"Hvitträsk - A trip into architectural history" Luoma by sabsi

Luoma Travel Guide: 14 reviews and 19 photos

Hvitträsk is the former home of Finnish architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren and Eliel Saarinen. It is located in Kirkkonummi which is a part of Luoma - half an hour away from Helsinki by car. A side trip from Helsinki I can really recommend if you like architecture and interieur design.

The main building

The houses of Hvitträsk were built between 1901–1903 by Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen.

The main building which is built in beautiful National Romantic style is built of stone and of logs. Here Saarinen and Lindgren lived and worked for some years with their families. Nowadays this building is the museum.

Gesellius lived in the courtyard building which is now a cafeteria and a restaurant.

The children's rooms

In the museum you will find a wonderful interieur design and many little details. Saarinen's wife designed the pattern for curtains and table cloth - you will find the same beautiful design everywhere. There are also many handmade rugs and pieces of furniture everywhere. It's absolutely amazing to walk through the house and see all this.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful park, lake, buildings and designs
Cons:It's not very well signposted and hard to find.
In a nutshell:Great side trip from Helsinki.

Last visit to Luoma: Jun 2004
Intro Updated Nov 6, 2004
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Reviews (14)

How to get there Transportation (1)

The address of Hvitträsk is Hvitträskintie 166, 02440 Luoma (which is near Espoo). I wish you good luck in finding your... more travel advice

History of Hvitträsk Favorites (2)

(I normally never copy text from other websites for my tips but this short history was taken from... more travel advice

The Lake Things to Do (11)

Hvitträsk is overlooking Lake Vitträsk. In my travel book it was called the white lake. When I asked Kimmo whether it... more travel advice

Sauna Things to Do (11)

At Lake Vitträsk there's a sauna of course - we are in Finland after all ;) It's in a nice log building. I liked the... more travel advice

Comments (6)

richiecdisc Nov 27, 2004 at 3:35 AM Report Abuse

All that time in Europe and I never made a sauna. Maybe I am just shy. ;)
Gili_S Nov 24, 2004 at 3:08 AM Report Abuse

Brilliant!!! Everyday I learn something new, and today I learn from you, thanks :-)
HORSCHECK Nov 18, 2004 at 10:28 AM Report Abuse

Excellent page about this Finnish gem. The funny thing is that I once had a business visitor from Kirkkonummi ... I think it is about time that I visit this place .. :o)
belgianchocolate Nov 15, 2004 at 8:17 AM Report Abuse

The 1900 expo in Paris must have been one of the most amazing in history... I would have loved ot have a childrens room like that. Well don Sabs
sinoda Nov 8, 2004 at 3:13 AM Report Abuse

hi! cool and personal views of this interesting place. Did you know that Sibelius "found" the first finnish rock painting which was brought to a broader knowledge close to Hvitträsk in 1911?
diocletianvs Nov 7, 2004 at 2:14 AM Report Abuse

Great "architectural" page. How could I miss this when I was there? Oh - just another reason to visit Finland again. Great comments, and the intro pic is one of my favorites - as you already know ;)