Nokian työläiskotimuseot
Two workers’ homes moved from Koskenmäki, below Nokia Church, showing how paper mill workers lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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About the museum
The Nokian työläiskotimuseot (Nokia workers’ home museums) are two workers’ homes moved from the Koskenmäki residential area on the south side of the Nokianvirta rapids. Nokia’s industrialisation began at the end of the 1860s with the founding of a paper mill, and Koskenmäki had long been a residential area for paper mill workers. Nokia-Seura bought a semi-detached log cottage from Orelinkatu 8 and moved it to its present site in 1976.
Sirenin pirtti depicts a workers’ home from the Tsarist era. The year 1885 is carved into the outer beam of the cottage; it comprises a main room (tupa), a kitchen, a bedroom (kamari) and a porch with a plank construction (porstua). The speciality of the main room is Nokia’s felt-blanket culture, in which paper machine felt was used to make, among other things, trousers, mittens, curtains and blankets. The yard has a smoke sauna with a mäkiuuni stove.
Isonkiven-Järvinen’s yellow cottage was moved next to Sirenin pirtti a few years later. Its bedroom and kitchen reflect the way of life of paper mill workers in the 1920s and 1930s, and the furnishings include paper-felt blankets and a bed base made from the factory’s machine belts.
Highlights
- Sirenin pirtti, a Tsarist-era cottage dated 1885
- Isonkiven-Järvinen cottage from the 1920s
- Nokia’s felt-blanket culture
- Smoke sauna with mäkiuuni stove
- Operated by
- Nokia-Seura ry
Admission & discounts
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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 site is not fully accessible: a soft sand path leads to the yard, the ground is uneven, the buildings have high thresholds and steps, and the rooms are small.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Nokian kirkko
The nearest stop is Nokian kirkko (Nokia Church).
By car
Free parking
Free parking is available along Yrittäjäkatu, opposite the Hinttala local heritage museum; from the Nokianvaltatie road, turn into Yrittäjäkatu. There are a few parking spaces in the yard.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for groups are available year-round from the authorised guides of the Nokia and Pirkkala guides’ club (opaskerho). The price depends on the length of the tour, and the content can be tailored. |
