In the Forssa region, there are plenty of interesting museums, art exhibitions and craftsmen's workshops to visit, where the history, local stories and culture of the region comes alive.
The historic Forssa cotton mill was founded by Swedish-born Axel Wahren in 1847. The spinning mill was soon followed by a weaving mill, yarn dye works and the first industrial fabric printing plant in... Read more »
Forssa museum is located in an old cotton warehouse (built 1849) in the centre of the historic Forssa Spinning Mill Area, nowadays a lively cultural centre for visitors, travellers and local residents... Read more »
The Pattern Centre is home to our museum's collection of printed textiles. The space is divided into an exhibition space, museum shop, archive, and research facilities.The new exhibition tells the sto... Read more »
The museum is one of the most popular attractions in Forssa, being located at the charming Spinning Mill area. Collections are owned by the Nature Conservation Society of South-West Häme, founded ... Read more »
Factory Worker´s Museum shows how the factory workers lived at the beginning of the 20th century. Small events during summer. Open on request and during events found from the website. 26.6.-31.... Read more »
Spinning Mill Exhibition Centre Vinkkeli is located on the 2nd floor of Central City Library. Changing exhibitions: paintings, photographs, textile art... Opening hours are the same as in library. Cl... Read more »
Renovated summer exhibition space on the upper floor of the old preserved building of the late Wiksberg manor.Old construction drawings in July's exhibition.The exhibition features construction drawin... Read more »
Located in the center of Forssa, in an old executive villa Villaforss is a continuous and changing art and gallery exhibition, which features a collection of diverse art and art forms. There are both... Read more »
Seppo Torkkel fixes and collects old motor bikes. You can find motor bikes even from the 1920-century. Open by request. Read more »
Local amateur theatre operating since 1980 offering variety drama and comedy plays during autumn and spring seasons. Read more »
The oldest cinema in use in Finland and one of the oldest in the world. Fully renovated (and modernized) cinema suits also for private events. The cinema hosts annual Silent Film Festivals. Read more »
Hevossilta combines history, traditions, culture and exciting experiences in a unique way. Hevossilta is a working museum offering premium quality services for family celebrations and corporate events... Read more »
The Pilvenmäki Trotting track is one of the twenty county tracks in Finland. In the spectator building is a restaurant Valtikka operating during races. The site is the venue for many different... Read more »
The new gothic style church was built in 1917-1918 and architect Josef Stenbäck designed the church. One speciality of the church is the direction the altar is facing. Usually the altar is in the e... Read more »
Beautiful wooden church at Koijärvi village in the northern part of Forssa. Read more »
Museum setting of a farm yard from 1880. Open on summer Sundays 12-16 until the end August. No entrance fee. Read more »
Old home of Kalle Talvinen who was a wood chopper for the municipality of Humppila. Open on summer Sundays at 12-16 until the end of August. No entrance fee. Read more »
An exhibition of a collection of bygone items and an extensive collection of old toys and dolls. Open by arrangement. Read more »
Art gallery that was formerly a grain storehouse of the Urpola farm. The storehouse was carefully renovated in 2005, and it has three layers of interesting old times space for contemporary art. Th... Read more »
The Gothic style church was built in 1922. Open on request. Read more »
Blacksmith´s log house, as a workplace, is located at the Humppila shopping center, along Highway 2 and near Highway 9. Groups have a possibility to order a private showing of the work in advance. ... Read more »
The Parsonage Museum exhibits the life of a country priest during the middle of the 19th century. Open 8.6.-25.8.2024 on Saturdays and Sundays from 13 to 18. No entrance fee. Read more »
An agricultural exhibition park Elonkierto is containing crop plants, agricultural machienery and domestic animals. Summer cafe and events. Open daily 6-23 from June to middle of September. Read more »
The Museum Railway, Narrow Gauge Rail Museum and the Minkiö station environment are filled with nostalgic rail travel atmosphere, including a café and a terrace.Scheduled steam trains in June and July... Read more »
Jokioinen Manor's clock tower's exhibition room from the 18th century. Summer exhibitions. Summer opening hours 4.6.-28.7.2024 Tue-Sun 11-18 and Mon 24.6. 11-18Closed 21.6. Read more »
Exhibition room at Jokioinen Tietotalo. Changing exhibitions year around. Open Mon-Fri 7.30-16.15. Read more »
Exhibition at the heritage area of wartime soldier´s handwork and other memorabilia connected to the war years. Open montly on every third Wednesday at 11am to 2 pm. Closed on special holidays. Read more »
Old wooden church that was built in 1631, and rebuilt in 1862.Jokioinen church is one of the oldest wooden churches in Finland, which is still used year around. Open on weekdays during the working ho... Read more »
Porras tannery was established in the early 1880's. Nowadays it's presumably the only tannery museum in Finland. It's exhibiting the tanning of the late 19th century,and the early 20th century. The... Read more »
This gallery of Eero Leppänen is located in a beautiful and historical village of Porras. Free entrance. Open when artist is at home. Read more »
The Museum of Agricultural History presents tools and equipments before machines were used. Open during June and July on Saturday 12-15. Entrance fee 3€ adults, children under 12 years old for free... Read more »
A charming finnish farm and animal yard with farm animals located near the center of Tammela. There is a home museum on the farm, with a delicious organic cafe on Sundays, which also has vegan pastri... Read more »
A small museum in Saari Folk Park exhibiting artefacts collected by a teacher, Sulo Tanninen, from Liesjärvi village area. Open during summer from 12am to 6pm. Read more »
War Veteran Museum has suits, literature, maps, and different items from wars.OpenEvery second Sunday of the month from 11.30 am to 2pmIn July, every Sunday from 11.30am to 2pmFor groups by agreement. Read more »
Old greystone church from the end of the 1400s. In front of the church is the Hakkapeliitta Statue. The statue honors the 24 local cavalrymen who went to war in Germany in the 17th century. Op... Read more »
Wooden observation tower was opened in the year 1926, right beside the Saari Folk Park. The landscape was elected to be one of the most beautiful ones in the whole Finland.Open 4.6.-6.8.2023 everyday ... Read more »
Visitors of Korteniemi will learn about everyday life at a forest ranger's estate in the 1910s. The area's cultural landscape is maintained at the farm through traditional farming methods. The gro... Read more »
The Home County Museum is a collection of historic buildings around the municipality. Open on request. Read more »
Changing exhibitions. Opening hours according to exhibitions. Read more »
Museum is located beside the office of The Equine College in an old grain storage building from 18th century. Collections of the museum date back as far as to the 17th century. The items center aro... Read more »
The national-romantic Jugend style church was built in 1902, and designed by architects Henrik Helin and Aleksander Nystöm. Open during summer Mon-Fri 7-15.30 when garden workers from cemetary are ab... Read more »