Seurasaari Open-Air Museum

It's a very cute island, and the staff members are very passionate and knowledgeable about Finnish culture and architecture, they also dress up as historic characters of the period. By the way, you only need a ticket of you want to visit the inside of the houses, otherwise you can walk around the island for free and see the exterior for free. If you want to buy the ticket, it's cheaper to buy it online in advance. It's a bit difficult to get there, only bus 24, which is every 30 minutes, otherwise, it takes 10-15 mins to walk through the forest through to the main road, which is relatively flat and easy to walk and follow.

Well worth a visit as a day trip. this place is fabulous! Houses and buildings from around Finland from many different historical eras. Curated so well giving context to how people lived during those times. They were guides at some of the larger places who had excellent knowledge of the buildings, people who lived in them. All of this set and a great natural setting .

Such a beautiful and peaceful place, I'm so sad I didn't have time to visit it fully (had a plane to catch). Will definitely come back and take more time to visit (90-120 mins recommended for a real experience). Most of the actors there are friendly and helpful for explanations. Note that you can access the island for free and see the buildings from the outside, but I'd recommend paying the 13€ fee to see the interiors.

It was €12 per adult and you pay at the entrance. Highly recommend if you want to kill a few hours. Dozens of different buildings and interactive exhibits to see. The walking trails are well maintained and there’s a cafe and gift shop within the park. To get there, cross the white pedestrian bridge from the parking lot.

A beautiful park with incredible nature. On the territory there is an open-air museum with ancient buildings. There is also a cafe and a restaurant on the territory. You don't have to pay for the entrance if you don't plan to go into the museum buildings.

Lovely half-day experience to escape the city and learn about the history and culture of Finland. Definitely worth a visit and make sure to join a guided tour, they really help bring the park to life.

Well worth a visit. Interesting history and friendly staff. Beautiful park. If you are just looking for a nice walk (not to enter any of the buildings) you can also go into the park for free. The entry fee only needs to be paid if you want to enter certain areas (such as the buildings and some gardens).

An interesting and well-presented museum located on a small island near to Helsinki. The price was reasonable and the historical houses were excellent. Sadly only 1/3 or so of them were opened up today, but I would have liked to see more houses that had padlocks on the door. There are only a few outdoor self-cleaning toilets which had long queues, which I don’t appreciate when paying an entry fee for a visit! The staff inside the houses were especially helpful and gave lots of facts about the history of each house - which was helpful because there wasn’t much detail written on the signposts outside the buildings. When compared to Den Gamble By in Aarhus, a similar open-air museum, this had far fewer houses on exhibition here that were open to view. It didn’t meet my expectations for an open air museum, but has some great qualities.

June 2012. It's too beautiful to spend the day inside, so we visit Seurasaari. A century ago, an ethnographer named Axel Olai Heikel began collecting traditional Finnish structures out on this island. Sweden already had an open-air museum like that (Swedes!), so Heikel decided that Finland should have one, too. The number 24 bus drops us off at the entrance an hour before the island closes, so we rush to the ticket booth and grab a map, hoping to squeeze as much of Finland's glorious architectural heritage as we can into sixty minutes. We read that there are historical re-enactors in the buildings, so we're expecting a Finnish version of Colonial Williamsburg, with artisanal baking demonstrations and maybe some farriery or blacksmithing. Coopering. That kind of thing. But the re-enactors we encounter are mostly high school kids with attitude whose summer job is to hang out on the island wearing period costumes and make sure no one tags the traditional structures or steals stuff. We hustle through a series of smoke cabins, crofter's dwellings, granaries, and farmyards. We glimpse a wooden church. We spot a parsonage. We read that many of these buildings are the last surviving examples of early 19th-century Finnish architecture. They're lovely, these rustic wooden structures with elegant joinery and stripped down minimalism that look like something Alvar Aalto might have built if he'd been a crofter.

Wonderful open air museum in Helsinki, Finland. It was one of our stops on our day excursion. Overall, it was a nice visit here. It was interesting and educational viewing all the various buildings and structures at Seurasaari. Many cottages, farmsteads, manors, and other structures were relocated here from all over Finland. They give wonderful examples of the traditional Finnish way of life back in the day. Good place to visit once. Don't know if I would visit again though.

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If you're going to visit Helsinki, this is a must. Catch the #24 bus to the last stop and cross over the bridge to beautiful Finnish nature. It's an open air museum with many old buildings from all over the country from the Lake District to Lapland in the far north. Admission to the museum which is scattered around the island is €9 but you can just wander around the beautiful island for free as well. There are also three nude beaches. The cafes here are obnoxiously expensive so bring drinks and shacks. It is hilly so be sure to wear comfortable shoes as well. A great place to visit to escape from the city a mere 20 minute bus ride away. Highly recommended.

The Seurasaari Open-Air Museum presents a collection of typical rustic and rural structures from different regions of Finland. It present a view of traditional Finland in the 18th and 19th centuries. I liked it as I enjoy architecture and local history. One walks on a path through the grounds to view the various structures, including farmhouses, barns, sheds, and a church. Some of the houses are open and furnished. The buildings are well interpreted with signage in English, Finnish and Swedish. We visited on a Wednesday and it appeared that in midweek, not a great deal of activity was going on. I saw only one costumed reenactor. (On a previous visit years ago, a group of folk musicians were playing at the Antti farmstead complex.) Perhaps there is more interpretive activity on weekends. Nevertheless, I recommend it as an interesting sight to take in when visiting Helsinki. I think children would enjoy it, when hopefully more reenactors are about. Parking is limited and you must cross a bridge from the mainland to the island on foot. We came as a part of a shore excursion while on a Baltic cruise. There is a gift shop and a snack bar. Admission is 10 Euro.

I really like this open air museum! I've never been to another one before, so it was new to me. It's free to walk around in the park, but buying a ticket allows you to go inside the buildings! These buildings were transported somehow from other parts of Finland, and they were built a few decades ago, mostly made from wood. The houses have a very unique style, and they're actually quite cute and cozy looking. It's a bit far from the city center, but I think it's worth a visit!

This open air museum was lovely. I arrived via a tram and returned to the city on a bus (both public transportation included in the Helsinki card. The entrance to Seurasaari was also included with the Helsinki card. When I arrived, I crossed over a bridge, as it is on an island. There are many homes and structures that have been relocated from around Finland from different time periods. There is a very friendly staff that is available to answer any questions you may have. It's very shaded and a nice hike as you walk around. Wear comfortable shoes and bring peanuts to feed the squirrels!

The open air museum is a popular concept in many countries. Here, everything from Laplander, earthen houses to church boats that could carry up to 100 from the mainland to church on the island, is available to visit. The circuit makes you feel as if you are in a village, with interpreters in period dress available at each building to share anecdotes and details about the historic buildings. A few live sheep, as well as red squirrels and many swans add to the experience. A small cafe and gift shop are well done. Entry to the island is free, but if you want to poke around inside the structures, you must pay a small fee at the foot of the bridge. We walked from the Sibelius monument, past the Deputy Prime Minister's home, on a wooded trail that rounds a granite headland. Bus 24 will stop right at the bridge, but you miss lovely gardens if you ride instead of walk.