Merikasarmi (originally known as Katajanokan kasarmi ) is a barracks building in Katajanokka , Helsinki , Finland , originally built for the military of the Empire of Russia from 1816 to 1820, which currently houses the premises of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland. The barracks was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel . Before the Foreign Ministry moved to the area in the late 1980s the buildings were renovated and partly rebuilt according to the plans of Professor of Architecture Erik Kråkström .
34-787: To the north of the Merikasarmi building, the icebreakers of the Finnish state are anchored to the Katajanokka quay. The Merikasarmi building is located on the northern shore of Katajanokka near the edge of the Katajanokka peninsula. There was an artillery battery situated in Katajanokka at the site of the current Katajanokka Casino already in 1721 during the Treaty of Nystad . There was artillery in Helsinki especially in Viapori . In 1812
68-588: A drafted army. This caused the barracks to return to Russian use, and the area became a strong base for the Baltic Fleet . The Governors-General of the Grand Duchy of Finland thought the atmosphere of the Katajanokka barracks was unhealthy for Russian soldiers. After Finland became independent, the Merikasarmi building was transferred use for the Finnish Navy . The command of the navy was present in
102-405: A kitchen wing and a dormitory wing for officers. These wings were mostly finished by 1838. The wing on the western edge of the barracks was completed in 1825, but the eastern wing designed by Engel was not built at this point. There were Orthodox worships held during the early years of the Katajanokka barracks. The first soldiers to move to the barracks represented the ground forces of the military of
136-414: A residential area was built to the south and east of the barracks, known as the "new side" of Katajanokka. A number of the old brick buildings to the west of the barracks was preserved, one of them houses the Katajanokka elementary school. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs moved to Merikasarmi from 22 different premises all around Helsinki between January 1986 and September 1989. The inner courtyard between
170-521: A shop and a restaurant. The museum was designed by Månsson Dahlbäck Arkitektkontor and built by NCC. Kista Science Tower in Kista, Stockholm is the second tallest building in Sweden, at a height of 117.2 metres (385 ft). It was completed in 2003. The Øresund link, which is 16 kilometers long, is one of Scandinavia's most important infrastructural achievements to date. It consists of three sections:
204-476: A subsidiary of NCC and changed its name to NCC Bygg AB. Although the NCC Group was legally formed on January 1, 1989, JCC and ABV have been assembled under a single roof and a shared logo since October 15, 1988, when a joint graphic profile was launched. NCC Housing was a part of NCC up until 2016 and was divested into Bonava . NCC builds infrastructure for travel, transportation, energy and water throughout
238-516: A tunnel, a bridge and a manmade island that links together the tunnel and the bridge in the middle of the Öresund Strait. The bridge starts in Sweden and the tunnel in Denmark. NCC led the Øresund Tunnel Contractors, the international consortium that built the 3.7-kilometer-long Øresund Tunnel . NCC has constructed three subsea road tunnels in the Faroe Island, of which Eysturoyartunnilin is
272-567: A wine cellar and office modules. The property is equipped with district heating and cooling, featuring individual consumption measurement. Four years after the building start and 362 years after the Vasa Ship sank, the Vasa Museum was inaugurated on the June 15, 1990. The Vasa Museum is today Scandinavia's most visited museum. Surrounding the ship are several permanent exhibitions, cinemas,
306-569: Is a basement hall, the inside of which has red bricks reminiscent of a basement restaurant . It is easy to enter from the icebreaker side, through large glass doors on the northern shore side of Katajanokka. The hall is used for large information sessions. The second floor hosts the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the office of the Secretary of the State and the office of the command of
340-493: Is an architecturally significant complex of several buildings, named A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. Some of the buildings are original buildings from the 19th century, some have been built later in accordance of the appearance of previously built buildings. The main building of Merikasarmi, building A, was previously called Matruusirakennus. It was built in 1820. The A building is located on the Laivastokatu street parallel to
374-427: Is located along Merikasarmikatu. The hospital building of Merikasarmi was built in 1838. It is located along Merikasarmikatu. Building E is connected to building G by building F on the western side and to building C on the eastern side by building D. Building F connects the hospital building to building G. The buildings F, E and D are located in a row built next to each other along Merikasarmikatu. Building G hosts
