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Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, owned by the Student Union of the University of Helsinki
Student Union of the University of Helsinki
The Student Union of the University of Helsinki was founded in 1868. It currently has 32,000 members and is one of the world's richest student organizations, with assets of several hundred million euros. Among other things, it owns a good deal of property in the city centre of Helsinki...
. It offers various services for students and also houses various Student Union organisations.
The complex is internationally known for the Domus chair originally designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara
Ilmari Tapiovaara
Ilmari Tapiovaara was a Finnish designer noted for his furnishings and textiles.- Education and work :...
for the building.