• MUSEUM

  Ateneum Art Museum

  The home of Finnish art and part of the National Gallery. Finland's premier art museum showcases beloved works as well as acclaimed exhibitions from Finland and abroad.

  Helsinki

• MUSEUM

  Brahestads museum: Packhouse

  Welcome to the oldest museum in the country! Established in 1862, the Pakkahuone museum is a veritable cornucopia into the history of museums and maritime life.

  Raahe

• Temporarily closed!
  MUSEUM

  Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd Museum

  The museum for voluntary national defense operates in a building designed by Alvar Aalto for the South Ostrobothnian Defence Corps and Lotta Svärd organisations.

  Seinäjoki

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  Forum Marinum The Karjala corvette and the Keihässalmi minelayer

  Historical warships from the 1950's and 60's, docked at the Forum Marinum. Open during the summer months.

  Turku

• MUSEUM

  Gold Prospector Museum

  Stories on gold right next to a national park! Hear colorful stories of the gold fever that once gripped Lapland.

  Sodankylä

• MUSEUM

  Hämeenlinna City Museum Skogster Museum

  Discover the long and eventful history of Hämeenlinna! True tales which surpass fiction, along with comfy spaces, attract visitors from near and far.

  Hämeenlinna

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  Juhani Aho Museum

  Early years of Finland's first professional author and Nobel candidate Juhani Aho, in an old rectory at the historical Koljonvirta area.

  Iisalmi

• MUSEUM

  Käkisalmi-museum

  The Käkisalmi Museum has a permanent exhibition showcasing the history of Käkisalmi and Karelia.

  Heinola

• MUSEUM

  Kustavi Museum

  Experience the island life at the wonderful Kustavi! Get to know the unique culture, traditions and life in the costal are of Turku dotted by around 20 000 small islands.

  Kustavi

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  Luostarinmäki Museum Quarter

  The Luostarinmäki museum quarter is the only district of wooden houses that survived the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. The more than 200-year-old buildings stand on their original sites, and the...

  Turku

• MUSEUM

  Merchant´s House Museum

  20th century Fenno-Russian tradesman tradition and craftsman life in a rare timber house.

  Hamina

• MUSEUM

  Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma

  National museum of contemporary art in the heart of the Helsinki city center. Kiasma showcases the art of our time, offers interesting encounters with art, and gives new perspectives on life.

  Helsinki

• MUSEUM

  Museum of Old Vaasa

  Get to know how life of the bourgeois looked like in Finland in the 18th and 19th centuries when Finland was first part of Sweden and then Russia.

  Vaasa

• MUSEUM

  Naantali Museum

  Discover the bathing traditions of the maritime coastal town Naantali and dive into monastery history.

  Naantali

• Temporarily closed!
  MUSEUM

  Old Town Hall

  Get to know the history of Rauma and its famous lace-making tradition, in the heart of the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage town.

  Rauma

• Temporarily closed!
  MUSEUM

  Paikkari Cottage

  A modest 19th century cottage which was the birth home of  Elias Lönnrot; the Finnish national author and creator of the Finnish national epic Kalevala.

  Lohja

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  Palander House

  Immerse yourself in the life of a local merchant family a hundred years ago, all the way from the lavish banquet hall to the staff kitchen.

  Hämeenlinna

• MUSEUM

  Parppeinvaara poem village

  The Parppeinvaara Poetry village keeps Carelian cultural heritage alive – during summertime with singing and kantele-playing guides!

  Ilomantsi

• Temporarily closed!
  MUSEUM

  Rauma Museum, Pottery

  The workshop of the potter Gustaf Löfman represents a long tradition of craftsmanship in Rauma.

  Rauma

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  Rosenlew Museum

  History of the Rosenlew company, one of Finland's largest technical and industrial companies from 1853 to 1987. Right next to the factory area, in a protected warehouse.

  Pori

• MUSEUM

  Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum

  Find out what life was life in the arctic circle at the end of the 19th century by visiting the Pöykkölä farm and 13 other buildings relocated to Rovaniemi.

