Risinge hembygdsgård
Local heritage farm and museum by S:ta Maria church in Risinge outside Finspång, with collections from the Stone Age to the present.
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About the museum
Risinge Hembygdsförening (Risinge Local Heritage Society) was founded in 1916 and is one of the country’s oldest local heritage societies. It was formed as Risinge Museiförening (Risinge Museum Association), and a year earlier it had already been allowed to use the northern extension of S:ta Maria church as a museum room, but the space soon became too cramped and damp.
The heritage farm was built in 1929–1930 by the brothers Josef and Valfrid Bäck to designs by the architect Erik Lundberg. The house is built of logs in the form of a miner’s farm (bergsmansgård) with a double-room cottage (parstuga), and was inaugurated in September 1930. Several buildings belong to the heritage farm, among them the museum, the Smedjan (smithy), Mässelköpsboden, Stugan på kyrkbacken (the cottage on the church hill) and the 1700s storehouse. Klippestorpsgården (Klippestorp farm) from around 1820 was moved from Skärvinge in 1963 and stands in Vibjörnsparken in Finspång.
The collections tell the story of the district from the Stone Age to the present, with objects from the ironworks era and from life in the countryside. Among them are a bathtub of Kolmården marble and an ackordzittra (chord zither), an instrument invented in Finspång.
Highlights
- Heritage farm built in 1929–1930 as a miner’s farm
- Objects from the ironworks era and everyday rural life
- Bathtub of Kolmården marble and the ackordzittra, invented in Finspång
- Location next to S:ta Maria church
- Klippestorpsgården with café in summer
Permanent exhibition
- Risinge hembygdsmuseum – The history of the district from the Stone Age to the present, with objects from the history of the ironworks and from rural life.
- Founded
- 1916
- Operated by
- Risinge Hembygdsförening
Admission & discounts
| Guided tour outside regular opening hours (booked via the association) | SEK 300Information from the association’s website for summer 2025. |
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The website gives no admission fee for the opening hours.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Café
Coffee is served at the local heritage festival and at Östgötadagarna; in summer a café is run in Klippestorpsgården (Vibjörnsparken in Finspång).
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Special visits for groups and Finspång’s schools can be arranged by agreement May–September. |
