SIRÉN’S HOME MUSEUM
A branch of Porlammi Museum, Sirén House Museum is located about half a kilometre from the actual museum area. The house museum was built in the 1870s as a peasant croft with one room and a kitchen. A second room was added to the croft in the early 20th century. There used to be a […]
BURGHER’S HOUSE
Enter the yellow gate, and you will be treated to a view of the middle-class life of the historical Helsinki and the oldest remaining wooden building in its original place in the inner city. The Burgher’s House was built in the 1810s. Fire Officer Alexander Wickholm purchased the house in 1859, moving in with his wife, […]
Ragvalds Museum
Ragvalds Museum was originally a traditional farmstead located by the old King’s Road. The 12 buildings that constitute the farm are still in the original place of construction on both sides of the road. The last private owner was Bertil Malmström (1900-1982). Following his death, the farm was turned into a museum run by Kirkkonummi […]
PÄIVIKKI AND SAKARI SOHLBERG HOMEMUSEUM
In the attractive art nouveau style district of Katajanokka is Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg’s Home Museum, exhibiting a wealthy bourgeois home of the 20th century. The beautifully furnished dwelling contains furniture from the art nouveau period, romantic masonry stoves and plenty of art. The home of Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg, both influential figures within the legal […]
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 […]
Paikkari Cottage
The collector of folklore and the compiler of Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) was born in Paikkari Cottage in the village of Haarjärvi. It was built around the year 1800 in the grounds of Paikkari military residence by his father, who was a tailor. The cottage was acquired by the state in 1889. The house consists […]
Svartå Manor
The main building at Svartå was built 1783-92 according to plans by the city architect of Turku, C.F.Schröder, and Erik Palmstedt, an architect from Stockholm. The neoclassical building is unique and one of the most important buildings of its time in Finland. In the 1980s, the property was respectfully renovated, retaining the fixed furnishings in […]
MARTHASTUGA OF QVIS VILHELMS
The 18th century twin cabin on the Qvis Vilhelms peasant farm comprises a large room, two bedrooms and a corridor separating these rooms. Visitors are taken back in time by the large room’s impressive ceiling logs, big baking oven and clay-insulated walls. Items saved by the village residents are displayed in the cabin. The priest’s […]
THE MANNERHEIM MUSEUM
The welcoming wooden villa in the Kaivopuisto district of Helsinki provides a unique insight into Marshal Mannerheim himself and the Finnish history. The entrance fee includes an almost hour-long guided tour in the home decorated by the marshal himself. Mannerheim moved to the villa in 1924 and lived there until his death in 1951. The original […]
LURENS
Lurens Manor dates back to the 17th century. The manor was taken over by the Lindfors family in 1801, and the current main building was constructed by sea captain Jakob Lindfors. The building was later donated to the municipality of Pernaja with the wish of turning it into a children’s home.In 1964, Östra Nylands Ungdomsförbund […]