Open Studios
Open Studios opens the doors to the everyday realities of creative work, shines a light on professionals across the design fields, and offers a unique opportunity to explore the creative industries from within. The programme highlights the people and work environments that often remain behind the finished products, services and buildings we encounter, giving visitors a chance to see how ideas are conceived, developed and brought into the world around us.
On two Fridays (28 August & 4 September), visitors are invited to explore some of the city’s most inspiring studios and workspaces and meet the people behind them. These visits offer insight into the projects, phenomena and questions currently shaping the work of designers, architects, artists and other creative professionals. At the same time, Open Studios creates opportunities for conversation, fresh perspectives and a closer encounter with Helsinki’s diverse creative community.
Helsinki Design Week organizes a free tour to Open Studios on both Fridays.
Register to the tour from the link below!
Friday 28 August, 2026
Parkly & RaivioBumann
Address: Mechelininkatu 23 (katutason liiketila)
Parkly is an urban furniture company that develops modular solutions for vibrant and inviting public spaces. Design, sustainability and adaptability are at the heart of Parkly.
RaivioBumann is an urban design agency whose motto is ’A better city together!’. The agency designs people-centred urban spaces, carries out placemaking projects, offers consultancy services and creates art for public spaces.
Both companies operate in Finland and internationally. They are led by their founders, designers Päivi Raivio and Daniel Bumann.
At the Open Studios event, we’re opening our doors to anyone interested in urban design, public spaces and sustainable environments. Come and find out more about what our companies do, the solutions we offer, and celebrate the launch of our new Parkly & Friends product: the Niilo chair.
Landscape architect Niilo Tenkanen will also be there to talk about the chair’s design process and the research behind it. Come along to chat, explore and be inspired!
Studio Anna Kesäniemi
Address: Fredrikinkatu 16 F
Anna Kesäniemi is a Helsinki-based visual artist whose practice moves between ceramics and illustration. Her work is characterised by playful compositions, an illustrative approach, rich details, and a strong interest in colour and texture.
During Open Studios, Anna welcomes visitors to her studio to explore her work and learn more about the process behind it.
Paloceras atelier and showroom
Address: Tehtaankatu 27–29
Paloceras moves between two material worlds. Core collections, Pebble and Nouvelle Fiction, are summoned from best-in-class Italian acetate, heat-moulded with a unique process and polished until the essence of the material reveals what it always meant to be. Hydroceras, Nexoris and Exuva are stranger creatures: they grow in the dark of the industrial MicroFactory, born from medical-grade DLP resin one luminous layer at a time. Both lines carry shapes and details that were called impossible at first. But here they are. Every frame, whatever its origin, passes through human hands before it is set free. Open studio, open eyes.
Briefly: Paloceras designs and manufactures eyewear in the best Italian acetate and medical-grade resin, finished by hand. Welcome.
Heij Helsinki
Address: Rehbinderintie 1-3 11E
Heij Helsinki is a small Helsinki-based design studio specializing in bespoke tiled furniture.
Every piece is designed, crafted, and finished by hand, tailored to each customer’s individual preferences. Our most popular creations include closed boxes, open boxes as well as larger sofa tables.
Customers can choose the furniture design, dimensions, tiles, and grout colors. We are also happy to help with choosing designs and color combinations that complement your home and space. <3
The studio is located in southern Helsinki, next to the beautiful Eiran Puistikko.
Studio 24
Address: Tehtaankatu 24, 00140 Helsinki
Laminam Spa
Offers large-format ceramic surfaces with outstanding technical and aesthetic performance, primarily used in traditional and modern architecture.
Aran Oy
Aran Cucine – Italian design and personalized home solutions.
Aran Cucine is known for striking, high-quality kitchens with meticulous finishing.
Tunto Oy – Mastery of light and material
TUNTO Oy is a Finnish pioneer in lighting design, combining clean aesthetics, state-of-the-art LED technology, and exquisitely finished materials.
Hollolan Viilu ja Laminaatti Oy
Finland’s largest selection of veneers.
Novo Wood Oy
Wide range of wood-based products and manufacturer of Witka Wood panels.
Sisustuspartner
Our goal is to offer the best selection of furniture, lighting, and rugs to both interior designers and end customers.
