OP Financial Group Headquarters Helsinki Building, Finnish Commercial Property Images
OP Financial Group Headquarters Helsinki
Finnish Contemporary Building: Commercial Architecture Finland – design by JKMM Architects
11 Jan 2017
OP Financial Group Headquarters in Helsinki
Design: JKMM Architects
Location: Helsinki, Finland
OP Vallilan päätoimipaikka
OP Financial Group is Finland?s leading financial services group. Instead of a traditional high-rise office, the company preferred to create a campus-like city block to create a better working environment.
The Vallila campus will provide a workplace for about 3 300 OP Financial Group employees.
Photos © Marc Goodwin

The OP group?s Vallila premises are set to become a hub for its synergistic activities, and have therefore required extensive new construction and renovation work. The aim has been an urban quarter that functions as a coherent whole, embodies the modern work environment, and boasts a distinct identity firmly rooted in OP?s values.
The design process has aimed to eschew rectangular designs in favour of a strong and memorable visual identity: the sculptural, massive quality of the new buildings recalls the imposing solidity of erratic boulders.

The interaction between the inside and outside of the large quarter was at the heart of the architectural concept. This vision was brought to life through tall openings designed between the building materials, which punctuate the long façades and open up a view o...