Kouvola Town Hall Explained

Building Name:Kouvola Town Hall
Location:Kouvola, Finland
Address:Torikatu 10
Coordinates:60.8703°N 26.7017°W
Start Date:1964
Completion Date:1968
Status:Complete
Building Type:Government offices
Architectural Style:Modernist
Architect:Juha Leiviskä
Bertel Saarnio
Owner:City of Kouvola

Kouvola Town hall (Finnish: Kouvolan kaupungintalo) is the seat of municipal government of City of Kouvola, Finland. The building was designed by architect Juha Leiviskä together with Bertel Saarnio, and completed in 1968. It is considered to be the breakthrough work of Juha Leiviskä.[1] DOCOMOMO Finland working party has included Kouvola Town Hall on its list of important architectural and environmental sites.[2] In 2017 Kouvola Town Hall was voted by Iltalehti readers as the most handsome city hall in Finland.

Main hall of Kouvola town hall is one of the two home concert halls of Kymi Sinfonietta.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wow! That euphoric feeling! An anniversary interview with Juha Leiviskä - finnisharchitecture.fi. finnisharchitecture.fi. 2017-04-22. en-US.
  2. Web site: Docomomo - Kouvolan kaupungintalo Kouvola town hall. Docomomo. www.docomomo-fi.com. fi. 2017-04-22.
  3. Web site: Concert places. Kymisinfonietta. en. 2017-04-23.