Maison Remander

The Maison Remander is a three-story Empire-style building on Aleksanterinkatu in central Helsinki. The merchant Friedrich Remander originally had the house built in 1814 as a two-story merchant's residence. A third floor was added in 1873, while a staircase designed by the architect Frans Calonius was added in 1864. Further extensions followed between 1884 and 1885. After the building passed into the ownership of the City of Helsinki in 1949, the interior underwent extensive renovation from 1959 to 1965, with only the basement left unchanged. This work was designed by Aarno Ruusuvuori, who also created a four-story administrative building in the courtyard.