| Kulttuuritalo | |
| Building Type: | Cultural |
| Architectural Style: | Modern |
| Location: | Alppila, Helsinki, Finland |
| Address: | Sturenkatu 4 |
| Owner: | Helsingin Kulttuurihub Oy |
| Current Tenants: | Sodexo |
| Coordinates: | 60.1883°N 24.9442°W |
| Start Date: | 1955 |
| Completion Date: | 1958 |
| Architect: | Alvar Aalto |
| Website: | https://www.kulttuuritalo.fi/en/home/ |
| Capacity: | 1452 + 2 |
Kulttuuritalo (Finnish: Kulttuuritalo, Swedish: Kulturhuset) is a building in Alppila, Helsinki, Finland. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.
The building combines a concert hall, an office building and a lecture-theatre block connecting the two. Uniting the whole, along the street frontage, is a 60m (200feet) canopy.[1]
Kulttuuritalo was originally built for Finnish Communist cultural organizations. Aalto designed the building pro bono and was given complete artistic freedom; the construction work was done largely by volunteers. Work began in 1955, and the building was opened in 1958.
The building was owned by the Communist Party by a nonprofit foundation until the 1990, when the bankruptcy of the Finnish Communist Party forced its sale.
Today its owned by the government owned Senate Properties. The building is protected by a decision made by the Finnish Council of State in 1989.
Notable artists who have played at the venue[2] include: