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Polytechnic Students' Union

Art Nouveau architecture in HelsinkiBuildings and structures completed in 1903National Romantic architecture in Finland
Old polytechnic student union building, Vanha Poli, Lönnrotinkatu 29
Old polytechnic student union building, Vanha Poli, Lönnrotinkatu 29

The Polytechnic Students' Union or Sampo Building is a National Romantic building at Lönnrotinkatu 29 in central Helsinki, designed in 1903 by Karl Lindahl and Walter Thomé. It has since become a hotel and is often called the Vanha Poli (old poly).

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Polytechnic Students' Union
Lönnrotinkatu, Helsinki Kamppi (Southern major district)

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