Seurasaari

Historic Open-Air Museum

Seurasaari
Helsinki,
00250

Neighborhood: Archipelago

Phone: +358 9 4050 9660
Fax: +358 9 4050 9665
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This open-air museum was founded in 1909 on the popular recreational island of Seurasaari. The permanent exhibition, consists of Finnish peasant architecture, including 85 buildings brought from various parts of the country. There are outhouses, swings, church boats, a tar-burning pit and the wooden Karuna church (1686). The founder of the museum, Professor of ethnology Axel Olai Heikel, is buried next to this church. The two-storyed Ivars building has perfectly preserved interiors. Enjoy wandering about in the woods and the events that are arranged here, notably the traditional midsummer feast.

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clock 15.-31.5 ja 1.-15.9: 9:00-15:00 ma-pe, 11:00-17:00 la-su; 1.6.-31.8: 11:00-17:00 to-ti, 11:00-19:00 ke; 16.9.-21.11: 11:00-17:00 la-su

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Architecture Collection
Ongoing
11:00AM
View Finnish peasant architecture demonstrating the stylistic history of the Finns. Four centuries have been brought together by depicting cottages, churches, farmsteads and manors. Visitors can an idea of country life in Finland, by walking through 90 separate buildings that have been relocated to the Museum. Check website for details.


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