Do kids need to speak Finnish?

Not for the house itself: you walk through the decorated rooms and look. The Topelius Christmas tales are told in Finnish, so those suit kids who follow it.

Which days have activities for kids?

Topelius Christmas tales are at 2pm on Saturdays Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 19 and Jan 2, plus Sundays Dec 27 and Jan 3. Christmas tree candies are at 2pm on Sundays Nov 29 and Dec 20.

No. Entry to the museum is always free, so you just walk in during opening hours.

Upcoming

UpcomingExhibition

Christmas at the Burgher’s House Museum

Name: Christmas at the Burgher’s House Museum
Start: 2026-11-25
End: 2027-01-03T23:59:59
Location: Ruiskumestarin talo

When: Nov 25 - Jan 3, 2027
Ages: Up to 12
Price: Free

Christmas at the Burgher’s House Museum photo 1

Christmas at the Burgher’s House Museum photo 2

ExhibitionKruununhaka

Where

Kruununhaka, Ruiskumestarin talo

Ages

Up to 12

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

Plan for

About 1 hour

Language

Finnish

What you need to know

Rooms from the 1860s, showing how a modest Helsinki family lived, which gives kids plenty to compare with home
Topelius tales in Finnish, told in the museum's chamber, so they suit kids who follow Finnish
Christmas music in the courtyard on some program days, so bring warm layers for stepping outside

About

Ruiskumestarin talo, the Burgher's House, is the oldest wooden house still standing in central Helsinki. For the Christmas season its rooms are dressed the way a modest Helsinki family decorated in the mid-1800s, and families walk through at their own pace. Some weekend afternoons add Topelius Christmas tales in the museum's chamber and Christmas tree candies. The tales are in Finnish; the rooms need no language.

Free

Sat, Nov 28

2:00 PM

Sun, Nov 29

2:00 PM

Sat, Dec 5

2:00 PM

Sat, Dec 12

2:00 PM

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