House of the Estates

The House of the Estates (Finnish: Säätytalo, Swedish: Ständerhuset) is a historical building in Helsinki, Finland.

It is located opposite of the Bank of Finland building, immediately northeast of Helsinki Cathedral.

[1] The tympanum depicting Alexander I at the 1809 Diet of Finland was sculpted by Emil Wikström.

The estates were superseded at the 1906 parliamentary reform by the foundation of the unicameral parliament of Finland.

It is also the established location for official coalition talks after general elections and for the sessions of High Court of Impeachment.

The House of the Estates in Helsinki
Meeting of the Constitutional Law Committee of the Finnish Parliament [ fi ] ( Finnish : Perustuslakivaliokunta ) at the House of the Estates in 1918. The chairman of the committee, K. J. Ståhlberg , at the left end of the table with his back to the camera.
Interior and copy of Walter Runeberg 's sculpture Law from the base of his statue of Alexander II .