Guided Tour: Christmas at the Quarter Museum

On the Quarter Museum’s Christmas guided tours, discover how Christmas was celebrated in the past in museum homes representing different periods and social classes. The tour explores the background, traditions and customs of Finnish Christmas. On display are Christmas trees with their many decorations, folk beliefs connected with Christmas preparations, and, of course, the abundant traditions of Christmas food. Tours on Saturdays at 1 pm. On Boxing Day, 26 December, tours at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. Admission to the museum is required to join the tours (€8/5; free for under-18s; Museum Card and Kaikukortti accepted). Duration approximately 45 minutes.

Guided tours:
Sat 5 Dec at 1 pm
Sat 12 Dec at 1 pm
Sat 19 Dec at 1 pm
Sat 26 Dec at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm
Sat 2 Jan at 1 pm

Christmas at the Quarter Museum, 1 December 2026–3 January 2027

At the Quarter Museum’s traditional Christmas exhibition, experience what Christmas used to smell and look like. The homes in the museum quarter are dressed for Christmas, spanning the 19th century to the 1930s. Meet Santa Claus of olden times and listen to Christmas-season radio programmes.

During the Christmas exhibition, the Quarter Museum is open for extended hours:

Week 49 (30 Nov–6 Dec): Mon closed; Tue–Fri 10 am–3 pm; Sat 10 am–4 pm; Sun closed (Independence Day)
Week 50 (7–13 Dec): Mon closed; Tue–Fri 10 am–3 pm; Sat–Sun 10 am–5 pm
Week 51 (14–20 Dec): Mon closed; Tue–Fri 10 am–3 pm; Sat–Sun 10 am–5 pm
Week 52 (21–27 Dec): Mon closed; Tue–Wed 10 am–3 pm; Thu–Fri closed (Christmas); Sat–Sun 10 am–5 pm
Week 53 (28 Dec–3 Jan): Mon closed; Tue–Wed 10 am–5 pm; Thu 10 am–4 pm; Fri closed (New Year’s Day); Sat–Sun 10 am–5 pm