Museums
Janakkala has several charming local museums, most of which are open during the summer. The municipality of Janakkala maintains two museums. The Laurinmäki cottage museum, with its nature and culture areas, is located next to St. Laurentius Church, and the Ida Aalberg Museum is in the childhood home of the actress, an old railway master’s house in Leppäkoski.
There are also diverse attractions in private museums! At the Old School of Napiala, there is a school museum, which has also opened a shop museum. In the village of Hyvikkälä, you can find a cozy nostalgic gas station and 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
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…
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…