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#1732791027151408-490: Is open to the public during business hours and books can be loaned with proof of identity and contact details. Building C is a north-south building on the eastern side of Merikasarmi easily identifiable by the two large Yagi–Uda antennas on top of its roof, which can be used to receive radio messages from abroad. Building C is connected to the former hospital building, currently known as building E, with building D along Merikasarmikatu. Building D connects buildings C and E. It
442-471: The Defence Command from 1980 to 1985. Valmet , founded after World War II , had its docks in the area and moved from Merikasarmi to Vuosaari in 1975. A large area at the eastern tip of the Katajanokka peninsula was in use for the navy and later Valmet. There were a group of brick and wooden maintenance and storage buildings around the barracks proper. After the dock had moved away from the area,
476-514: The C and G buildings of Merikasarmi was named Martti Ahtisaaren aukio ("Martti Ahtisaari Square") after President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari in 2009. The original purpose of the square had been to serve as an exercise field and ceremony courtyard for the Russian military. The largest renovation in the history of the building started in November 2018. The purpose of the renovation is to make
510-577: The Empire of Russia. In 1832 the barracks was transferred to the use of the navy of the Military of the Grand Duchy of Finland , founded two years earlier. Because of this, the Katajanokka barracks was now called "Merikasarmi" (literally "marine barracks"). The navy of the military of the Grand Duchy of Finland was disbanded in 1880, when the army of the military was changed from a professional army to
544-760: The Europe department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The building was built in 1825 for use for army officers. The building hosted the command of the Finnish Navy until 1958. Building H is located in the corner of Laivastokuja and Laivastokatu. The Merikasarmi building can be reached by the Helsinki tram line 4 from the centre of Helsinki. 60°10′05″N 24°58′19″E / 60.168°N 24.972°E / 60.168; 24.972 Katajanokka Casino Too Many Requests If you report this error to
578-414: The H building, so it completes the symmetry of the north-facing facade of the A and B buildings. The library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located to the east of the northern buildings as is the judicial department. The library has approximately 30 thousand books and twelve shelf kilometres' worth of material starting from 1918. The normal period of secrecy of the documents is 25 years. The library
612-568: The Katajanokka quay. The mailing address for all buildings in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Laivastokatu 22. The Ritarikatu hall is the auditorium of Merikasarmi, used for long information sessions. In the waiting hall of the Ritarikatu hall there is a street sign saying Ritarikatu , depicting the location of the ministry's former premises at the easternmost wing of the Government Palace on Ritarikatu street. The Engel hall
646-458: The Nordic countries. NCC Green Industry Transformation brings together resources, expertise and projects from across NCC to run major projects related to the green industrial transition. NCC has the target to become climate neutral by 2045. The company is also working to reduce carbon emissions in the value chain. Turning Torso is located by the sea, within walking distance from the beach and
680-434: The Nordic region. NCC constructs housing, offices and public and commercial premises in Sweden. NCC Building Nordics constructs housing and offices for both public and private customers in Denmark, Finland and Norway. NCC Industry focuses on production of stone materials and asphalt as well as foundation work and asphalt paving. NCC Property Development develops and sells commercial properties in defined growth markets in
714-605: The Nordic region. Among its biggest competitors are AF Gruppen , Skanska , Peab , Per Aarsleff , Veidekke and YIT . Alf Göransson is Chairman of the Board of NCC and Tomas Carlsson is President and CEO since 2018. The origins of NCC Construction go back to 1890 when Axel Johnson, a Swedish businessman, established "Nordstjernan" - the North Star. Later, this company became one of the leading Nordic shipping companies. In late 1987, Nordstjernan AB began acquiring shares in
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#1732791027151748-945: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 958379603 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:50:27 GMT NCC (company) NCC AB (Nordic Construction Company) is a Swedish construction company, one of the largest in the Nordic region with annual revenues (2023) of 57 billion SEK and about 12 200 employees. NCC builds residential properties, industrial facilities and public buildings, roads, civil engineering structures and other types of infrastructure. NCC also offers input materials used in construction, such as aggregates and asphalt, and conducts paving. Operations also include commercial property development. NCC conducts operations in
