Radio- ja tv-museo Mastola

About the museum

Radio- ja tv-museo Mastola operates on the Radiomäki (Radio Hill) in Lahti, where Finland’s first high-power station was built in the late 1920s. The 150-metre steel lattice masts that became the city’s landmarks were erected in autumn 1927, and the station was inaugurated in April 1928. The present station building was completed in 1935, and its powerful transmitter extended the coverage area.

The Lahti AM station fell silent in May 1993, when the long-wave transmissions of Yleisradio (Finnish Broadcasting Company) ended. In the same year the Radio- ja tv-museosäätiö (Radio and TV Museum Foundation) was established to look after the Radiomäki area and its buildings, and Yleisradio donated its collections of equipment and objects related to radio and TV activity to the foundation. The museum opened to the public in its present premises in May 1998.

In 2014–2017 the museum underwent a major renovation and exhibition renewal. The permanent exhibition tells of the Finnish radio and TV sector from the perspective of the listener, the viewer and the programme maker. The museum belongs to the Lahti museums, and its maintainer is the City of Lahti.

Highlights

• Media tunnel presenting favourite programmes of different decades
• Living room and home media equipment from different eras
• Amateur radio station OH3R
• Chroma key studio where you can try green-screen technology
• Radiomäki and the 150-metre radio masts

Permanent exhibitions

• Kuulemiin ja näkemiin – The permanent exhibition tells of the Finnish radio and TV sector from the perspective of the listener, the viewer and the programme maker.
• Lahden Radioaseman historiaa – The exhibition tells what the Lahti high-power station is and why it was built in Lahti in particular.

Founded

1993

Operated by

Lahden kaupunki (Lahden museot)

Admission & discounts

Free admission with Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card). Payment methods: bank and credit cards, cash, Epassi and Edenred. Mastola, Hiihtomuseo and Malva can also be entered free of charge with the museum season pass borrowed from the Lahti City Library.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 step-free entrance is behind the museum building, and staff can accompany a visitor inside. The museum has two floors, between which visitors move by lift or by stair-climbing lift. A wheelchair can be borrowed, and there is a step-free toilet on the ground floor. Accessible parking spaces are near the entrance.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

At the activity points and in the chroma key studio, visitors can try out radio and TV work. There are activity points for both younger and older visitors.

Getting there & parking

There are bicycle racks in front of the museum. From Radiomäki it is a short walk to the centre of Lahti.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

The Arvi café has a coffee, tea and hot chocolate vending machine, and visitors may eat their own food there. The foyer has a museum shop.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 82 guests.

The auditorium has 82 seats, presentation technology and Dolby Atmos sound.

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