The design of Helsinki's new Museum of Architecture and Design, set to be located in the capital's South Harbour district, has been chosen following an anonymous competition.
The winning design, named "Kumma" (which can mean "peculiar" or "curious" in Finnish), was submitted by the Finnish architectural firm JKMM Architects.
The company is renowned for having also designed the Amos Rex art museum building, the capital's Dance House, as well as a new extension to Finland's National Museum.
"Kumma respects the cultural landscape of the South Harbour, preserving important views from Tähtitorninvuori towards the Market Square and Katajanokka, while establishing a clearly recognisable new landmark," the company said in a press release.
The budget for the construction of the new museum is estimated to be about 105 million euros, with work expected to begin by the end of 2027 and doors set to open to the public in 2030.
The museum will be located at the same site as the previously-planned Guggenheim art museum, which was voted down by the Helsinki city council in 2016.
JKMM's illustrations show the impact Kumma will have on Helsinki's skyline:
The open and anonymous design competition was launched in 2024, and a total of 624 entries were submitted from across the world, five of which advanced to the final stage.
Samuli Miettinen, principal designer at JKMM, told Yle that he hopes the museum will become a landmark location.
"Maybe, in the future, hockey world championships will be celebrated in front of Kumma Square instead of at Havis Amanda," Miettinen said.
