Kirjatalo

'Book House') is a commercial building located on the corner of Pohjoisesplanadi and Keskuskatu in central Helsinki, Finland.

[2] Possibly its best-known resident is the flagship store of the Academic Bookstore chain.

[2] In 1961, the plot's owner, retail company Stockmann, whose main department store is located across the street, announced an architectural competition for the design of a new mixed-use property on the site.

[1] Both the copper-clad exterior, and the central atrium concept of the building's interior, were designed to match those of the Rautatalo.

[1] The central space making up the atrium receives natural illumination from the skylights extending downwards from the roof.

Interior view of Academic Bookstore, occupying the ground and adjacent floors of Kirjatalo