Additional features were added in a 20,000 sq m underground extension, and include sports facilities, logistical spaces, technical spaces, and an indoor running track. The refurbishment of the stadium, completed in 2020, respects the original architecture by preserving the angular concrete facade and original structure of the design. Becoming a crown jewel of 1930s functionalist concrete architecture in Finland, and at the heart of the 1952 Games, the Stadium has since been re-envisioned as a multi-purpose sporting and events location.

The stadium is the result of an open architectural competition held in the 1930s вЂ“ a favoured design process in Helsinki вЂ“ which was won by Finnish architects YrjГ¶ Lindegren and Toivo JГ¤ntti. It is therefore of particular importance that we maintain and protect the legacy of these historic buildings, while reconceiving new uses and undertaking architectural updates that bring new life to former Olympic sites as sustainably as possible.вЂќД«uilt in 1938 and intended to host the 1940 Olympic Games before its cancellation, the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, is an iconic landmark of independent Finland and Finnish functionalism. Hanna Harris, Chief Design Officer, City of Helsinki, commented: вЂњ HelsinkiвЂ™s Olympic landmarks are a source of great local and national pride, and are buildings that many of us have either grown up recognizing as part of the cityвЂ™s fabric, or fondly remember for their original purpose.

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