A new tower building in Espoo's Finnoo district offers two-room apartments smaller than some one-room units in the same building. The smallest two-room apartments measure just 35.5 square meters. They are actually one square meter smaller than the building's largest one-room apartments.
Developers placed the kitchen directly in the entryway to maximize living space. This unusual layout creates compact two-room homes in a high-rise building.
Sales and Marketing Director Marja Kuosma showed journalists a 36-square-meter two-room apartment. The kitchen sits in the hallway area near the entrance. This design choice allows for two separate rooms despite the small total area.
Finland's housing market continues to experiment with compact living solutions. The Finnoo tower completed construction earlier this year and now markets these miniature apartments.
Why would buyers choose a two-room apartment smaller than a one-room unit? The second room provides flexibility for home offices or guests, even when overall space is limited. This represents a trade-off between room count and living space that some urban residents are willing to make.
Espoo, part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, faces ongoing housing demands like many Nordic cities. Creative space solutions help address affordability challenges in growing urban centers.