  Rovaniemi

• MUSEUM

  Saarijärvi Museum

  A trove of local history and art which organizes changing exhibits throughout the year. The sculpture park and private visits to the artist residence complete the experience.

  Saarijärvi

• MUSEUM

  Satakunta Museum, Building Heritage House Toivo and The home of the Korsman Family

  Learn how to repair old houses with love and care at Toivo, or get to know how Finns lived in the 1950s' at the Korsman family home.

  Pori

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  Siida - Sámi Museum

  The Sámi Museum Siida offers a rich and immersive journey into Sámi culture — its traditions and modern-day life.

  Inari

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• Exhibition

  Ella Kiviniemi and Elias Tuomenranta: Men with No Mountains

  Exhibition brings out how the legacy of the Härmä knife fighters is visible in people's everyday lives and continues to influence the...
  

  Galleria Ratamo, Jyväskylä

  11.6.2026 – 2.8.2026

• Exhibition

  Carnival - ITE Art at the Castle

  The ITE art exhibition at Häme Castle celebrates the Day of the False King in the spirit of medieval carnival traditions.
  

  Häme Castle, Hämeenlinna

  28.5.2026 – 7.3.2027

• Exhibition

  Fingerpori. Images of Fingerpori

  Pertti Jarla’s illustrations of a town, its history, and its inhabitants that have appeared in newspapers for 20 years.
  

  The Old Town Hall, Porvoo Museum, Porvoo

  5.6.2026 – 10.1.2027

• Exhibition

  OSTROBOTHNIAN ROOMS – CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

  Handcrafted works from more than 20 Ostrobothnian designers and local folk-art treasures presented in a spatial context. Concept and...
  

  TEMPUS, Museum of Jakobstad, Pietarsaari

  12.6.2026 – 9.8.2026

• Exhibition

  Fluid Roots

  In the exhibition Fluid Roots, we meet three artists currently active in Raseborg, who were born outside the region or abroad.
  

  Chappe, Raasepori

  2.10.2026 – 28.2.2027

• Exhibition

  Mikkeli’s 14th Illustration Triennial

  Mikkeli’s 14th Illustration Triennial presents the breadth and versatility of contemporary illustration.
  

  Mikkeli Art Museum, Mikkeli

  13.6.2026 – 13.9.2026

• Exhibition

  Mark Tholander: Phantoms

  Mark Tholander’s (DK) solo exhibition Phantoms explores communities in a fragmentary contemporary world.
  

  Kunsthalle Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki

  23.1.2027 – 22.5.2027

• Exhibition

  Eggert Pétursson: Millefleurs

  Attuned to the scale of the tundra’s resilient flowers, mosses, and blossoms, Eggert Pétursson opens entire universes in his paintings.
  

  Turku Art Museum, Turku

  5.6.2026 – 13.9.2026

• Exhibition

  Pia Sirén: The Path

  Pia Sirén produces landscape images through unconventional means: she sculpts them into large-scale, spatial entities using scaffolding,...
  

  Turku Art Museum, Turku

  5.6.2026 – 13.9.2026

• Exhibition

  PUU PUU PI DUU

  Wood is familiar, it has always been present in the subjects and materials of my works. I have printed a lot of graphics from, on and to...
  

  Alpo Jaakola Statuary Park, Loimaa

  20.5.2026 – 30.8.2026

• Exhibition

  Collection exhibition A Question of Time

  A Question of Time reflects on the major questions of our time through art. The exhibition also offers fresh perspectives into Finland’s...
  

  Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki

  14.4.2023 –

• Exhibition

  Roots and Reflections

  The Living Traditions of the Hazara People
  

  Helinä Rautavaara Museum, Espoo

  9.5.2026 – 29.8.2026

• Exhibition

  Ritva and Lumi Tuomi: Muaman sadu (Mother’s Garden) | Poriginal

  The works mirror plant heritage to the endangered Karelian language and fading traditions of gardening — diverse cultural heritage that...
  

  Pori Art Museum, Pori

  25.4.2026 – 18.6.2026

• Exhibition

  YUIMA NAKAZATO - GLACIER

  An exhibition showcasing the creations and process of leading Japanese couture designer, Yuima Nakazato.
  

