Open guided tours daily

Open tours are provided daily from June 15th to August 31st 2024. In September we provide open guided tours on weekends until September 15th.

The guided tours are included in the entrance fee. You do not need to pre-book a place for the tour. The tours depart from the ticket kiosk of the museum. The duration of the tours is around 45–60 min.

You can also book a private tour. Groups should always book a private tour.

Open guided tours June 15th to August 31st 2024

• In German at 12 noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
• In Finnish at 1 pm daily
• In English at 3 pm daily
• In Swedish on Sundays at 1 pm on the following days: 23.6., 21.7. and 25.8.

Open guided tours September 1st to September 15th 2024

• In German at 12 noon on on Sundays
• In Finnish at 1 pm on Saturdays and Sundays
• In English at 3 pm on Saturdays and Sundays
• In Swedish at 2 pm on September 15th

Children's own guided tours June 4th to September 14th
(only in Finnish)

During the children's own tour, the museum's guide will take you to see in what kinds of homes people used to live in Finland. Participation with an adult.

June-July (4.6.- 30.7.)
Tours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 12 noon.

August- September (3.8.-14.9.)
Tours on Saturdays at 12 noon.

Private guided tours

Choose your preferred tour from the selection below. We recommend you to reserve time for your group to explore the museum independently in addition to the tour.

Bookings: seurasaari@kansallismuseo.fi

tel. +358 (0)295 33 6912 (starting from April 1st)

Seurasaari tour, 45–60 min
The Seurasaari tour is a basic tour in the atmospheric milieu of the Open-Air Museum. The tour provides an introduction to the history of the museum and 19th century rural life in Finland. The tour includes visits to 2–3 museum buildings. According to your wishes, the private tour can focus on Finnish traditional architecture; crafts; farm animals; food management; the history of the landless, common people or gentry; or regional cultural differences.

Get to know Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, 15 min
Are you planning on coming to spend time at Seurasaari Open-Air Museum? The Get to know Seurasaari Open-Air Museum introduction offers a quick overview of Seurasaari Open-Air Museum and its milieu. The introduction works as words of welcome before you explore the museum independently. Also appropriate for large groups!

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum in clear Finnish, 45–60 min
Seurasaari is an outdoor recreation area where old buildings have been brought together from different locations around Finland. The tour includes visits to 2–3 buildings and provides an introduction to rural life in Finland over 100 years ago.

Love and flings guided tour, 45–60 min
People have always loved and fallen in love. This tour of Seurasaari Open-Air Museum will tell you all you ever wanted to know but were too afraid to ask about love and romance in rural Finland!

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum for schools and day-care centres, 45–60 min
The Seurasaari tour for schoolchildren includes visits to 2–3 museum buildings and provides a deeper look into a theme picked by the teacher. Available themes: 1) Living in the countryside 2) Animals and people 2) Crafts 3) Peasants, crofters, lords of the manor and the landless. The tour is appropriate for school groups from early, basic, and upper secondary education. The level of content and narrative is adjusted to the target group.

Private tour prices

• Seurasaari introduction, 15–20 min €40 per group + entrance fee per person
• Hour-long guided tour €70 per group + entrance fee per person
• Guided tour for schoolchildren €40 per group, includes entrance fees
• Guided tours outside museum opening hours: €170 + entrance fee per person

You can book a guided tour in Finnish, Swedish, English or German. You may choose only one language per guide. Group size max. 20–25 people.

Independent visits to the museum by school groups without guided tours are free of charge for the whole group. You can visit the museum with your group independently during the opening hours. The teacher is responsible for their group during the visit. Let us know about your visit in advance: seurasaari@kansallismuseo.fi or tel. +358 (0)295 33 6912 (starting from April).