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Support for Business Costs – company must have experienced a market decrease in turnover

Companies may apply to the State Treasury for the support as from 7 July 2020. The purpose of the new…

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Press release: Carbon-neutral planning, social design and internationalisation of Finnish design – the nominees shortlisted for the 2020 Ornamo Award are design forerunners in Finland

This year, shortlisted candidates for the prestigious Ornamo design award are interior architects Hanna Gullstén and Jari Inkinen, industrial designer…

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Window to the Nature

Helsinkian Aoi Yoshizawa is rowing a boat in front of Kaivopuisto. She is on her way to her workshop in…

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Design solutions for the coronavirus crisis

The inherent strength of design thinking is its ability to solve problems, including wicked ones. In the midst of the…

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Ornamo Art & Design Sale 2020

The Ornamo Art and Design Sale brings hundreds of artworks to Puristamo at Helsinki Cable Factory. These include unique design…

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Creating a new design policy in the 21st century

Europe´s future industrial policy should be green, for all, and based on fair competition. In this ambitious task, design is…

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Minister of Science and culture Kosonen: We have to integrate design into innovation politics

As a true fan of design, Finland’s Minister of Science and Culture, Hanna Kosonen, believes that the public sector can…

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Interior Architect Heikki Ruoho on designing the award-winning Helsinki Central Library Oodi

Oodi opened its doors to the public just one year ago and has since become a popular public space with…

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Ornamo Award Ceremony

Join us at the 2019 Ornamo Award event to celebrate the nominees and to network in the Lower Foyer…

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Ornamo Design Christmas 2019

Ornamo’s annual Design Christmas will again take place at Helsinki’s Cable Factory. The three-day market is a unique event to…