Kauppilanmäki Open-air Museum
Kauppilankatu 13, tel. int. +358 40 563 6017
The Kauppilanmäki open-air museum is situated a few hundred metres to the south of the canal. There are five houses that illustrate the way paper workers lived end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. There are also a Workers' Hall, a genuine smoke sauna, a carriage shed and storage houses. Changing exhibitions, work shows and various events and performances are arranged on the premises.
Open:
- June 1 to August 31 Tue, Thu-Sun 12noon-4 pm, Wed 12noon-6 pm
Entry:
- adults 5 euros, students, pensioners and groups (min. 10 persons) 3 euros/ person
- children 7-16 years 2 euros
- children under 7 years are free
Guiding 50 euros/group
The ticket is also valid for the Myllysaari Museums.
Mannerheim Collection and
Tradition Room
Päivölä Folk High School
Päivölänrinne 52, Tarttila
Tel. int. +358 3 233 2200
Fax. int. +358 3 543 6677
The Päivölä institute, on the site of the Medieval Solberga manor, houses the
Mannerheim Collection, portraying the life and family of the Marshal of Finland, C.G.E. Mannerheim, as well as the receivers of the highest wartime honour, the Mannerheim Cross.
The
Tradition Room displays wartime material, collected by the Valkeakoski-Sääksmäki War Veterans Association, i.e. hobby crafts, military uniforms, letters, photos, medals and picture postcards.
Open to groups by agreement.
Entry: 5 euros / person - guided tour 15 euros.
Myllysaari Museum
Kanavaranta 3, 37600 Valkeakoski
Tel. int. +358 3 571 8100
Fax int. +358 3 571 8121
E-mail: myllysaaren.museo
vlk.fi
The old factory buildings by the canal at Myllysaari host two museums in a historical industrial environment:
Finnish football museum
The more than one hundred years of Finnish football are exhibited in form of objects and pictures, garments, prizes and souvenirs. Among others there is a fully equipped dressing room from the 1930s. An auditorium for 50 people is available and a library in part of the museum.
Rapola Ridge
The Rapola ridge, situated in Sääksmäki, a junction of the ancient Häme waterways, is one of the most valued cultural sites in Finland. In addition to the remnants of Finland´s largest ancient hill fort, built some thousand years ago, the area boasts remnants of prehistoric dwellings, cemeteries, sacrificial stones and an ancient grain field. There is a guided path through the hill fort beginning at the car park of Voipaala manor.
Sääksmäki Local Museum
Next to the Sääksmäki Church
Tel. int. +358 500 891 178
Ancient Finnish rustic utensils.
Open according to agreement. Free entrance.
Visavuori
Visavuorentie 80, FIN-37770 Tarttila
Tel. int. +358 3 543 6528
E-mail: info
visavuori.com
www.visavuori.com/english
Situated on the shore of the Lake Vanajavesi, near the magnificent Sääksmäki suspension bridge. Visavuori is a museum entity comprising the Home and Atelier Museum of the artist Emil Wikström and the Kari-Pavilion exhibiting the works of Wikström's grandson, the artist Kari Suomalainen. Known simply as Kari, he was the most famous cartoonist in Finland. The exhibitions follow changing themes. In Wikström's atelier, built during 1903-1912, some 100 statues are exhibited. The atelier also houses a small winter garden, an organ and an observatory.
Open:
- June 1 to August 31daily 10 am-6 pm
- September 1 to December 18 and February 1 to April 30 Tue-Sun 10 am-4 pm
- January 1 to January 31 Tue-Fri 10 am-4 pm
Entry:
- adults 7 euros, children ( aged 7-15 ) 1 euro, children under 7 years old free, groups (min.15 persons), pensioners and students 6 euros. Guiding 30 euros/group.
Voipaala Art Center
Sääksmäentie 772, P.O. Box 20, FIN-37601 Valkeakoski
Tel +358 40 335 7071
E-mail: voipaala
vlk.fi
Voipaala, situated at the foot of the
Rapola ridge, was transformed from a village into a manor in the 17th century. The mansion is set in a two hundred year old baroque park. The main building of Voipaala Manor, completed in 1912, today houses an art centre. The Sääksmäki library with its extensive collection of poetry is also located here.
The Voipaala Art Centre specializes in children´s culture. There are exhibitions, workshops, training courses and school excursions for children.
Open:
- May 1 to September 30 daily 11 am-6 pm
- October 1 to April 30 Tue-Fri 11 am-5 pm and Sat-Sun 12 noon-6 pm
Entry:
- adults 6 euros, pensioners, students and groups (min. 16 persons) 5 euros, children 7-18 years 1 euro. Guiding 30 euros/group.
