Lohjan Museo

About the museum

Lohjan Museo is a cultural history museum operating on the old estate centre of Iso-Pappila near the Pyhän Laurin kirkko (St Lawrence's Church). The museum was founded in 1911. It grew out of the Lohjan Kotiseutututkimuksen Ystävät (Friends of Local History Research in Lohja), founded in 1894 on the initiative of Robert Boldt, which was Finland's first local heritage society. In 1978 the museum passed into the ownership of the City of Lohja and the Municipality of Lohja, and the parish leased the parsonage to it as premises.

The museum grounds comprise 11 buildings in all, some of which are open to the public. Behind the main building is a garden where flowers and useful plants grow in summer, as well as a herb garden. Most of the buildings date from the 1800s, and the old assistant pastor's building houses the museum café. Each year events are held in the area, including the museum's birthday in summer, the Omenakarnevaalit (Apple Carnival) in autumn and the Menneen ajan joulumarkkinat (Christmas Market of Times Past).

The museum's collections include about 25,000 objects and tens of thousands of photographs. The main part of the collections is kept at the joint collection centre of the West Uusimaa vocational museums, Leira, in Ekenäs. The Lohja Museum is also responsible for the Johannes Lohilampi museum in Sammatti, the Paikkarin torppa (Paikkari croft) and the Linderinsali exhibition space in the Lohja main library.

Highlights

• Iso-Pappila estate centre with 11 buildings
• Garden and herb garden on the museum grounds
• Museum café in the assistant pastor's building, over 200 years old
• Guided tours Elämää Iso-Pappilassa and Elämää ennen vanhaan
• Annual events: Omenakarnevaalit and Menneen ajan joulumarkkinat
• Museum shop with own products such as Pappilan hunaja (parsonage honey) and herbal soaps

Founded

1911

Operated by

Lohjan kaupunki

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Wednesdays it is kaverikeskiviikko (Buddy Wednesday): two for the price of one, and if friends have tickets at different prices, the cheaper one is free (this does not apply to the Museokortti, public guided tours or booked guided tours). On Sunday, 8 November 2026, admission is free for dads and for those in a dad's role.

Admission fees apply to the museum buildings; moving around the museum grounds and the garden is free. Museokortti is accepted, and holders of the Kaikukortti enter free. Payment methods: card and cash, as well as the culture vouchers Virike, Mobiili Edenred and ePassi.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• 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 museum operates in an old parsonage, whose buildings are mainly from the 1800s. The outer doors are reached by stairs; inside there are thresholds and in places narrow doorways. There are resting chairs in the exhibition rooms. The courtyard area is step-free, although there are a few slopes. Disabled parking is at the museum gate on Rovastinkatu. A dog may be brought onto the museum grounds on a lead, but not into the buildings. Studded shoes may not be worn indoors, and indoor slippers can be borrowed from the museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Children aged 0–17 enter free. The museum organises events for families, for example elf tours before Christmas, and schools and daycare centres have their own programme.

Getting there & parking

The museum is near the Pyhän Laurin kirkko in Lohja: it is about 450 metres from the church and about 950 metres from the Tytyri Elämyskaivos, along cycle and pedestrian paths.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Museum café in the assistant pastor's building (freshly baked buns, cakes, pies, ice cream), open in summer during museum opening hours and in winter in connection with events. Museum shop in the main building, alongside ticket sales.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum's courtyard areas (front yard, cowshed yard, event field and garden) can be rented for public events; the front yard and the cowshed yard are suitable for events of fewer than 100 people. The attic of the cowshed can also be rented. The museum café accepts private functions.

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