  Oulu Art Museum, Oulu

  22.5.2026 – 11.10.2026

• Exhibition

  Murano – Traditions and Innovations: Murano Glass from 1945 to 1970

  The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki

  18.4.2026 – 20.9.2026

• Exhibition

  Traces of Craft - Museo Kruunu's Collections

  Come and explore the museum’s collections in the long-awaited exhibition Traces of Craft.
  

  Kruunu ja Finnish museum of Horology and Jewelery Kruunu, Espoo

  8.4.2026 – 19.9.2027

• Exhibition

  Alia Ali: In Light of...

  In Light of… is the first solo exhibition in the Nordic region by internationally acclaimed artist Alia Ali. The immersive presentation...
  

  Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki

  20.8.2026 – 1.11.2026

• Exhibition

  Christmas at Villa Gyllenberg

  Get in Christmas mood at Villa Gyllenberg!
  

  Villa Gyllenberg, Helsinki

  28.11.2026 – 3.1.2027

• Exhibition

  Boat Hall

  An impressive collection of boats from different decades
  

  The Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka

  6.9.2021 –

• Exhibition

  Boat Hall

  An impressive collection of boats from different decades
  

  The Museum of Kymenlaakso, Kotka

  6.9.2021 –

• Exhibition

  When the Doctor Is Far from Home

  The exhibition When the Doctor Is Far from Home explores the plants and remedies used in folk medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  

  Pharmacy Museum and The Qwensel House, Turku

  13.3.2026 – 15.8.2027

• Exhibition

  The main exhibition

  The main exhibition of Riisa is a place where the thousands of years of Byzantine tradition meets the cultural heritage Karelian Orthodox...
  

  RIISA - Orthodox Church Museum of Finland, Kuopio

  24.4.2015 –

• Exhibition

  13 Stories about Humane Design

  The Alvar Aalto Museum’s summer exhibition in the Aalto2 Museum Centre’s Gallery tells 13 stories about Alvar Aalto’s design and...
  

  Aalto2, Jyväskylä

  24.4.2026 – 10.1.2027

• Exhibition

  Vaasa 400 - tales of a city

  The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the city’s 400-year-long history.
  

  Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa

  6.2.2026 –

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• Event

  Craft demonstration at Glims: Making cheese

  Come and find out what kind of traditional crafts people have done.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  17.6.2026

• Event

  Midsummer at Pentala Archipelago Museum

  We are celebrating Midsummer at the Archipelago Museum! Welcome to spend a summery day on the island on Midsummer's eve.
  

  Archipelago Museum Pentala, Espoo

  19.6.2026

• Event

  Guided tour in Finnish at Pentala Archipelago Museum: Midsummer

  How has Midsummer been celebrated in the archipelago? Where does the tradition of the Maypole come from?
  

  Archipelago Museum Pentala, Espoo

  20.6.2026

• Event

  Guided tour in Finnish at Pentala Archipelago Museum: Midsummer

  How has Midsummer been celebrated in the archipelago? Where does the tradition of the Maypole come from?
  

  Archipelago Museum Pentala, Espoo

  20.6.2026

• Event

  Guided tour in Finnish at Pentala Archipelago Museum: Midsummer

  How has Midsummer been celebrated in the archipelago? Where does the tradition of the Maypole come from?
  

  Archipelago Museum Pentala, Espoo

  21.6.2026

• Event

  Guided tour in Finnish at Pentala Archipelago Museum: Midsummer

  How has Midsummer been celebrated in the archipelago? Where does the tradition of the Maypole come from?
  

  Archipelago Museum Pentala, Espoo

  21.6.2026

• Event

  Summer Holiday Program at Museum Leikki: Fifties Monday

  Mondays feature 1950s-themed activities inspired by the Time Travel Odyssey 1950 exhibition, including workshops and play sessions.
  

  Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo

  29.6.2026

• Event

  Baltic Jazz End Concert

  Baltic Jazz concludes its festival weekend at the scenic Söderlångvik Manor, offering audiences high‑quality jazz in a unique cultural...
  

