ART AND MUSEUM CENTRE SINKKA
Art and Museum Centre Sinkka offers visitors unforgettable experiences with high-quality art and local cultural history. At Sinkka, the creations of designers at the Keravan Puusepäntehdas carpentry shop and the Orno lamp and light-fixture factory overlap with the recent history and latest phenomena in the visual arts. The repertoire includes exhibitions, workshops, lectures and seminars. […]
KERAVA MUSEUM, HEIKKILÄ MUSEUM
Near downtown Kerava lies a yellow peasant house that depicts the typical form of housing in the Uusimaa region from the mid-19th century to the 1930s. The exhibition tells the story of a family that has lived in Heikkilänmäki since the mid-16th century, as well as the later periods of their residence. The old countryside house […]
KELLOKOSKI HOSPITAL MUSEUM
In the grounds of Kellokoski Hospital stands a blue wooden house where you can learn about the forms of care and treatment of mentally ill people. There are some shocking items on display, such as an electric shock machine, straitjacket and surgical items used in lobotomy surgery. The museum exhibition sheds light on the lives […]
Karkkila-Högfors Workers’ Museum
Karkkila-Högfors Workers’ Museum, the Foundry Museum of Finland and Högfors Blast Furnace constitute Karkkila Ironworks Museum Senkka, a museum specialising in the history of the foundry industry. Karkkila-Högfors Workers’ Museum is an open air museum in the area of Fagerkulla, which demonstrates the living conditions and environments of the workers from around 1850 to the […]
KAMU ESPOO CITY MUSEUM
The exhibition at the WeeGee building takes visitors on a trip from prehistoric times to modern Espoo. A Trip Through Time in Espoo tells the story of how a small rural community grew into a major coastal city in the Uusimaa region. The exhibition moves from prehistoric abodes discovered in Espoo to the Middle Ages […]
JÄRVENPÄÄ ART MUSEUM
In Järvenpää Art Museum, you can see works by two significant painters, Eero Järnefelt and Venny Soldan-Brofeldt. Both belonged to the community of artists at Tuusulanjärvi living in the region at the turn of the 20th century. The museum is easily accessibly in the proximity of Järvenpää railway station. Many of the works by Eero Järnefelt […]
JOKELA LOCAL MUSEUM
Jokela Local Museum exhibits horse-drawn agricultural and forestry machinery from a stick harrow to a grain binder. The selection includes dozens of different tractors, the oldest dating back to 1929. Almost all of the tractors are in drivable condition, and some of them have also been renovated. Some tractor-drawn machinery has been refurbished for work […]
Johannes Lohilampi Museum
Lohilampi Museum is a cavalry estate originating in the 18th century. The two storey main residence is thought to be from the 1770s, and stands in its original place of construction. The museum holds a comprehensive collection of rustic country-style effects as collected by the farmer, financier and cultural authority Johannes Lohilampi (1866 – 1938). The […]
JOHANNES LINNANKOSKI’S CHILDHOOD HOME
Writer Johannes Linnankoski (Vihtori Peltonen) was born in Askola on 18 October 1869. Around the time of Vihtori’s birth, his parents were renting Maria Peltonen’s home farm in Askola, but when he was young, the family built a new house named Niemenpelto. Today, this building serves as the Linnankoski museum. While the majority of the […]
J. L. RUNEBERG’S HOME
All Finns who went to school in the old days will remember reading poems from the Tales of Ensign Stål, written by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. They will also remember statues of Runeberg, which were found in almost every school. Runeberg’s memory was cherished after his death. Thanks to this, the family’s items have been preserved […]