Helsinki embraces museum building ‘boom’

Helsinki is experiencing a boom in museum building. The Helsinki City Museum, which reopened its doors to 2,500 visitors on 12 May, is the latest cultural initiative aimed at attracting more tourists to the Finnish capital. “Helsinki has realised that culture affects tourism, the economy and the whole well-being of a city,” says Tiina Merisalo, the director of the museum.
Half a block of the oldest part of Helsinki has been joined together to create the new Helsinki City Museum, whi