Rainer Mahlamaki

Former president of the Finnish Association of Architects, Rainer Mahlamaki is one of Finland’s most prolific architectural minds. Throughout his career, Mahlamaki has worked on a number of public buildings including the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Finnish Nature Centre Haltia and Forest Museum Lusto. In addition to his architectural design work, Mahlamaki was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Oulu, held a seat on the Board of the Museum of Finnish Architecture and received the first ever Finlandia Prize in Architecture in 2014.