Palanderin talo

About the museum

Palanderin talo is a home museum of the Hämeenlinna City Museum, which presents the way of life of a Hämeenlinna bourgeois family about 120 years ago. The house has furnished rooms ranging from the formal salon to the servants’ kitchen.

Visitors are guided by the lady of the house, a daughter or a maid. The museum shows the living conditions, decor and traditions of the 1880s and 1890s, and the house also hosts seasonal events such as kekri (autumn festival) and the Christmas opening (joulunavaus).

Palanderin talo is one of the four museum sites of the Hämeenlinna City Museum, together with Museo Skogster, Sibeliuksen syntymäkoti (Sibelius Birthplace) and the Savings Bank Museum (Säästöpankkimuseo).

Highlights

• Furnished rooms of a bourgeois home, from the salon to the servants’ kitchen
• Lady of the house, daughter or maid as guide
• Public guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays at 15:00
• Kekri and Christmas opening events
• Included in the Hämeenlinna city museums annual pass

Permanent exhibition

• Palanderin talo – Furnished rooms from the salon to the servants’ kitchen show the life of a Hämeenlinna bourgeois family about 120 years ago.

Founded

1995

Operated by

Hämeenlinnan kaupunki

Admission & discounts

Free admission with the Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card). Payment methods are cash, debit card and the most common credit cards; the cultural benefits E-passi and Edenred are also accepted.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The house is at Linnankatu 16 in the centre of Hämeenlinna.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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