Egg-shaped reception desk representing ‘Kalevala’ tale 
Decorative "nest" above reception
Seamless reception desk and seating 
Ply wall light in restaurant
Corridor mythical décor
Red bedroom, representing ‘passion’ colour scheme 
Scandinavian ensuite
Restaurant ceiling decorative "ribbons"
Reception area
Programme 4
Overview
The former Klaus Kurki Hotel has been transformed into the Klaus K in a display of inventive contemporary design inspired by the Finnish national epic Kalevala.
Architect
Situated in a house built in 1913 designed by Finnish architect, Lars Sonck, the carved stone design around the window frames is the only indication that this property dates from the Finnish national Romantic era. Sonck ignored the growing trend toward architectural rationalism. Instead, he borrowed from the historical tradition of Finland's medieval stone structures and residential wood-based architecture. His more monumental commissions show the influence of a neo-Romanesque style.
A prominent figure in Finland's search for architectural identity, Sonck played a leading role in the development of Finnish National Romanticism.
History
The Klaus K was once a drab business hotel housed in a 20th-century brick building.
Features
Wooden steps at the entrance lead up to the polished white wood reception desk shaped like a large egg, with a brightly-lit nest-like sculpture above it. There are four room designs, each with a different emotional theme and with a dominant colour to match that theme: passion (red), desire (blue), envy (black and white) and mysticism (brown and gold). All rooms are medium-sized and feature hardwood floors, off-coloured design chairs, such as orange in the desire rooms, custom-made beds and mattresses, tall suede headboards in the dominant room colour (some in the mysticism rooms are made of fake reindeer fur). Mythical colours, the wallpapers, décor, and the hallway carpet woven with Kalevala poems are all part of Stylt Trampoli AB's imagining of Finnish mythology.
Klaus K is a member of Design Hotels.