The composer Jean Sibelius was born on December. 8, 1865 in a small wooden house in Hämeenlinna. His birthplace was later turned into a museum, where you can visit the cozy rooms in which Sibelius spent his childhood and youth. In the drawing room yo...

Häme Castle is one of Finland's medieval royal castles. It is one of the few medieval brick buildings found in Finland. The Castle is situated on the shore of Lake Vanajavesi. The promontary has been a meeting place for centuries, and the walls almos...

Since 1952, the Hämeenlinna Art Museum has been located in the granary designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in 1837. The nuclear of the collection is formed by the works of art which were evacuated in 1939 from the Viipuri Art Museum because of war. The ...

The Hämeenlinna Historical Museum is a provincial museum of cultural history whose task is to record, study and present Häme’s material cultural traditions. The permanent exhibition of the Historical Museum, the People of Häme through the Centuries, ...

The Palander House is a home museum that presents the home and life of the Hämeenlinna bourgeoisie in the 19th century. Rooms range from a festive drawing room to a cozy kitchen, and there's also a costume exhibition and a garden with traditional pla...

The history and present day situation of prisons in an authentic setting. The Prison Museum is housed in the former Hämeenlinna Provincial Prison, from where the last prisoners were moved to new locations in 1993. The exhibitions are an overview of t...