1901 born on May 18th in Alavus in Western Finland

1921 matriculation from Helsinki Finnish lyceum

1921 enrolled at the Helsinki University of Technology to study architecture

1927 diploma of architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology

1928 started working at The Central Finnish Cooperative Society’s (SOK) construction department

1928 designs Haapajärvi Cooperative Society’s store and SOK’s mill in Oulu with Nordic Classicist style

1929 study trips to Europe and the USA, adopts modernist ideas

1930 designs his first modernist works: an office building in Rauma and a mill in Viipuri, both for SOK

1930 designs a small flat roof type building for a countryside store with architect Paavo Riihimäki, which becomes one of the most common SOK buildings in the 1930s, it’s nicknamed “Huttunen’s box”

1931 architectural competition of Kotka town hall

1931 established his private office, architects Harry W. Schreck, Aulis Blomstedt and Pekka Saarema assist Huttunen with the design of Kotka town hall

1938 the planning of Sokos department store started, Huttunen is assisted by architects Eero Jokilehto, Einari Teräsvirta, Mertsi Alopeus, Kai Larkka and Sirkka Tarumaa

1939 the construction of Sokos started

1939 was appointed as the head architect of SOK’s construction department

1943 was appointed as the director of National Board of Public Building

1952 Sokos department store is completed

1956 died on November 17th