Sanoma Magazines pääkonttori

Sanoma Magazines is a leading magazine publisher in the Nordic region and a subsidiary of the Sanoma Wsoy Group. Rapid growth meant that the publisher’s operations became quite dispersed around the Helsinki area, which began to be a hindrance to the coordination of business. The client decided to bring all of its various magazine units under the same roof. The location of the new office was the former head office of Pohjola Insurance Company, a traditional building built in the 1960s in the Munkkivuori district of Helsinki. The challenge was to come up with the right ideas to transform an old bureau-type space into an innovative work environment. The work environment was split into fairly small studio-type spaces. Customised furniture solutions were made together with the employees themselves. The building has an high tower section, the floors of which were transformed into reading and meeting rooms. The building received a makeover that made it more vibrant, colourful and a more versatile work environment.