Exhibitions

Nordea Art Foundation has a permanent exhibition of its own works in Helsinki. The collection’s classics of Finnish art are displayed in the unique interior of the Old Banking Hall in Aleksanterinkatu 36B. The exhibition is changed annually.

The foundation offers guided tours by advance reservation. Tours can be arranged from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. On Friday the last starting time is 3 pm. The house is closed during weekends and public holidays.

Practical details

Price of the guided tour (~1 hour): 28 € / person, minimum charge 300 € / group. The tour will be invoiced after the visit.

Group size: 1-25 (max 50 if bank museum tour is included. Groups over 25 ppl. will be divided half)

Languages offered: Finnish, Swedish and English

Museum card (Museokortti) or Smartum notes are not valid

NB: Due to historical character of the building, there is no obstacle free access.

Tour bookings:
Nordea Art Foundation Finland’s group visit reservations are managed by ISS Palvelut Ltd.

Tel: +358 20 5156100 (weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm)  8,35 cents/call +16,69 cents/minute (VAT 24%)

Email: [email protected] 

When contacting, please inform: group size, desired date and time of the visit and invoicing address.

Nordea Bank Museum is located in the Union Bank of Finland's Old Banking Hall at the address Aleksanterinkatu 36 B, Helsinki.

The museum's permanent exhibition includes an exhibition on the history of Finnish commercial banking starting from the establishment of the Union Bank of Finland in 1862. The exhibition focuses on the customer's point of view and showcases the banking services available to the customer.

There is a fully-furnished bank interior designed by architects Gesellius, Lindgren & Saarinen on display at the museum. Dating back to 1904, the interior is a valuable specimen of cultural heritage. Part of the old banking hall and the manager's office are open for visitors. Banking memorabilia collected from a variety of commercial banks add to the historic atmosphere.

More info about the bank museum, visits and history of Nordea.