Open day at the House of the Estates
Event Introduction
The House of the Estates was originally designed by the architect Karl Gustaf Nyström as a meeting place for the commoner estates of the Diet of Finland. It was inaugurated in 1891. Over the decades the building has also housed Committees of the Parliament of Finland as well as scientific and scholarly organisations. Today, the House of the Estates acts as a banqueting hall for the Finnish Government and hosts hundreds of events every year.
This year’s Helsinki Day marks the first occasion for the general public to explore the House of the Estates since the building was renovated between 2023 and 2025.
The House of the Estates is not wheelchair accessible, but staff are on hand to assist visitors with limited mobility.
A guided tour with audio description starts at 2.00 pm and takes approximately one hour. Please book your place on the audio tour in advance. Instructions will be posted on our website closer to the time.
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Event Information
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Time:
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09:00–18:00
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Organiser:
valtioneuvoston kanslia
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Address:
House of the Estates
Snellmaninkatu 9-11
00170 Helsinki -
Accessibility:
The event is not accessible with a wheelchair.
The event does not have an accessible toilet.
The House of the Estates is not a barrier-free building, but staff are available to assist visitors with mobility impairments.
An audio-described tour of the House of the Estates will take place at 2:00 p.m. and will last approximately one hour. Advance registration is required for the audio-described tour; instructions will be posted on our website closer to the event date.
No advance registration is required for other tours. They last about 30 minutes.
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Event language:
Finnish, Swedish
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