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Presidential Palace, Helsinki

Helsinki

Why visit

This three-storey classicist building began as a private house designed by Pehr Granstedt in 1814 and became an imperial palace in 1837 — today it is the Presidential Palace.

Look for: Pause over the interiors, almost entirely renewed in 1837 to C. L. Engel's designs, and the forecourt before the main façade on the market side, framed by two low wings.

About this site

The three-storey building, classicist in outward appearance, is grouped around an inner courtyard. In front of the main facade facing the square is a forecourt flanked by two low side wings. The building was designed as a private residence by Pehr Granstedt in 1814; construction took place during the second half of the 1810s.

It became an imperial palace in 1837, when in particular its interiors were completely refurbished. The main lines of the transformation were designed by C.L. Engel. The State Hall wing was built in 1906–1907 to drawings by Jac. Ahrenberg and Th. Granstedt.

Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish

The Presidential Palace is one of the three official residences of the president of the Republic of Finland. It is situated in Helsinki, on the north side of Esplanadi, overlooking Market Square.

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