Holiday in Savo 2023

ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE

Mechanical Music Museum

Museums Mechanical Music Museum

Jäppilä Museum Local museum, open on summer Sundays. Jäppilän kirkkotie 11, tel. +358 44 787 4022

This lively tour, accompanied by amusing stories, in troduces you to around 400 intriguing instruments in halls organized by era and decorated accordingly. The museum’s awe-inspiring collection includes music boxes, player pianos and self-playing orchestras, violins, accordions, and barrel organs ranging from tiny table units to the grand Amadeus. The tour’s pièce de résistance is the world’s largest orchestrion, the 75-player Popper Goliath. www.mekaanisenmusiikinmuseo.fi Haapakoski Ironworks The unique Haapakoski Ironworks is located on the border of Pieksämäki and Suonenjoki. The national ly significant, built heritage environment is a model example of the era of industrialisation, which began in the 19th century. The layers of time and the working history of everyday life are very visible at the pro tected ironworks milieu. You can experience more in the unique atmosphere and stories of the ironworks by taking part in guided tours that are organised for groups, duration approximately one hour. Smaller groups by agreement. Tour booking and inquiries: Jari Väänänen, Tel. +358 400 282 906 Haapakoskentie 506, Pieksämäki www.haapakoskenruukki.fi

Home & School Museum of Kangaslampi The museum building is from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and it’s been home to a store, café, dairy, official police residence, and municipal office. Open on weekends, 10:00–15:00. Kangaslammintie 1, Varkaus, Tel. +358 45 104 9664 Karhulahti Rural Museum A peasant museum with history all the way to the 1500s. The museum is decorated like a 1920s country home, and there’s also a collection of old maps on dis play. Open during summer. Golftie 14 A, Joroinen, tel. +358 40 5205 102 www.visitjoroinen.fi Leppävirta Local Museum The museum displays a collection of around 3,000 artifacts of cultural significance. Open during summer. Kirkkokaari 2, tel. +358 44 797 5676 www.leppavirta.fi/kotiseutumuseojakunnanhistoriaa

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