Museums and exhibitions

Admission to the museums is always free. In the summer, the museums are open at pre-arranged times, with a guide on site. At other times, open as needed. See the museum section for more information. Some museums are accessible.

You can get to the museums quite close by car. Parking is free in the area. See public transport connections, e.g. Transport connections – Merikarvia

Once a year, the museums open their doors to everyone! A guide will be available at each museum to help you explore. Don’t miss the chance to visit as many as you can!

Local history museum and Secrets of Hypnosis Escape Room

Kauppathie 42, Merikarvia
Inquiries: 044 7246 310

The local history museum is a former office building of the Kuvaskangaas glass factory. The museum has four themed exhibitions: a general store, a sawmill worker's room from the 1930s-40s, a description of livelihoods and an exhibition about the life of elementary school teacher Ines Tommila (1875-1959). The local history museum is open to groups by appointment. The museum is not barrier-free, but there are toilets. Admission is free.

The museum house escape room Secrets of Hypnosis can be booked in advance for groups of 2-6 people. The escape room leads the group deep into the history of strange characters from Merikarvia with the help of enigmatic puzzles. What is fact and what is fiction, will you fall into hypnosis or solve the room's secret? Book the escape room at: https://kauppa.merikarvia.fi

Merikarvian Local History Museum

Fishing Museum

Palosaarentie 58, Merikarvia
Inquiries: 044 7246 310

Open 10-26 July 2026 from 11 am to 5 pm

Do you know what a seal ski, a sail boat or a lippo looks like? And what are four-legged and hairy?
The fishing museum grounds and buildings are located along the road leading to the campsite, on the shore of Krookalnahti Bay. Walking through the fishing museum area, you can go back in time decades. The fishing museum displays the history of fishing and processing, the manufacture of herring barrels and the construction of boats. There is a renovated fisherman's cottage and a smoke sauna on the shore. The shore offers a magnificent view of Krookalnahti Bay and the guest harbor.

Fishing Museum on Palosaarentie

Pyttymakasiini

Antintie 8, Merikarvia
Inquiries: Jorma Rinne, 040 552 9149 or
Merikarvian municipality 044 7246 333

open 10.-26.7.2026 Thu-Sat 11 am-13 pm

Free admission. Guide available. The Barrel Museum is also open to groups by prior arrangement.

The museum showcases the entire machinery chain of Arvo Esko’s fishware factory, along with a few preserved machines from other factories. Merikarvia has a long tradition of producing wooden containers, as long as the fishing industry has needed them. On an industrial scale, wooden containers were produced in such quantities and in so many workshops during the first half of the 1900th century that Merikarvia was effectively the Nordic center for this industry. Only the introduction of plastic containers and food safety regulations gradually replaced wood in the transportation and preservation of fish.

The Barrel Museum is Merikarvia-a museum maintained by the association, where you can learn about the making of fish barrels, which is important for the municipality's fishing history. The museum is located in an old grain warehouse near the kindergarten and school. The building is an important part of history as a guarantee of bread during the famine years. The space is two-storey, not accessible to the public.

Korsutupa and heritage museum

Antintie 23, Merikarvia
Inquiries: Heikki Moilanen 040 5365 905
Hannu Salo 040 5960 475
Merikarvian municipality 044 7246 333

Merikarvias Korsutupa - The dugout hutwas built in the Veterans Park on the banks of the Merikarvian River in 1998. The dugout, built partly underground, conveys a simple wartime atmosphere. The dugout museum displays wartime artifacts and can be used for various events. The dugout is accessible and can be visited by appointment. No admission fee. There is also a toilet in the premises.

Heritage MuseumIt was previously a fire station. It was built during the Winter War in 1939 and has been renovated as an additional facility for Korsutupa. In the Heritage Museum, you can see a statue of Finland's tallest man, Väinö Myllyrinne. Free admission.

The Korsutupa and the heritage museum are open to groups by appointment. Wheelchair accessible.

Matilda Roslin-Kalliola Writers' Home

Papintie 1, Merikarvia
Inquiries: 044 7246 310

Matilda Roslin-Kalliola (1837-1923) was a widely known and respected folk writer in her time. Her work is animated by a sense of family and a strong love of country. That is why she initiated a great address after the February Manifesto in 1899. Her cottage has been preserved as one of the few Finnish writers' homes. The writers' home is open to groups by appointment. Free admission, disabled. No toilets