Liehtalanniemen museotila
Liehtalanniemi museum farm on Niinisaari in Puumala: a small-scale farming and fishing homestead from the turn of the 1900s, with buildings, animals and a nature trail.
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About the museum
The Liehtalanniemi museum farm is located on Niinisaari, about 14 kilometres from the centre of Puumala towards Imatra. The site has been inhabited since 1899, and the farm's buildings date from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Liehtalanniemi was restored as a museum, and a 22-hectare nature conservation area was established in connection with it in 1984. The museum is owned and maintained by the municipality of Puumala.
The farm has been preserved as a traditional whole, comprising the group of old grey buildings, small fields, slash-and-burn forests and pasture clearings (laidunhaat). In the farmyard, besides the main building, there are the farm's original cowshed, barn, sauna and clothing and food granaries. The museum has also rebuilt, among other things, a potato pit, a net shelter and a pistekota (traditional hut).
Liehtalanniemi is a living museum farm: in summer there are animals on the site, and environmental management work is done with traditional methods by grazing and mowing. In Puumala the farm's last permanent resident, Jalmari Reponen, who lived there alone from 1948 to 1976, is remembered. Near the museum there is a guided nature trail in the protected area, and on the shore there is a mooring place for boats, a swimming beach and camping places.
Highlights
- Original small-scale farm from the turn of the 1900s
- Sauna, cowshed, granaries and main building
- Animals grazing in summer and traditional management methods
- Guided nature trail and 22-hectare conservation area
- Swimming beach, boat landing and camping places
Permanent exhibition
- Liehtalanniemen museotila – The farmyard includes the main building, cowshed, barn, sauna and clothing and food granary; the buildings date from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Operated by
- Puumalan kunta
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Groups (10+ people) | €3.50 per personGroup ticket for at least 10 people; to be agreed in advance. |
| Families | €10Family ticket |
| Mooring fee for boats | €10 |
Single ticket €4, family ticket €10, group ticket (at least 10 people) €3.50 per person, to be agreed in advance. Mooring fee for boats €10. Camping is free. Payment: cash.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Family ticket | €10 · Family ticket |
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Family ticket €10. The area has a swimming beach and a nature trail, and animals in summer.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 300 m to the entrance
From the car park it is about a 300-metre walk along a wide forest path to the museum farm.
The museum farm is located on Niinisaari, about 14 km from the centre of Puumala towards Imatra. Visitors arriving by boat can use the museum area's boat landing.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
On the shore of the museum area there is a mooring place for boats, a swimming beach and camping places; nearby are a restaurant, a blacksmith's forge and gallery, and a flea market.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | During opening hours, information is given by the Liehtalanniemi guide; at other times by the Puumala tourist information (tel. +358 50 562 0706). |
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