Utö hembygdsmuseum
The local heritage museum in Stenhuset, Utö’s oldest building from 1753, with exhibitions on pilots, lighthouse keepers, the military, fishing and shipwrecks.
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About the museum
Utö hembygdsmuseum (Utö Local Heritage Museum) is located on Utö in Pargas, in the Åboland archipelago, and is maintained by the Utö hembygdsförening (Utö Local Heritage Association). The museum is housed in Stenhuset, which was built in 1753 in connection with the construction of the first lighthouse and is Utö’s oldest building. Stenhuset served as the official residence of the lighthouse keepers until the 1860s, when the fireplaces were demolished, and afterwards as a storehouse, a workshop and a woodshed.
In the 1990s the Sjöfartsverket (Finnish Maritime Administration) had the building thoroughly renovated and rented it to the Utö hembygdsförening, which opened a local heritage museum in the house on 27 July 1991. The museum is located on the lighthouse hill, on the left side of the road when going down towards the east.
The exhibition focuses on Utö’s special position as a community of officials in the outer archipelago, and describes the history of the pilots, the lighthouse keepers and the military, as well as life in the local community, fishing and hunting. Four exhibition rooms present seafaring, fishing and hunting, pilot and lighthouse work, and village life. Visitors can see photographs from different seasons, listen to stories from old times and become acquainted with the many shipwrecks in the Utö waters.
Highlights
- Stenhuset from 1753, Utö’s oldest building
- Exhibitions on pilots, lighthouse keepers and the military
- Stories, objects and photographs of shipwrecks in the Utö waters
- Photographs from different seasons on Utö
- Location on the lighthouse hill by Utö lighthouse
Permanent exhibition
- Utös historia som lotsar-, fyrvaktar- och militärsamhälle – Four exhibition rooms on seafaring, fishing and hunting, pilot and lighthouse work and village life, with photographs, stories and objects about shipwrecks.
- Founded
- 1991
- Operated by
- Utö hembygdsförening rf
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
The ferry m/s Utö runs between Pärnäs in Nagu and Utö almost daily all year round; a place is booked through Finferries.
The museum is on the lighthouse hill: from Utö lighthouse go down the hill towards the east, and Stenhuset is on the left side of the road.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group visits outside regular opening hours are arranged after contact with Utö hembygdsförening. |
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