Sastamalan seudun museo
The Sastamala regional museum is a cultural history museum in Tornihuvila in the Kirjakortteli (Book Quarter) of Sastamala, presenting the history of the region.
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About the museum
The Sastamala regional museum was founded on 3 September 1932 as the Tyrvää regional museum, at the founding meeting of the local heritage association. It opened to the public on 6 June 1933 in the Tammisen makasiini (storehouse). In 1958 the museum moved to the stone cowshed of the Tyrvää parsonage, and in spring 2017 it moved to Tornihuvila, a villa built by Pastor Emil Teodor Gestrin in the early 1890s. Tornihuvila belongs to the Kirjakortteli complex together with Herra Hakkarainen’s house and Pukstaavi.
The museum is run by the Suomen kirjainstituutin säätiö (foundation). The collection comprises about 20,000 objects from the 18th century to the present day, which tell mainly of everyday life, housing and livelihoods in the Sastamala region. The museum also has about 15,000 photographs, about 90 linear shelf metres of archive material and a research library of about 10,000 volumes. The museum organises cultural heritage events and maintains the Topoteekki online archive, where local cultural history is published as images, videos, audio and text. The museum has its own museum shop, and the courtyard has a heritage garden.
Highlights
- Tornihuvila from the 1890s in the Kirjakortteli
- About 20,000 objects and 15,000 photographs
- Topoteekki online archive
- Joint admission ticket with Pukstaavi
- Heritage garden in the courtyard
- Founded
- 1932
- Operated by
- Suomen kirjainstituutin säätiö
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €8Pensioners, students, conscripts and unemployed people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Under-18s enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | €8 |
| Students & apprentices | €8 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €8 per personGroup ticket per person. |
| Guided tour for a group (about 45 min, up to 20 people) | €65Price per group, in addition to admission tickets; outside opening hours €85. |
| Guided tour of two museums (about 60 min, up to 20 people) | €85Pukstaavi and the Sastamala regional museum; price per group, in addition to admission tickets. |
| Fascinating Kirjakortteli walking tour (about 120 min) | €120Part of the tour takes place outdoors; price per group, in addition to admission tickets. |
One admission ticket gives access both to the Sastamala regional museum and to the Suomalaisen kirjan museo Pukstaavi (Finnish Book Museum Pukstaavi). Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) is accepted. Payment methods: cash, the most common bank and credit cards, and the Edenred and ePassi culture benefits.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Under-18s enter the museum free of charge. The guided tour for schoolchildren (about 45 min) costs €40 per group.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Sastamalan linja-autoasema · 300 m
Buses run from Tampere to Sastamala daily. Trains stop at Vammala station; when buying a train ticket, choose Vammala as the station.
By car
Free parking
It is 1.5 km from the railway station to the museum. Parking in Sastamala town centre is free of charge.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
In the courtyard is Kahvila Pukstaavi (café). The museum’s own shop serves visitors during opening hours.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group guided tours are held in Finnish. Guided tours are booked a week before the visit, by telephone or email. Guided tours for schoolchildren are available on weekdays 9:00–16:00. |
