Silliperinnemuseo Dikseli
The herring heritage museum and mill museum in Röölä, the home port of the herring fleet in Rymättylä, tell of herring fishing and the history of the Röödilä mill.
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About the museum
Rymättylä is known for its fishing and especially for its herring. The Saukko herring fishing fleet from Rymättylä made its first fishing trip in the late 1940s, and the herring fishing trips of the people of Rymättylä ended in the mid-1970s. The Silliperinnemuseo Dikseli (Herring Heritage Museum Dikseli) presents this herring fishing history and heritage in the home port of the herring fleet in Röölä. The museum’s name comes from the tool with which herring barrels were hammered shut.
Röödilä mill and sawmill were founded in 1908, and operations began in 1911. Over the decades the building has housed, in addition to milling, sawmill operations and storage for a herring factory, and milling ended in 1980. The building was converted into the Silliperinnekeskus Dikseli (Herring Heritage Centre Dikseli) in 2010, the Myllymuseo (Mill Museum) began in 2016, and the name was changed to Silliperinnemuseo in 2019. The premises of the Meriteatteri (Sea Theatre), the Dikselin Näyttämö (Dikseli Stage), were built in 2013.
The museum displays original dikseli tools, including those from the Saukko ship, as well as works by artists, such as dolls depicting work at the herring factory. The museum is run by the Röölän Kylätoimikunta ry (Röölä Village Committee), and a video in the Dikseli Stage presents the herring journey.
Highlights
- Finland’s only herring museum
- Original dikseli tools from the Saukko fleet
- Mill Museum in the old mill building of Röödilä
- Dikseli Stage, where a video of the herring journey plays
- Herring tasting for groups
- Museum shop with herring and sprat products from Suomen Sillikonttori and Jalostaja
Permanent exhibitions
- Silliperinnemuseo – The history of the Saukko herring fishing fleet, original dikseli tools and dolls depicting the work of the herring factory.
- Myllymuseo – The technology and stories of the old Röödilä mill, in the same building.
- Founded
- 2010
- Operated by
- Röölän Kylätoimikunta ry
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 15 · Under-16s enter free. |
| Groups | –The price of a group guided tour is quoted separately. |
Card payment accepted.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 15 |
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Under-16s enter free.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Föli bus lines N2 and N3 run from Naantali via Rymättylä to Röölä (timetable period 10 August 2026 to 6 June 2027).
By car
Parking available
There is a large car park next to the museum.
Röölä is located along the Pienen Rengastie (Small Ring Road): 4 km from Rymättylä church, 20 km from Naantali and 38 km from Turku.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum shop sells special products, and herring and sprat products from Suomen Sillikonttori and Jalostaja are on sale.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The Dikselin Näyttämö (Dikseli Stage) can be rented; enquiries to roola@roola.fi or 044 974 8711.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours tell of the fishermen’s stories and objects of the Silliperinnemuseo’s bygone world, and of the technology of the old mill. A herring tasting is now on offer for groups. |
