Planning

The Main Building was designed by the architect Sigurd Frosterus who is also famous for designing the Stockmann department store in Helsinki. The architecture of the building represents the vogue of its time, with influences from Baroque, renaissance and the style present in English Manor houses. Construction of the Main Building began in 1919 and the Manor was finished, in all its glory, five years later. The beautiful gardens around the Manor were designed by the famous gardening designer Bengt Schalin whose touch can still be seen around the courtyard.