsinki, 00100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral and Ateneum.

Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral

Church

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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral is situated 400 metres northeast of Pohjola Insurance building.

Ateneum

Art gallery

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Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. Ateneum is situated 190 metres northwest of Pohjola Insurance building.

Swedish Theatre

Theater building

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The Swedish Theatre is a Swedish-language theatre in Helsinki, Finland, and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of Esplanadi. It was the first national stage of Finland. Swedish Theatre is situated 190 metres southwest of Pohjola Insurance building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kluuvi and Central Helsinki.

Kluuvi

Suburb

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Kluuvi is the commercial centre of Helsinki, Finland, and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, Hotel Kämp and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the Stockmann, Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the Kluuvi shopping centre and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in Kluuvi.

Central Helsinki

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Central Helsinki consists of the central parts of Helsinki east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.