Kokema Design – Interior design
KAAOSSTUDIO
Address: Itäinen rantatie 14, Nuottaniemi, Espoo
KAAOSSTUDIO is a gym for creativity skills — a place where imagination is amplified and mistakes become raw material.
Opening in August 2026 in the beautiful atelier house of the late artist Birger Carlstedt in Espoo, Finland KAAOSSTUDIO invites people and companies to explore and build creativity as a critical human capability. The studio brings together individuals and organisations of all kinds.
KAAOSSTUDIO emerges at a time when people, organisations and societies are urgently searching for ways to renew, and to find hope.
It is a space to face uncertainty not with fear, but with imagination and creativity. For all of us, but especially for young people.
Join us on both HDW Open Studios Fridays, 28 August and 4 September, from 2 PM to 7 PM.
Come and explore KAAOSSTUDIO and its material-based studios: leave your mark on collaborative artworks, join conversations about creativity skills, and take home your own KAAOSSTUDIO sketchbook.
In the light-filled atelier spaces, you can practise making mistakes, shifting your perspective, thinking with your hands, or incubating ideas — or simply spend time on your own creative projects. During HDW Open Studios, hourly tea gatherings invite visitors into conversations about creativity skills and how they can be practised, hosted by Mari Savio and Milla Kokko.
August 4 September, 2026
Nordkapp
Address: Kaikukatu 2 C
Nordkapp is AI-powered strategy and design advisory based in Helsinki, founded in 2007. We reinvent businesses and shape future products & experiences to drive sustainable growth.
Our team works globally across industries, combining design, business, and emerging technology to solve complex problems and create lasting impact. We specialise in strategy, foresight, product and service design, futures thinking and the responsible application of AI and other emerging technologies. With a human-centred and exploratory mindset, we help companies navigate change, unlock growth, and shape meaningful experiences.
Paula Kasu Ateljee
Address: Keiteleentie 9
Paula Kasu is a Helsinki-based milliner and designer, based in Puu-Vallila. In her atelier, all works are handmade using traditional millinery techniques and a material-led approach.
Kasu works at the intersection of fashion, design, and craft-based practice. Her pieces explore the relationship between garment and sculpture, with headpieces functioning both as wearable objects and as independent sculptural forms.
Her practice is rooted in continuous material research. She works with a range of materials including various straws, silk, denim, sinamay, leather, and melusine. Currently, her focus is on recycled materials, plaited straw, and hand-carved cork hat blocks.
During Open Studios, visitors are invited to explore the studio and ongoing projects, and gain insight into her working process. Kasu’s work has been exhibited internationally in museums and galleries, and she is currently working with a grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Fashion Community Helsinki
Address: Hämeentie 72 D
With a network of over 50 designers, we create opportunities for designers and the public to connect through events at the intersection of fashion and art.
Together, we build a space where emerging designers can find support and grow, with a focus on sustainable practices and diverse perspectives.
We want to build a visible, inclusive, and connected fashion scene in Finland, establishing local fashion as part of the broader cultural conversation.
KAAOSSTUDIO
Address: Itäinen rantatie 14, Nuottaniemi, Espoo
KAAOSSTUDIO is a gym for creativity skills — a place where imagination is amplified and mistakes become raw material.
Opening in August 2026 in the beautiful atelier house of the late artist Birger Carlstedt in Espoo, Finland KAAOSSTUDIO invites people and companies to explore and build creativity as a critical human capability. The studio brings together individuals and organisations of all kinds.
KAAOSSTUDIO emerges at a time when people, organisations and societies are urgently searching for ways to renew, and to find hope.
It is a space to face uncertainty not with fear, but with imagination and creativity. For all of us, but especially for young people.
KAAOSSTUDIO, a gym for creativity skills, opens its doors in the beautiful atelier house of the late artist Birger Carlstedt. The building, owned by the Amos Anderson Fund, is opening to the public for the first time.
Leave your mark on collective works, join conversations about creativity skills, and take home your own KAAOSSTUDIO sketchbook.
During Open Studio days, we pause every hour for a cup of tea and a conversation about creativity skills, why they matter, and how they can be strengthened through practice. The tea gatherings are hosted by Milla Kokko and Mari Savio.
The studio operates in Finnish, Swedish and English.
