Helsinki Board Rejects Guggenheim Museum Plan Pushed by Mayor

Helsinki rejected a proposal to establish a Guggenheim art museum in the city.

The city board voted eight to seven to block Mayor Jussi Pajunen’s proposal to build the museum, according to a memorandum posted on the Finnish capital’s website. The memorandum didn’t provide a reason for the rejection. Passage by the board would have sent the proposal to the city council, its highest decision-making body.