Suvilahti

Two massive, soaring gasometers dominate the skyline of Suvilahti, standing as landmarks of the area’s industrial past. This site served Helsinki as a vital power and gas plant throughout much of the twentieth century, with its core buildings constructed between nineteen oh eight and nineteen ten. Architect Selim A. Lindqvist designed the facility using then-revolutionary steel-reinforced concrete, drawing inspiration from Viennese Jugendstil architecture. The plants relied on coal transported by sea to generate electricity and gas for the city’s growing population until electricity production ceased in nineteen seventy-six and gas works closed in nineteen ninety-four.