Etelä-Pohjanmaan museo
The Törnävä manor museum area in Seinäjoki: the Kivinavetta permanent exhibition on the history of South Ostrobothnia, an open-air museum, and a nature and geology exhibition.
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About the museum
The history of Törnävä manor, originally Östermyra, reaches back more than two hundred years, to the final years of Swedish rule. Abraham Falander, a merchant from Vaasa, founded the Östermyra ironworks in the area in 1798, and the works operated until the 1870s. Later the estate owner Konstantin Törnudd gave the place the name Törnävä. In 1925 the area passed by will into the ownership of the municipality of Seinäjoki, and museum activities began in the area as early as the 1930s.
The outbuildings of the manor belong to the museum area. In Kivinavetta (stone cowshed) are the museum’s information desk, ticket sales and exhibition rooms: the ground-floor permanent exhibition Mihinä me ollahan? (Where Were We, Then?) tells the history of South Ostrobothnia and Seinäjoki, and upstairs is the Vinttigalleria (Attic Gallery) for changing exhibitions. The former workers’ dwellings, known as the Punatulkut (Bullfinches), have been furnished as a steward’s cottage, craftsmen’s workshops and a country pharmacy. The manor’s dairy building houses the nature and geology exhibition Keidas (Oasis).
The open-air museum area brings together farm buildings from the 17th to 19th centuries from various parts of the province, including the Liinamaa two-hearth farmhouse (tuparati) with its outbuildings and a windmill. The old village shop also conveys the atmosphere of earlier times. Visitors on the museum tour can also visit Törnävä manor, and guided tours are included in the admission ticket.
Highlights
- Mihinä me ollahan? (Where Were We, Then?) permanent exhibition on the history of South Ostrobothnia and Seinäjoki
- Keidas (Oasis), nature and geology exhibition in the manor’s dairy building
- Open-air museum area with 17th- to 19th-century farm buildings and a windmill
- Punatulkut (Bullfinches): steward’s cottage, workshops and country pharmacy
- Törnävä manor guided tours included in the admission ticket
Permanent exhibitions
- Mihinä me ollahan? – The ground-floor permanent exhibition in Kivinavetta tells of the history of South Ostrobothnia and Seinäjoki.
- Keidas – The nature and geology exhibition in the manor’s dairy building.
- Ulkomuseoalue – The area brings together 17th- to 19th-century peasant buildings from across the province, including the Liinamaa farmhouse, a windmill and an old village shop.
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- Seinäjoen kaupunki
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6Students, pensioners and unemployed people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Ages 0–18 enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | €6 |
| Students & apprentices | €6 |
| Groups (11+ people) | €6 per personGroups of more than 10 people: €6 per person. |
Free admission: Free admission on Fridays.
Free admission on Fridays. Free admission also for school and student groups, veterans, teachers preparing lessons, the media, and holders of the Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card), Kaikukortti and ICOM membership card, among others. The Museokortti is accepted.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is located in the park-like museum area of Törnävä manor at Törnäväntie 23.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours of Törnävä manor are included in the price of the museum admission ticket. In summer the manor holds regular guided tours, and in winter by arrangement. |