  The Söderlångvik Museum, Kemiönsaari

  5.7.2026

• Event

  Summer Holiday Program at Museum Leikki: Fifties Monday

  Mondays feature 1950s-themed activities inspired by the Time Travel Odyssey 1950 exhibition, including workshops and play sessions.
  

  Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo

  6.7.2026

• Event

  Summer Holiday Program at Museum Leikki: Fifties Monday

  Mondays feature 1950s-themed activities inspired by the Time Travel Odyssey 1950 exhibition, including workshops and play sessions.
  

  Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo

  13.7.2026

• Event

  Summer Holiday Program at Museum Leikki: Fifties Monday

  Mondays feature 1950s-themed activities inspired by the Time Travel Odyssey 1950 exhibition, including workshops and play sessions.
  

  Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo

  20.7.2026

• Event

  Monikulttuurikalenteri2026: Colors of the Earth - Natural Pigments from Nature

  Experience the beauty of natural color in this hands-on workshop inspired by Andean dye traditions from Peru.
  

  Oulu Art Museum, Oulu

  26.7.2026

• Event

  Summer Holiday Program at Museum Leikki: Fifties Monday

  Mondays feature 1950s-themed activities inspired by the Time Travel Odyssey 1950 exhibition, including workshops and play sessions.
  

  Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo

  27.7.2026

• Event

  Summer Holiday Program at Museum Leikki: Fifties Monday

  Mondays feature 1950s-themed activities inspired by the Time Travel Odyssey 1950 exhibition, including workshops and play sessions.
  

  Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo

  3.8.2026

• Event

  Performance | WAUHAUS x TTK: Nurture (In English)

  Nurture is a performance that creates a space for gentleness and vulnerability. It uses nurture and breastfeeding to explore the body,...
  

  EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo

  8.8.2026

• Event

  Performance | WAUHAUS x TTK: Nurture (In Finnish)

  Nurture is a performance that creates a space for gentleness and vulnerability. It uses nurture and breastfeeding to explore the body,...
  

  EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo

  8.8.2026

• Event

  National Costume Picnic

  Porvoo Museum is organizing a National Costume Picnic in the backyard of Holm House (Välikatu 11, Porvoo) on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at...
  

  Holm House, Porvoo Museum, Porvoo

  5.8.2026 – 8.8.2026

• Event

  Performance | WAUHAUS x TTK: Nurture (In English)

  Nurture is a performance that creates a space for gentleness and vulnerability. It uses nurture and breastfeeding to explore the body,...
  

  EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo

  9.8.2026

• Event

  Performance | WAUHAUS x TTK: Nurture (In Finnish)

  Nurture is a performance that creates a space for gentleness and vulnerability. It uses nurture and breastfeeding to explore the body,...
  

  EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo

  9.8.2026

• Event

  Ironworks Villagers’ Activities - The Summer Chores

  This year, the Summer Chores workshops focus on sustainability, and participation in the workshops is free of charge!
  

  Fiskars Museum, Raasepori

  8.6.2026 – 9.8.2026

• Event

  Summer Holiday Program at Museum Leikki: Fifties Monday

  Mondays feature 1950s-themed activities inspired by the Time Travel Odyssey 1950 exhibition, including workshops and play sessions.
  

  Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo

  10.8.2026

• Event

  Monikulttuurikalenteri2026: Sri Lankan Traditional Mask Making

  Explore the vibrant world of Sri Lankan traditional masks in this hands-on art workshop at the Oulu Art Museum.
  

  Oulu Art Museum, Oulu

  23.8.2026

• Event

  Amos’ Birthday

  Welcome to celebrate Amos Anderson’s birthday at Söderlångvik Manor on 3 September 2026.
  

  The Söderlångvik Museum, Kemiönsaari

  3.9.2026

• Event

  Gold Prospector's Starter Pack

  In summer Gold Museum's guided tours and gold panning Mon-Fri 1 pm. The found gold is yours to keep!
  

  Gold Prospector Museum, Sodankylä

  1.6.2026 – 30.9.2026

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