Kuralan Kylämäki

About the museum

Kuralan Kylämäki is a museum and cultural recreation area owned by the City of Turku, which maintains a rural setting of the 1940s and 1950s, with its buildings, gardens, meadows and fields. The area has four farms, Iso-Rasi, Vähä-Rasi, Iso-Kohmo and Vähä-Kohmo, with 26 buildings between them. The main buildings date from around the 19th century, although Iso-Rasi dates from 1916, and the outbuildings are mostly from the 1920s and 1930s. The oldest building is probably an 18th-century meadow barn (luhtiaitta).

Kurala village formerly belonged to the municipality of Kaarina and was incorporated into Turku in 1938. A residential suburb planned for the area was never built, because the hill was found to be a large ancient monument and was protected under the Antiquities Act on 19 March 1980. The buildings were protected by a town plan in 1984. Kuralan kylä is part of the Aurajoki national landscape and the Turku National City Park, and it is one of the nationally significant built cultural environments identified by the Finnish Heritage Agency.

The Iso-Kohmo house is the heart of the museum area. It is furnished in the style of the 1950s, and visitors meet a housewife by the stove in the main room, who tells them about village life. The objects at Kylämäki belong to the teaching collection of the Turku City Museum, so they may be touched. In summer, farm animals graze in the area, and traditional handicrafts are practised at Kylämäki.

Highlights

• Four farms and 26 buildings
• Iso-Kohmo house furnished in the style of the 1950s
• Objects may be touched
• Farm animals grazing in summer
• Free admission and an outdoor area open all year round
• Café Omena ja Kaneli and an old-style shop

Permanent exhibitions

• Iso-Kohmon talo – The house is furnished in the style of the 1950s, and a housewife tells of life at Kylämäki and the history of the house; the house is open during events.
• Kuralan Kylämäki ennen ja nyt – The exhibition tells of the prehistory of the settlement, the village’s houses and buildings, and the traditional landscape of the area.

Operated by

Turun kaupunginmuseo

Visitors per year

approx. 17,005

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to Kuralan Kylämäki is free. Courses and workshops have separate participation fees.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Step-free access is available to Iso-Kohmo and to the information point at Taitokeskus (Craft Centre), and the step-free toilet is at Taitokeskus. An LE (accessible) parking space is next to Café Omena ja Kaneli. Accessible taxis (invataksi) can drive up to the workshop entrance and to the yard of Iso-Kohmo and the café. Driving cars within the museum area is not allowed. Objects in the teaching collection may be touched.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

In summer you can see sheep, cows and hens in the area, but the animals must not be fed. Farm birthday parties suit ages 4–10 (lasting 2 hours), and there are separate guided tours for children’s groups and schools. Geocaching runs from May to October.

Getting there & parking

Kylämäki is located along Hämeentie about 5 km north-east of Turku city centre; the walk from the Market Square is about 5.5–6 km.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Omena ja Kaneli in the Vähä-Rasi house offers savoury and sweet treats, snacks and meals. The old-style shop sells sweets, games, cards and craftspeople’s products.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Café Omena ja Kaneli can host meetings and parties; other event and meeting spaces are Vanha Kanala and Tryskimakasiini.

Plan your visit