Ideas & Trends - Senaatti

Markku yllään keltainen heijastintakki ja valkoinen kypärä, rakennustelineellä, taustalla Merikasarmin rakennus.

The majestic Merikasarmi is being renovated into a modern activity-based environment

Construction management | 28.05.2019 12.25

The historic Merikasarmi buildings have served the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for 30 years. Now these former barracks are undergoing the most extensive modernisation project in their history. Through the project, the ministry will achieve one of its long-term goals: all of its operations will be transferred to the same… Read more

New work environment means new ways of working at GTK

Work environment & ways of working | 26.02.2019 14.16

Suo, Vesi, Kaivos, Kallioperä and Maaperä. The names of the Geological Survey of Finland’s new workspaces (Bog, Water, Mine, Bedrock and Soil) are apt descriptions of its work. After initial hesitation, users are beginning to praise the communal and digital activity-based environment in Otaniemi, Espoo. Read more

TEM moved from four different locations into a new activity-based environment

Work environment & ways of working | 13.12.2018 10.16

The importance of good indoor air was the focus in the modernisation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment’s premises. Located in Aleksanterinkatu 4-10 in Helsinki, the activity-based environment was created in a valuable property that is more than 200 years old. Read more

A smart building focuses on the user

Technology | 23.11.2018 16.25

Senate Properties has created a new, smart user interface for property maintenance in cooperation with other leading operators in the field. During the pilot project, data will be collected about the pilot building for easier maintenance and prevention of problems. All a user has to do is take a picture… Read more

ERA/Senaattti 20180821 Turku. Turun virastotalo, Itsenäisyydenaukio 2. Maanmittauslaitoksen toimipisteen remontti.

The most important thing is to listen

Work environment & ways of working | 06.11.2018 12.52

People either love or hate the idea of moving from an individual office to an activity-based environment. When implementing change, the key aspects are change management, discussion and listening. The employees at the Turku offices of the National Land Survey (NLS) have done this at their autumn workshops. Read more

Puolustusvoimien konseptin mukainen uusi koulutustila

What does the new concept mean to the conscripts and the Finnish Defence Forces’ employees?

Special premises | 24.10.2018 11.20

Constricts’ quarters of a new type. Educational micromovies and more simulators. Less waiting and moving between locations! The Finnish Defence Forces’ new work and learning environment concept will change conscripts’ and employees’ daily lives and environments in many ways in the near future. Read more

Puolustusvoimien konseptin mukainen uusi tupamalli

The Finnish Defence Forces’ work and learning environment concept

Special premises | 24.10.2018 11.18

A new work and learning environment concept is bringing consistency and efficiency to the Finnish Defence Forces’ facility solutions. The concept makes facilities more suitable for various purposes, as well as more comfortable. Its implementation has already started and will continue for several decades. Read more

Activity-based environments improve perceived work productivity

Work environment & ways of working | 23.10.2018 15.26

Good news for anyone moving to an activity-based environment! Surveys carried out among state employees reveal that workplace improvement projects increased perceived productivity by 13 per cent. Read more

From two floors to one, from cubicles to an activity-based environment

Work environment & ways of working | 15.10.2018 12.35

The traditional cubicle office of the National Land Survey of Finland in Turku is being converted into a modern activity-based environment. In the first part of our series, we will visit the construction site and hear how the NLS saved the register office and Senate took greater responsibility for the… Read more

Joensuun oikeus- ja poliisitalo, Laamanni Tuija Turpeinen

A building of three important words

Special premises | 31.08.2018 14.29

Health, security and technology are the cornerstones of the new courthouse and police station in Joensuu. Staff worked in temporary premises for eight long years - the new building is important for the entire province. Read more