YRJÖ A. JÄNTTI’S ART COLLECTION
An avid collector of art, former WSOY director Yrjö A. Jäntti (1905–1985) donated a collection of more than a thousand works to the City of Porvoo in 1984, including paintings, sculptures, graphics and drawings. The collection represents Finnish art from a period spanning from the late 19th century to the 1980s. The collection provides a […]
WALTER RUNEBERG’S SCULPTURE COLLECTION
Sculptor Walter Runeberg was one of the sons of Fredrika and Johan Ludvig Runeberg. After his death, his heirs gave an extensive selection of sculptures to the City of Porvoo. Today, the museum exhibits plaster sculptures and sketches of the sculptor’s best-known work, such as The Law, Per Brahe the Younger, Apollon and Marsyas, Alexander […]
BROFOGDAS – A MILITARY RESIDENCE
Brofogdas is a former military residence whose oldest wooden section dates from the late 18th century. The building was moved to its current location in the mid-19th century and extended with a baking room. It hosts a small special museum whose collections cover a period from the 19th century to the war years of 1939–1944. The […]
VIRKKI’S HOME
The residence of Tyyne-Kerttu Virkki, located in Töölö’s Merikannontie, offers visitors a view into the Modernistic interior trends and design of the early 1950s. Handicraft counsellor Tyyne-Kerttu Virkki (1907–2000) was a promoter of handicraft culture, operating as a teacher, writer, entrepreneur and artist in the textile industry. Virkki’s restored residence portrays the period’s prevailing ideal […]
VILLA GYLLENBERG
In the green environment of Kuusisaari, right by the sea, lies the Gyllenberg Art Museum, which showcases work by some of the most renowned artists from the Golden Age of Finnish art. Villa Gyllenberg’s collection includes pieces from masters such as Helene Schjerfbeck, Albert Edelfelt and Akseli Gallen-Kallela, while the former private residence of Signe […]
The Grain Store Museum
The Grain Store Museum describes the various processes involved in crop farming and the use of the grain store. The building was constructed in 1811, and the exhibitions are assembled in the impressive old grain containers. The museum constitutes part of Vihti Museum. Grain Store Museum information leaflets can be collected at Vihti Museum’s Pikkupappila […]
VIIRILÄ LOCAL MUSEUM
In the 1960s, the municipality of Ruotsinpyhtää received a farm named Gräggas as a donation. Dating from the late 18th century, the main building was moved to its current location in the 1880s. The museum area also features a balcony-access outbuilding, a shed and a smoke sauna, all including a wide variety of objects. The […]
Vihti Museum
Vihti Museum is a cultural history museum with the aim of collecting, researching, storing and exhibiting examples of the local culture in the area.Vihti museum opened in 1988 in the former chaplain residence, Pikkupappila. The museum consists of a ticket office and two permanent exhibitions. One of the exhibitions shows how the surroundings have changed […]
VANTAA ART MUSEUM
Located by the railway station at the Myyrmäki House, the Vantaa Art Museum is easily accessible. The urban environment provides the backdrop for the museum, which exhibits high-quality contemporary art from Finland and abroad. The Myyrmäki House’s exhibition space of 800 square metres houses impressive art. The multi-dimensional facility is enhanced by a nearly ten metre […]
VANTAA AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM
There is a place near Vantaankoski Rapids where you can see a hundred-year-old thresher and a horse-driven library carriage! The falu red building of Vantaa Agricultural Museum conceals a piece of the region’s agrarian past. The museum unveils the secrets of a creamer, the operating principle of millstones and the abundant tools of the village […]