Lohjan Museo
Lohja Museum re-creates a schoolhouse and a cowherd’s cottage from centuries past. The collection includes an impressive range of horse-drawn carriages,…
Must-see attractions in Turku & Finland's South Coast
- Houtskär Skärgårdsmuseum
Clustered near the Näsby church, this modest museum consists of 10 traditional island-red wood buildings, including a windmill, a restored dairy shed and…
- Ett Hem Museum
Designed by CL Engel, this gold-coloured turn-of-the-20th-century residence houses art and furniture that was donated by art collectors Alfred and Hélène…
- Loviisa Town Museum
About 200m north of the town square, Loviisa Town Museum is set in an old manor house with three floors of interesting historical exhibits, particularly…
- Wäinö Aaltosen Museum
Naturalistic and cubist-tinged sculptures donated by artist Wäinö Aaltosen are on display in this gallery, along with temporary exhibitions of…
- Turku Biological Museum
In a beautiful 1907 building surrounded by parkland, the Turku Biological Museum shows off Finland’s fauna and flora in 13 realistic dioramas, including…
- Kaupunginmuseo
Learn about Hamina's history at the town museum, housed in Hamina’s oldest building. King Gustav III of Sweden and Catherine II (the Great) of Russia held…
- Porvoon Nukke- ja Lelumuseo
Houses over a thousand dolls, tin toys and other childhood curiosities, making it Finland’s largest toy museum.
- Iniö kyrka
Iniö's sweet stone church was named after the newborn princess Sofia Wilhelmina when it was consecrated in 1801.
- Hangon kirkko
Originally built in 1892, this neo-Gothic church was damaged in WWII but has been thoroughly renovated.
- Loviisan kirkko
Dominating the market square is the red-brick neo-Gothic Loviisa Church, built in 1865.
- Hamina Church
Neoclassical Hamina Church, designed by CL Engel, was built in 1843.
- Monument of Liberty
Where Bulevardi meets the beach is the Monument of Liberty, commemorating the landing of liberating German forces in 1918. The monument was taken down…