Kolikkoinmäen työläiskotimuseo
A workers’ home furnished in the style of the 1950s in the Kolikkoinmäki wooden house area of Iisvesi, which is also known as the Pispala of Savo.
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About the museum
The Kolikkoinmäki workers’ home museum is a house museum in the Iisvesi district of Suonenjoki, in a residential area built by sawmill workers in the 1920s. The Kolikkoinmäki wooden house area is culturally and historically valuable and is also known as the Pispala of Savo. Children who spent their childhood in the area include the couplet singer and composer Lauri Jauhiainen and the singer Erkki Junkkarinen.
The history of the museum house begins in 1924, when Olli Pöyhönen bought a plot of 1,100 square metres from Vihtori Vehniäinen. He built on it a house from logs from the Kerkonkoski dairy, with a tupa (main room) and a kamari (chamber). The stove room (hellahuone), hall (eteinen) and double rooms with porches (kuisteineen) were built later, and the additional rooms were rented out. The room next to the tupa was at first an unheated storage space, until Pekka Miettinen built a stove-oven into it in 1932 and rented the room.
The museum is run by the City of Suonenjoki. The house is furnished in the style of the 1950s, and visitors can sense the atmosphere of bygone times.
Highlights
- Workers’ home furnished in the style of the 1950s
- Kolikkoinmäki wooden house area, the Pispala of Savo
- Sawmill workers’ residential area from the 1920s
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- 1950-luvun työläiskoti – The log-built house is furnished in the style of the 1950s; in the tupa and kamari, visitors can see how a sawmill worker’s family lived.
- Operated by
- Suonenjoen kaupunki
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission to the museum is free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The workers’ home museum is not barrier-free.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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