Peltolan Mäkitupalaismuseo

About the museum

The Peltola smallholder area is located at Tammijärvi in Luhanka, between the south-western shore of the lake and the Luhanka–Joutsa road. The area once belonged to Mäentalo and is known as Peltola village. Smallholders (mäkitupalaiset) and landless labourers (muonamiehet) lived there until the early decades of the 20th century, and up to four families could live in the area at the same time. Each family had its own cowshed and about half a hectare of fields. The smallholders supported themselves through wage labour and worked days for the farmer as compensation for rent. Under the Tenant Farmers Act of 1918 they were able to redeem their plots as their own. The village was emptied only in the 1960s, when the last residents moved to Luhanka church village.

The buildings owned by Veikko Huuskola were transferred in 1960 to the Luhangan Kotiseutuyhdistys (Luhanka Local Heritage Association), which is still responsible for the upkeep of the museum area. The area opened as a museum in 1962.

The museum area has 19 log buildings in total. The oldest is the Isotupa, built in the 18th century as a smoke tupa, to which a second living room and a storehouse with a porch were later added. Other residential buildings are the Keski-rakennus and the Juliuksen rakennus. The area also has storehouses (aitat), barns (ladot), a smoke sauna, a stable, a cowshed, outbuildings and two cooking cabins (keittokota). The buildings stand on their original sites and, together with the surrounding traditional landscape, form a built cultural environment of national significance.

Highlights

• Isotupa, the oldest building in the area, built in the 18th century as a smoke tupa
• 19 log buildings on their original sites
• Residential and farm buildings of smallholders and landless labourers, with furnishings
• Smoke sauna, cooking cabins, cowshed and stable
• A built cultural environment of national significance

Founded

1962

Operated by

Luhangan Kotiseutuyhdistys ry

Admission & discounts

Payment by card or mobile payment; cash only in exceptional cases. Tickets can also be bought from the museum’s online shop.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located on the south-western shore of Tammijärvi, along the Luhanka–Joutsa road, at Tammijärventie 164.

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