An apartment building under construction in spring 1945

An apartment building under construction. The exterior walls are covered with scaffolding. On the scaffolding are signs that say "Insurance Company Louhi insures".
An apartment building under construction in Helsinki by the construction company Otto Karme in the spring of 1945. Companies owned by master builders (so-called grynders) were largely responsible for the implementation of construction projects in Helsinki during the interwar period and well after the wars.

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Photographer

National Heritage Agency / Viljo Pietinen

Phenomena

Constantly changing everyday life

Period

1945

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Authors

Viljo Pietinen

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Museovirasto Historical Picture Collection Pietisen kokoelma