Karjalainen kulttuurikeskus Äijälä

About the museum

The Karelian Cultural Centre Äijälä is located in Kangasala in a manor-type building next to Liuksiala manor. The house is owned by Kangasala Karjalaseura ry (Kangasala Karelian Association), and its upper floor has been renovated into an exhibition space for the local museum and a storage room for museum objects and collections. Äijälä is a nationally significant venue for presenting Karelian culture, and especially resettled Karelian culture.

The museum collections have been gathered from donations by resettled people. They include objects, books, paintings, handicrafts, maps, photographs, historical documents and national costumes, as well as a library of about 1,200 catalogued works. The collections also include wartime diaries and evacuee stories. Among the museum’s treasures are a 1930s coffee service that was buried in the ground before the Winter War and crystal parts from the ceiling chandelier of Kivennapa church, which was destroyed in the Winter War.

Highlights

• Objects, handicrafts and national costumes donated by resettled people
• Library of about 1,200 catalogued works
• Wartime diaries and evacuee stories
• Guided exhibition tour on July Sundays

Operated by

Kangasalan Karjalaseura ry

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in Kangasala, on Liuksialankuja next to Liuksiala manor.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

The Juhlatalo Äijälä party house can be rented for events all year round.

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