Suomenlinna Museum Day

Museums are open from 11.00 to 20.00, with free admission all day.

Museum Day Programme:

Suomenlinna Museum:

13.00 & 14.00 Introduction to the temporary exhibition The Cellar of the Sea
A representative from the John Nurminen Foundation presents the exhibition and discusses the Baltic Sea.

Ehrensvärd Museum:

12.00 & 14.00 Miss Blomcreutz’s house tours (in Finnish) – approx. 30 min
Explore the museum and experience the lifestyle of 18th-century Finnish nobility. Learn about fashion, etiquette, the minuet dance, and the secret language of fans.

Military Museum:

New miniature exhibitions for the summer: Between Two Homes, about Finnish war children and Victory is Ours, a Soviet war propaganda poster exhibition

Free guided tours and family-friendly activities throughout the day.

Guided tours at the Manege:

12:00 Finland at War 1939–1945 (30 min, in English)
14:00 Human Fates in War (30 min)
18:00 Finland in War (30 min)
19:00 The Lapland War (30 min) – 80th anniversary of the war’s end

Guided tours at the Artillery Manege:

14:30 Between Two Homes – intro (15 min)
15:00 Changed by War (30 min)
17:00 Victory is Ours – intro to Soviet propaganda (15 min)

Colouring & paper doll workshop at the Artillery Manege:

Colour summery images or create your own paper doll with clothes and accessories.

Submarine Vesikko:

13.00 Submarine course for children
What was it like to serve on a submarine in the 1930s? Learn through play – participants earn a diploma!

All-day activity: The Wild Vesikko Pups:
Mama Vesikko has lost her colourful pups in the museum – help find them! Bring them to the ticket counter for a prize. (One prize per visitor.)

Customs Museum:

13.00 ja 13.45 ja 14.30 Customs dogs demonstrate their skills.

Suomenlinna Adventure Trail Characters on Site:

12.00–14.00 & 15.00–17.00
Miss Blomcreutz and Matti Matinpoika Mattila will be roaming the fortress and museums, guiding visitors and sharing stories.