Suomen Metsämuseo Lusto
The national museum of forest culture in Punkaharju, whose core exhibition Metsäsuhteiden maa tells of the shared life of people and the forest.
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About the museum
Lusto is the national responsibility museum for Finnish forest culture, and it is maintained by the Suomen Metsämuseosäätiö (Finnish Forest Museum Foundation). The museum is located in the Punkaharju national landscape on the shore of Lake Puruvesi, beside the esker area. The area is one of the oldest nature reserves in the world, since a crown forest was established at Punkaharju as early as 1843.
The museum building is modern timber construction of the 20th century, and its yard has a small arboretum, a pond of its own and a grill shelter. Hiking routes run nearby, and within walking distance is the tree species park of the Natural Resources Institute, which has more than a hundred tree species.
The core exhibition Metsäsuhteiden maa (Land of Forest Relations) examines the relationship between the forest and people from six perspectives. Lusto also keeps forestry collections and archives, for example the archive of the East Savo Forest Board. Alongside the exhibitions, the museum holds events, work demonstrations and theme days.
Highlights
- Core exhibition Metsäsuhteiden maa (Land of Forest Relations)
- Forest nature section and kunttamato workshop
- Savotta (Logging Camp): step into the life of a log-cabin camp and climb into the cab of a forest machine
- Fairy-tale forest and doll’s house for children
- Punkaharju esker area and hiking routes around the museum
Permanent exhibition
- Metsäsuhteiden maa – The interactive core exhibition examines the relationship between the forest and people from six perspectives, including the forest’s nature, the ‘green gold’ and the logging camp.
- Operated by
- Suomen Metsämuseosäätiö
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €18 |
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| Reduced | €16pensioners and students |
| Children & teens | €9free up to age 6 · Children aged 7–15; under-7s enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | €16 |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Personal assistants enter free of charge together with the person they assist. |
| Students & apprentices | €16 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €16 per personGroups of at least 10 people: adults €16, pensioners and students €14, children €8. Paper invoice for groups €5; email or online invoice €0. |
| Families | €40Two adults and children aged 7–15. |
| Lusto season ticket (single ticket price + €10) | –Valid until the end of the year. |
Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card), Kaikukortti, Virike and Tyky vouchers and ePassi are accepted. A service charge, agreed on a case-by-case basis, is levied on visits outside the museum’s opening hours.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The exhibitions are reached via sloping ramps, and the floor is level concrete. Staff can help with using the lift. The building has two accessible toilets. A wheelchair and pushchairs can be borrowed from customer service. Assistance dogs are welcome.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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| Family ticket | €40 · Two adults and children aged 7–15. |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Stroller-friendly
- Playground / play area
Children can make their own kunttamato and produce birch-bark objects in a do-it-yourself workshop, and play in the Satumetsä (Fairy-tale Forest) doll’s house. In the Savotta, visitors can enter a logging camp and the cab of a forest machine. The Family ticket (2 adults and children aged 7–15) offers a low price.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Lusto (junaseisake) · 100 m
The Lusto railway stop is about 100 m from the entrance, and the nearest bus stop is about 400 m away.
By car
Parking available
The yard has plenty of parking on marked spaces, and there is a separately marked area for coaches in front of the museum.
Lusto is located along main road 14 and the Savonlinna–Parikkala railway: from Punkaharju village centre it is about 10 km towards Savonlinna, and from Savonlinna about 30 km towards Parikkala. Follow the Lusto signs on road 14.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
- Coat check
- Lockers
Restaurant Kuhankeittäjä is in the same building and offers a buffet lunch to take away. The yard has a grill shelter where you may eat your own food. The foyer has a cloakroom and storage lockers.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Photography | Photography without flash is allowed in the exhibitions. |
| Good to know | Food and drink are not allowed in the museum spaces, but packed food can be left in the storage lockers. Assistance dogs are allowed; other pets are not, for reasons of allergies. Next to the car park there is a dog park with two spaces. |
