Why visit
Completed in 1947, the Lapland Provincial Government building replaced its war-destroyed predecessor and belongs firmly to the rebuilding of Rovaniemi — part of the nationally significant heritage environment of the administrative and cultural centre.
Look for: Walk round to the tended greenery, which follows landscape architect Katri Luostarinen's 1951 park and garden plan for the block — beside the former governor's residence lies a distinct enclosed green courtyard.
About this site
The administrative building of the Provincial Government of Lapland was completed in 1947 to replace its predecessor destroyed in the war. The complex is an integral part of the reconstruction of Rovaniemi and of the expansion of the growing regional administration in Lapland. The block forms part of the nationally significant built cultural environment of Rovaniemi's administrative and cultural centre.
The former provincial government buildings are associated with a well-maintained green environment based on a park and garden plan for the block drawn up in 1951 by landscape architect Katri Luostarinen. The former governor's residence is accompanied, for instance, by a distinct enclosed garden courtyard.
Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish
- Municipality
- Rovaniemi
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