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Published in 6/2019 - Economy

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An Office for the New Economy

Holvin Helsingin-toimitilat
Photo Pyry Kantonen

Digital banking service Holvi decided to build new office premises in Elanto cooperative’s old headquarters in Kallio, Helsinki. The designers needed to create an image of what a new kind of bank could be, without forgetting the past.

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