Architecture
House with Fish
- Hours
- Residential and commercial building; no visitor hours are published.
- How to visit
- The fish are inside the residential stair. The door may be closed, so entry cannot be promised. From the street the house is a plain functionalist facade.
- Hours
- About 10 min
Why it is worth the detour
Designed by Ragnar and Martta Ypyä. The fish mosaic is inside a residential entrance, and the door may be closed.
1939 functionalist house on Kutuzov Boulevard. The terrazzo fish are inside the residential stair.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
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Vyborg Telephone Station
Ullberg's 1922 telephone exchange on Mira Street. The lost wing is part of this building's story.
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Red Square in Vyborg
Red Square in Vyborg is known for its historical significance and as the main square of the city.
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Former Viipuri Music Institute and Otso House
Behind this commercial facade, Boris Sirpo's music school grew into one of Finland's most important conservatories and made 1920s–1930s Viipuri a serious rival to Helsinki's concert life. During the Winter War, caretaker Hulda Puustell helped pack more than 10,000 scores into crates; the rescued library eventually followed the evacuated institute to Lahti.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.