Museums
Janakkala has several charming local museums, most of which are open during the summer. The municipality of Janakkala maintains two museums. The Laurinmäki Crofter’s Museum, with its nature and culture areas, is located next to the Church of St. Lawrence, and the Ida Aalberg Museum is in the childhood home of the actress, an old railway master’s house in Leppäkoski.
Private museums also provide a lot to explore! At the Old School of Napiala, there is a school museum and a shop museum. In the village of Hyvikkälä, you can find a cozy nostalgic gas station and a shop museum, while the village of Vähikkälä offers a true rarity; a Computer Museum filled with old devices and the history of data processing.
Explore the Janakkala Computer Museum’s pages here
Ida Aalberg Museum
Ida Aalberg (4 December 1857 – 17 January 1915) was the most notable and internationally known Finnish actress of her time. She was a member of the Theatre of Finland from 1874 to 1883 and later a regular visiting actress. She also performed on foreign scenes, in Scandinavia, Germany, Hungary…
Laurinmäki Crofter’s Museum
Laurinmäki area is a true treasure filled with history, culture and Finnish nature, located in a village surrounding the Janakkala medieval stone church. From the historical nature and culture area one can find sacred sites from Iron Age, trenches from World War 1 and Laurinmäki Crofter’s Museum. The open air…
Napiala Old School
Here you will find a Finnish school museum and variety of charming events. Visits to School museum have to be booked beforehand and there are open doors at the events.
During your visit you can have lunch either in the classroom or in the museum yard. There is also a barbeque area and clean outdoor toilets at your disposal.