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 […]
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 […]
Nummi Homestead Museum
Nummi Homestead Museum consists of the old residence of the church organist (previously Ylhäis farmstead) built in 1771 and two grain stores, built in 1780 and 1849. Two rooms have been furnished in a 1920-30s style in the organist’s residence, and this is also the venue for temporary exhibitions. One of the grain stores is […]
MYRSKYLÄ LOCAL MUSEUM
Myrskylä Museum is located in a cultural environment with national significance, in a 19th century granary on the old church hill. A religious centre since the 17th century, the church hill has retained its 19th century appearance. Located at the middle of the church hill and surrounded by the churchyard, the impressive wooden church was […]
Malmtorp Farm Museum
The museum gives the visitor a insight into living and housing conditions at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The museum consists of a cottage from 1877, which has been moved to the museum area, a storage building and sheds. There are recreated interiors inside the cottage. The […]
LILJENDAL LOCAL MUSEUM
The collection of Liljendal Museum began accumulating in 1964, when students at Nylands Nation were surveying the area in co-operation with the homestead committee. Since the mid-1980s, the collection has been at the responsibility of the Liljendal homestead association, and the number of items has increased with the years. The granary is mainly used as […]
KYCKLING’S HOUSE MUSEUM
Kycklings House is the main meeting place in the area. Visitors can roam freely in the garden, enjoying the traditional perennials, roses and other flowers. The garden also includes a herb garden and a smoke sauna. There is a carpenter’s shop in one of the buildings, and the yard area also includes the Sandbacka croft, […]
WÅRKULLA MUSEUM
Originally designed as the main building of a farm, the house was erected in the 1890s. Part of the building was used by the local fire brigade in 1909–1925. The building was consecrated as a prayer house in 1929, but in time it could no longer be used for this purpose. The museum was opened […]
KLAAVOLA MUSEUM
Walking in through the doors of the main building, some two hundred years old, this family farm in Tuusula comes alive. In the summer, geraniums bloom on the porch and the wood stove is burning in the kitchen. In the hall, everything is a touch more refined. The table has been set with porcelain tableware with […]
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 […]