Hakamäen museoalue

About the museum

The Hakamäki museum area was established in the Savitaipale church village in 1953, and its buildings are owned by the Savitaipaleen Kotiseutuyhdistys (Savitaipale Local Heritage Association). The area lies on a wooded hill with a view over Lake Kuolimo. The diverse forest of the hill is a nature conservation area.

The museum's main building is a cabin originally built in the 19th century as a smoke cabin, which was moved to Hakamäki in the early 1970s. The yard also contains a granary, a windmill, a smoke sauna, a threshing barn (riihi) and a barn (riihilato). The oldest building on the site is the ruotu soldier's croft from the 18th century, whose furnishings show the modest everyday life of a soldier's family in the Swedish period. The windmill is a so-called post mill, which could be turned to face the wind. The barns display tools and traditional handicrafts, and the threshing barn serves as an exhibition space where rye is threshed in the traditional way with flails.

At Hakamäki some objects can be touched, and at events visitors can try some tools. There are traditional toys for children, such as hobby horses and spinning tops. The hill also has an observation tower, 14 metres high, erected in 2008, and a performance stage where music and theatre performances are held in summer, along with the Hakamäki Piknik event.

Highlights

• Smoke cabin, windmill and ruotu soldier's croft
• Threshing barn, barns and smoke sauna
• Observation tower and view over Kuolimo
• Traditional toys for children
• Summer events on the performance stage

Permanent exhibition

• Hakamäen museoalueen perusnäyttely – The main building, barns and threshing barn present the area's folk traditions through buildings, everyday objects and textiles.

Founded

1953

Operated by

Savitaipaleen Kotiseutuyhdistys

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Hands-on stations

Visitors may touch some of the objects, and the area has traditional toys (hobby horses, rocking horses, spinning tops) for children to play with.

Getting there & parking

The museum area is about a five-minute walk from the centre: along Nikkarintie past the parish hall and bell tower, then turn right following the edge of the churchyard, and left up to Hakamäki.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum has a small sales point selling publications and jewellery.

Events & venue rental

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