Design District

The Design District, in Helsinki

The Design District is the creative district of Helsinki, teeming with shops, workshops and design galleries. The Helsinki audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this trendy sector, a showcase of the famous Finnish design.

The creative district of design

The Design District is a district of the centre of Helsinki that gathers, around Fredrikinkatu street and the neighbouring streets, a unique concentration of shops, artisan workshops, galleries, designer studios, museums and cafés linked to design. It illustrates the central place of design in Finnish culture and identity. There you wander discovering the art of living of the country, between furniture, fashion, jewellery, ceramics and contemporary objects, created by local designers. A trendy and inventive district, the Design District is an invitation to stroll and to understand why Helsinki is recognised as a world capital of design.

What to see

Here you wander among the shops, workshops, galleries and designer studios around Fredrikinkatu street, discovering Finnish design, between furniture, fashion, ceramics and contemporary objects. The Design District makes Helsinki a capital of design. It is a trendy stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Design District lies in the centre of Helsinki, around Fredrikinkatu street, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a freely accessible public district; the shops, workshops and galleries have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is the Design District in Helsinki?

The creative district of the centre, around Fredrikinkatu street, which gathers shops, workshops, galleries and design studios, a showcase of the famous Finnish design that makes Helsinki a world capital of the field.

Where is the Design District?

In the centre of Helsinki, around Fredrikinkatu street, in Finland.