PRESTBACKA FARM AND PHARMACY COLLECTION
The Prestbacka farm collection is located in an old stone cowhouse built in 1901. It houses an extensive collection of horse- and tractor-drawn tools. For example, the horse-drawn manure spreader forged by the village smith is a specimen of skill that was used as a model for spreaders used even today. The old tools, wooden […]
POSTBACKEN – OUTDOOR MUSEUM
Postbacken, situated in the village of Ilola, 9 kilometres from Porvoo, is a real pearl of a museum: the group of hillside crofts is one of the best-preserved in Finland. The hill was probably inhabited by the 15th century. Therefore, its inhabitants got to follow many of the central events in Finnish history right by […]
DOLL AND TOY MUSEUM OF PORVOO
Playful adults and children will be delighted by the toy museum’s selection. The exhibition includes many kinds of toys, such as dolls, dollhouses, soft toys, mechanical toys and Disney characters. The toy museum is situated in a 19th century building on Jokikatu in Porvoo’s Old Town. The collection includes around 1,000 dolls and innumerable other toys […]
PORVOO MUSEUM, OLD TOWN HALL
One of the two remaining 18th century town halls in Finland, the Old Town Hall was built in 1762–1764. The Town Hall once housed the town administration, register office, town council and guardians of the law. Museum operations were started in the building in 1896 by the Porvoo Museum Association. The Old Town Hall is […]
PORVOO MUSEUM, HOLM HOUSE
Porvoo Museum’s Holm House offers a glimpse into the home and life of a wealthy Porvoo merchant in the 18th century. After the Great Fire of Porvoo, which occurred in summer 1760, some of the town’s wealthy burghers – including Johan Holm (senior) – built their new houses of bricks. Holm House originally had a mansard […]
PORNAINEN PARISH MUSEUM
Pornainen Parish Museum was founded 75 years ago. An empty old bell tower was deemed a suitable location for the museum, and an exhibition was put up there. Completed in 1834, the bell tower was destroyed on 10 January 1993 by a fire that also burnt most of the artefacts in the museum. The archive […]
PORLAMMI SCHOOL MUSEUM
Porlammi School Museum is housed in an old school building dating from 1872. The old classroom oozes with the school atmosphere of yore with its lectern, blackboard and harmonium. There are more than 200 old educational pictures, including plant pictures created by Ebba Masalin and other pictures that were used in teaching natural sciences. The […]
PORLAMMI LOCAL MUSEUM
Porlammi Museum’s collections are housed in four different buildings in a granary area, with open exhibition space in three of the buildings. The granary area is a consistent whole, originally formed to accommodate the village’s needs and constituting an integral part of the village scenery with its roads. It comprises the old granary, a village […]
POLYTECHNICAL STUDENTS’ MUSEUM
The Polytechnical Students’ Museum in Espoo’s Otaniemi showcases the funniest and cleverest moments provided by polytechnic students. The museum highlights the students of the Helsinki University of Technology, presenting polytechnic symbols, life and activities – not to mention the most legendary tricks pulled by the polytechnic students. The exhibition presents the tell-tale signs of a […]
PERNAJA VETERAN MUSEUM
During the Winter War and the Continuation War, Finnish men and women made incredible sacrifices both on the frontline and at home to defend the freedom of the country. The Veteran Museum pays homage to our ancestors, who sacrificed their lives so that today’s Finns could live in a free country. Pernaja Veteran Museum was […]