Bromarv Homestead Museum
The museum includes a dwelling with a 1920s-30s style interior, and an item exhibition with a main focus on seafaring and fashion. The building in which the museum is located was built around 1850 as a parish hall. The museum was opened in 1978 with collections of around 700 items. Bromarv Local Museum Association, founded […]
ATENEUM ART MUSEUM
The Ateneum Art Museum in the heart of Helsinki is the Finnish National Gallery, where visitors are able to admire popular classics and fascinating temporary exhibitions. The museum’s collections include works by Albert Edelfelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Helene Schjerfbeck and Hugo Simberg. The Neo-Renaissance building, located next to the Rautatientori Square, designed by architect Theodor Höijer is […]
ASKOLA LOCAL MUSEUM
Askola is one of Finland’s oldest places of residence. The diverse archaeological collection has been turned into an impressive prehistoric section. The museum also has a map of Askola 10,000 years ago, depicting the arrival of the first people in the area. Askola is famous for its bread: in the late 19th century, rye bread […]
MUSEUM OF FINNISH ARCHITECTURE
The Museum of Finnish Architecture, which is located in the Kaartinkaupunki quarter of Helsinki, provides new perspectives on architecture through exhibitions that cover the past, present and future of the constructed environment. The permanent exhibition covers Finnish architecture of the 20th century through small-scale models and abundant photographic material. The characteristics, materials and technical solutions of […]
JOUTSEN PHARMACY MUSEUM
In the corner of Lapinlahdenkatu Street and Eerikinkatu Street, in central Helsinki, is a living pharmacy museum! On the ground floor of an attractive art nouveau style house is the Joutsen Pharmacy, which has retained its original interior since it opened in 1912. Customers are still served in the same art nouveau style surroundings as they […]
AMOS ANDERSON ART MUSEUM
Located in the centre of Helsinki, the Amos Anderson Art Museum exhibits high-quality temporary exhibitions as well as a permanent collection. The museum exhibits both traditional as well as contemporary domestic and international art. The museum also highlights young artists and modern phenomena. Amos Anderson (1878–1961) was a successful businessman in graphic design and a generous […]
THE AALTO HOUSE
Explore Alvar Aalto’s home and the life of this iconic architect! In 1935, Aino and Alvar Aalto purchased a plot of land in natural surroundings in Munkkiniemi and began to design their home in Helsinki. The architect couple’s cosy and intimate residence and studio was completed in 1936. The house is divided into a workspace used by […]
STUDIO AALTO
“Architecture is an art that cannot be created in an office-like environment,” Alvar Aalto once said. In 1955-56, he designed a studio in Munkkiniemi, not far from his home, creating an inspirational environment for his team of architects. Alvar Aalto managed his architectural firm until his passing in 1976, after which the office continued to operate […]
Alisgården
Alisgården is a homestead museum, showing how people lived at the end of the 19th century. The museum can be found in Lapinkylä by road 113, which leads to Evitskog. The main building at Alisgården is a former sergeant’s residence originating in Evitskog. It was moved to its current location in the 1950’s, along with a […]
ALIKARTANO MANOR
The Alikartano Manor, also known as the Frugård estate, became property of the Nordenskiöld family at the beginning of the 18th century. The manor is known for being the childhood home of the explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, who was the first to sail along the Northern Sea Route. The symmetrical style of the Alikartano Manor’s garden […]