Autotalo

thumb|right|Autotalo in May 2017. thumb|right|The northern half of the Autotalo block. On the left is the Kampintorni building, on the right is the former head office of the Pohja insurance company. thumb|right|A view of Fredrikinkatu at Autotalo. On the right are the Kampintorni and Autotalo buildings, on the left is the Tennispalatsi movie theatre and cultural centre. Autotalo (Finnish for "car house") is a business building in Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland, built in 1958. It is located near the Kamppi metro station in a lot bordered by the streets of Salomonkatu to the south, Fredrikinkatu to the east and Runeberginkatu to the west. The address of the building is Salomonkatu 17. The Autotalo building consists of two 12-floor towers, and it comprises the southern half of its city block. The name "Autotalo" is sometimes used to refer to the entire block, also consisting of the two separate high-rise buildings at the northern edge of the block, built at the same time as the Autotalo building.

==History== Before the construction of the Autotalo building, its site hosted a group of barracks built in the 19th century, originally forming the westernmost part of the garrison stationed at the Turku barracks. After Finland became independent the lot had been transferred to the Finnish state. The company Korpivaara & Halla had plans already during World War II to purchase the lot in order to construct a new business building, but the plan was only put to action in the late 1950s.