782-541: The area until 1958. The building was in use for the Guard Jaeger Regiment until 1968, when the regiment moved to Santahamina and Taivallahti . In 1972 the Finnish Government decided to take the building into use for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, but this only happened in the late 1980s. The last military institutions present in the area were the electrical and messaging departments of
816-426: The artillery area was decided to be used as the base of a barracks. The main zoning plan for the city of Helsinki was made by Johan Albrecht Ehrenström . The building was financed by the Empire of Russia by order of Alexander I of Russia in 1816. Carl Ludvig Engel arrived in 1816 to plan the building, and after three months it was ready to be shown to Nicholas I of Russia . In 1826 two additional wings were ordered:
850-447: The heart of downtown Malmö. When it opened its doors for occupancy in the spring of 2005, the spectacular building stood at a height of 190 meters, with a total of 54 stories. The building comprises about 15,000 square meters of floor space and contains 147 rental apartments. It also houses 4,200 square meters of office space. Other facilities include overnight rooms, saunas and exercise facilities, an observation gallery, party facilities,
884-457: The indoor temperature was "so terribly hot I thought I was dying". To the east of the main building is the building for eastern curtain wall rooms, with the judicial department and library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The B building was already part of Engel's original plan, but was left unbuilt at the time. When the area was renovated to its current shape in the 1980s the B building was built in accordance of Engel's original plan, similar to
918-657: The latest complete and links the island of Streymoy to the island of Eysturoy . It includes the world's first undersea roundabout in the middle of the network. A fourth tunnel, the Sandoyartunnilin , is still under construction. Opening on 26 January 1990, the Dresdner Hof , which was built by ABV following its merger with Johnson Construction Company in 1988, was one of the last Stasi controlled foreign exchange hotels built in East Germany. Today, it
952-405: The listed construction company Armerad Betong Vägförbättringar (ABV). At the time, Nordstjernan had its own construction company called Johnson Construction Company (JCC). In spring 1988, Nordstjernan increased its shareholding in the company and, by May 21, 1988, ABV was considered a Nordstjernan subsidiary. At the company's Annual General Meeting on June 8, then President of JCC, Torsten Eriksson,
986-408: The political department. The third floor hosts the office of the minister for European and foreign trade and part of the offices of foreign economic relations. The main corridor hosts offices of the command of the ministry. The narrow corridor is lit by functionalist lamps. On the western end of the corridor are the pictures of Finnish Ministers of Foreign Affairs and a sculpture of a bird. There
1020-401: The premises more modern and more suitable for office use, and the entire building services engineering is under reconstruction. After the renovation the building will have space for over 800 employees in contrast to 400 as before. The renovation has been commissioned by Senate Properties and is being carried out by NCC . The approximate cost of the renovation is 88 million euro. Merikasarmi
1054-526: The question concerning the location of the head office of NCC, as the joint company was to be called, when he selected ABV's head office on Vallgatan in Solna. Four days later, Nordstjernan was listed on the stock exchange. On September 20, 1988, Nordstjernan acquired all of the shares in NCC from JCC, upon which the construction operations of JCC and ABV were transferred to NCC. Following the acquisition, JCC became
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1088-576: The unit for EU expansion and the West Balkan of the Europe department, the Eastern department, and part of the department for foreign economic relations. Building F connects building G to the hospital building E. Building G hosts the Ehrensvärd space where ambassadors visiting Finland hold a common session before returning to their position countries. The western curtain wall room building hosts
1122-456: Was also appointed President of ABV. On June 9, 1988, the President sent a letter containing information about the merger and upcoming integration to the company's 20,000 employees and to 30,000 business contacts. Work on the new organization was largely completed by September 8, when 475 managers were appointed and a Group structure was established. Company President Torsten Eriksson settled
1156-416: Was formerly a company hall on the third floor, used for indoor foot drills for the military. The idea was to save the soldiers from the cruel marine weather during the drills. Governors-General Fabian Steinheil and Arseny Zakrevsky were worried about the health of the soldiers. Carl Ludvig Engel designed an efficient system of heating, so that according to him, even during a winter of -30 degrees Celsius
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