 The building was built in 2004 and the design comes from the winning entry of a design competition held from 1998 to 2000.The building was designed by the architect Pekka Helin and his team.As well as the offices, the building has a "Kansalaisinfo" information office open to the public, the EU secretariat of the Parliament, the office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, and the offices of the Grand Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament.