Maamerkki
High-rise building in Helsinki, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maamerkki (Finnish for "landmark") is a high-rise building on Kauppakartanonkatu street near the Lyypekinaukio square in Itäkeskus in the Vartiokylä district of Helsinki, Finland. The building is 82 metres high and has 19 floors and has a viewing terrace at the top.[1] The building was completed in 1987 and was designed by architect Erkki Kairamo. The building currently has over 50 apartments and several businesses.
Maamerkki is currently the sixth highest high-rise building in Finland and the third highest in Helsinki (after Majakka in Kalasatama and Cirrus in Vuosaari). In spring 2014, the building was renamed Helmitorni ("pearl tower").