Helsinki Court House

Helsinki Court House
Helsingin oikeustalo
General information
Architectural style	Industrial
Town or city	Helsinki
Country	Finland
Coordinates	60°09′49″N 024°54′03″E / 60.16361°N 24.90083°E / 60.16361; 24.90083
Construction started	1937
Completed	1940
Client	Alko
Owner	City of Helsinki
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Väinö Vähäkallio

Helsinki Court House (Finnish: Helsingin oikeustalo) is situated on Salmisaari in Helsinki, Finland. Designed by Väinö Vähäkallio [fi], it was constructed between 1937 and 1940 as Alko's headquarters, factory and main storage, and was partially reconstructed in 2004, when it became a court house.

Stylistically the building is a modernist updating of 19th-century warehouses, massive and with slight curves and no detailing except heavily framed strip windows and rounded entrance bays.^[1]