Alajärvi administrative centre

Municipal buildings in Alajärvi, Finland

Alajärvi city hall

The Alajärvi administrative centre (Finnish: Alajärven hallintokeskus) is a buildings complex in the town of Alajärvi, Finland, comprising the town hall and related offices, health centre, parish hall and other buildings.[1] It was designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, who also designed the adjacent library building.[1]

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The town hall and health centre were completed in 1967; the parish hall became ready in 1970.[2][3]

The complex has been designated and protected by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö).[2]

Aalto was born and raised near Alajärvi and had a close connection with the area, and consequently designed several buildings there.[1][4][3] The Museovirasto has classified the administrative center as a cultural site of national interest in Finland.[5]

## See also

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* Finland portal

* Alajärvi Library

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Alvar Aalto in Alajärvi". AlvarAalto.fi. Alvar Aalto Foundation. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
2. ^ a b "Alajärven kirkko ja julkiset rakennukset (Alajärvi church and administrative centre)". RKY.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
3. ^ a b "Aalto - Alajärvi". Alajarvi.fi (in Finnish). City of Alajärvi. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. ^ "Alvar Aalto suunnitteli Villa Väinölän läheisilleen – ränsistyvä rakennus pelastettiin jättiremontilla Alajärvellä" (in Finnish). Yle. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
5. ^ "Alajärven kirkko ja julkiset rakennukset". rky.fi (in Finnish). Museovirasto. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

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