Tamminiemi
Tamminiemi (; ) is a villa and house museum located in the Meilahti district of Helsinki, Finland. It was one of the three official residences of the President of Finland, from 1940 to 1982. From 1956, until his death in 1986, it served as the residence of President Urho Kekkonen. Since 1987, it has been the Urho Kekkonen Museum. Tamminiemi is located in a park by the sea. Its floor area is about ; living quarters comprise the first two floors while the third floor is dedicated to office space.
Key facts
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- Tamminiemi
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- TamminiemenhuvilavillaEkudden.JPG
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- Tamminiemi in 2013
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- Finland Helsinki (mainland)#Finland
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- Location in Helsinki
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- Urho Kekkonen Museum
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- Museum (since 1987)
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- Jugend
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- Helsinki, Finland
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- Seurasaarentie 15
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- Urho Kekkonen Museum
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- (as a museum)
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Early history
- Presidential residence
- Urho Kekkonen Museum
- Tamminiemi sauna
- Presidents who resided in Tamminiemi
- References
- External links
Tamminiemi (; ) is a villa and house museum located in the Meilahti district of Helsinki, Finland. It was one of the three official residences of the President of Finland, from 1940 to 1982. From 1956, until his death in 1986, it served as the residence of President Urho Kekkonen. Since 1987, it has been the Urho Kekkonen Museum. Tamminiemi is located in a park by the sea. Its floor area is about ; living quarters comprise the first two floors while the third floor is dedicated to office space.
== Early history == Designed by the Finnish Art Nouveau architects Sigurd Frosterus and Gustaf Strengell, the Jugendstil villa was built in 1904 for the Danish-born businessman Jörgen Nissen. The villa was later owned or rented by a number of individuals, before being acquired by the publisher and artistic patron Amos Anderson in 1924 with the intention of moving there from central Helsinki and had it renovated. However, Anderson felt lonely in Tamminiemi and stayed in his apartment and rented out Tamminiemi.