Paimio

Paimio straddles the Paimionjoki River in southwest Finland, and its fertile valley has long given the town an agricultural character between Turku and Salo. Its defining landmark is Paimio Sanatorium, a white functionalist building designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1933 as a tuberculosis hospital. Aalto planned the structure around patients’ needs, from sun balconies to carefully considered interior details, and it remains a major work of Finnish modern architecture. Fields and woodland continue along the river corridor beyond the centre, connecting Paimio with the rural setting of Finland Proper. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Paimio and southwest Finland.

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