Suomen Betonitieto Oy ('the Finnish Concrete Information Ltd.') grants the Concrete Building of the Year prize to a building which represents the best Finnish concrete construction. The purpose of the prize is to advance and disseminate information on Finnish concrete architecture, technology and construction. 

The jury can decide on more than one prize in a particular year.

The Pietilä Prize is awarded by the Administrative Board of the Building Information Foundation RTS as an acknowledgement to young architects who have distinguished themselves in pioneering work in the field of architecture.

The Building Information Foundation RTS is Finland's leading information service for the building and construction sector. Its mission is to foster and promote good planning and construction practices as well as sound property management procedures. 

The Building Information Group
The Building Information Foundation RTS is a private foundation with representatives from 42 Finnish building organisations. It was founded by the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) and the Central Organisation of Construction Engineers (RKL).

The SAFA Prize is granted by the Finnish Association of Architects to a municipality, or a public or private community as recognition for their exemplary activity in promoting the premises and results of good design.

The objective of the prize is to focus public attention to the renovation, construction and preservation work of the human environment . The prize is to encourage all civil servants and elected officials, who operate in the field of legislation and design, as well as the designers and builders who operate in the field by granting the prize to the best examples.
For a particular reason the SAFA prize may also be granted to other public or private community.

The prize is given out on a yearly basis and more than one prize may be given at a time. The SAFA prize was first granted in 1975 and has since been given out annually in conjuction with the Architects Days, with the exception of 1978 and 1991. The prize has been received by 31 municipalities or cities in Finland. Four prizes have been granted to other public and private communities.

The prize recipient is chosen by a jury which consists of representatives of the Finnish Association of Architects, The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities and the Ministry of Environment
Proposals for the recipient of the prize can be made by citizens and communities in Finland.

The aim of the Finnish Wood Construction Prize is to promote timber architecture and wood construction. The prize is awarded to a building or structure that represents a high standard of timber architecture or uses wood in a pioneering manner. Puuinformaatio (Wood Information) awards the prize every two years, this year for the fifth time. The candidate constructions for this year's award must have been completed during 2000 or 2001.

This year, in an unusual turn of events, two Wood Construction Prizes were awarded because two distinguished public buildings constructed with wood were completed during the period. The awards go to the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, completed in 2000, and the Kierik-kikeskus in Yli-Ii, completed in 2001. These two buildings represent two very different construction methods: the Sibelius Hall is an example of the advanced technology of a public building, while the Kierikkikeskus heralds the renaissance of log construction.

The Sibelius Hall was designed by Architects Kimmo Lintula and Hannu Tikka (of the Architectural Design Firm Artto Palo Rossi TikkaOy), and the Kierikkikeskus is the design of Architect, Professor Reijo Jallinoja. In its reasons for awarding the prize to the Sibelius Hall, the Prize Committee takes the view that the Hall has met with the technical and architectural expectations placed on a large public building of wooden construction, and that it has been found to be a concert hall of particularly good acoustics. The Kierikkikeskus represents the new wave of large-scale log construction and provides a wonderful environment for exhibiting archaeological objects from the Stone Age, and for related activities. In addition, the Prize Committee wanted to give an honourable mention to two architects who have been promoting the creative use of wood in construction and architecture. They are Eric Adlercreutz of Helsinki and Jukka Laurila of Oulu. Both architects have designed several distinguished wooden buildings and have used wood material in a delicate manner both for new buildings and for renovation works.