Halosenniemi

About the museum

Halosenniemi is the home and studio of the painter Pekka Halonen on the shore of Lake Tuusula. Halonen designed the house himself, and it was completed in 1902. The log building combines Finnish building traditions with foreign influences and the ideas of artist friends.

A family with eight children lived in the house, and the lake landscapes visible from its windows appear in Halonen’s paintings. The family lived in the house for about forty years, after which the property passed to the Municipality of Tuusula for museum use. The house is open to the public as a museum, and its most recent major renovation was carried out in the early 2020s.

Halosenniemi is one of the best-known sites of the Lake Tuusula artists’ community. In the museum, visitors can learn about the artist’s working and family life; around the house there is a garden, with a bench around a large silver willow and a view over the lake.

Highlights

• Log studio home designed by Pekka Halonen himself, from 1902
• The artist’s workspace and the home of a large family
• Garden and lake view
• Museum shop
• Guided tours, including for visually and hearing impaired visitors and in easy language

Founded

1902

Operated by

Tuusulan kunta

Admission & discounts

Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) and Kaikukortti are accepted.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description

The main building has steps, thresholds and narrow doors, and the upper floor cannot be reached by wheelchair. A steep wheelchair ramp can be installed at the entrance on the kitchen side if arranged in advance; the route crosses uneven grass and cannot be used in winter, and an assistant is needed. The doorways on the lower floor are as narrow as 58 cm. From the car park to the main building it is about 100 m up a gently rising sand road. The toilets are in the ticket building, behind a step, and there is no accessible toilet. Assistance is recommended for visitors with visual or mobility impairments. Easy-language and audio-described guided tours, as well as remote guided tours, are possible by arrangement. Exhibition texts are available in several languages, in easy language and in Braille. There is a 360-degree virtual tour online.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Under-18s enter the museum free of charge. The museum’s education services offer programmes for schools and day-care centres.

Getting there & parking

It is about 35 km from the capital region. Signs on Järvenpääntie (road 145) lead to Rantatie from the Hyrylä and Järvenpää directions; the address for satnav is Halosenniementie 4–6, Tuusula. The nearest railway stations are Ainola (4 km), Järvenpää (5 km) and Kerava (6 km).

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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