Far view of the Finland Pavilion

Finland is trying to find the solutions for the kind of urban development for future cities and the theme sharing inspiration is supporting the expo theme better city, better life. Sharing inspiration doesn't only inspire to create a pathway of urban development but also inspire to share the new technology, innovations and sustainability.

 

The pavilion itself is a significant construction. The pavilion is a laboratory for sustainable building, presenting Finnish solutions for future urban construction and keeping to the principles of sustainable development. The most visible example of this is the building's facade, which is surfaced in scale-like shingles. These scales are made of a mixture of paper and plastic, which is a recycled product of industry. Thus waste is recycled through creation of a new construction material from it: paper–plastic composite.

Exhibition at Finland Pavilion image taken [By Lucas Schifres]

The visitors can have a 360' walk on the ramp of our pavilion. That would help them to see and understand the pavilion more deeply. Of course if someone wants to know anything there are guides and the visitors still can see the different parts of the pavilion. The ground floor houses the Kirnu forum, a restaurant, a shop, the cloakroom, public restrooms, and storage spaces. After the exhibition, visitors can visit the shop and the restaurant. The VIP entryway is on the same side as the skywalk. The basic solution of the pavilion enables large crowds to move smoothly around the exciting spaces. Finally, entertainment, meeting, and staff facilities are found on the third floor.

 

"We're continuously arranging Cultural programs, exhibitions & conferences. Many business organizations are taking part in it, people who are interested also joining," said Annikka Alanko, Director of the Finland Pavilion, "Our cultural programs with hard rock and roll music are for the young generation. We've a restaurant at the first floor of the pavilion (Helsinki World Design Capital 2012 Café) to promote our foods. We also have a nice souvenir shop."

 

There are solar panels to support our electricity requirements and most of the materials used to construct this pavilion are from recycled products. The pavilion is an example of how the nature and environment can be used to replace the mechanical, electrical devices to minimize the CO2 emissions.

 

"The total population of Finland is 5.3million and we have already got more than 4million visitors here in our pavilion. I would like to have 5.3million visitors in our pavilion at the end of the expo, which means we would like to match the number of our population and expo pavilion visitors," said Annikka Alanko.