Suomen pienin kauppamuseo

About the museum

Finland’s smallest shop museum was set up on the family farm of Minna and Kari Järvinen, collectors of old objects, at Skinnarby in Loviisa. The couple bought the property in 2009, and the museum opened in 2016, inspired by a visit to the shop museum in Kouvola. The plot has had a shop since the late 19th century, and the present shop building was completed in 1958. The shopkeeper ran the shop until the 1980s.

The museum’s objects date mainly from the 1950s and 1960s, with some products from the 1970s as well. A display case shows goods from the wartime 1940s. Only the 1960s sales counter and a few beer and Jo-Jo advertisements have survived from the original shop; most of the collection was acquired at flea markets or received as donations.

The museum is reached through the garden. In the same farmyard is the Villi Kanala shop, which sells recycled and vintage products for the home and garden.

Highlights

• Atmospheric shop from the 1950s and 1960s
• Original sales counter from the 1960s
• Old advertisements and merchandise
• Wartime goods from the 1940s in a display case
• Garden and Villi Kanala shop in the same farmyard

Permanent exhibition

• Kauppamuseo – A collection evoking the atmosphere of a village shop from the 1950s and 1960s, with goods, advertisements and the original sales counter.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Solidago Oy

Admission & discounts

Admission: €6 per person.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the village of Skinnarby in Loviisa.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Villi Kanala shop and garden in the same farmyard.

Events & venue rental

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