Espoo - the second largest city of Finland.
Espoo stands on the shore of the Gulf of Finland near Helsinki. The name of the city happened to the Swedish "Aspen", that is, the "Ospen". Espoo is a variety of landscapes, islands, fields, forests.
Nature Expo is great, so, this is a great place in the summer for walking and cycling pokatushek, and in the winter for skiing. But, what sights are in Espoo.
Espoo church
The old church of the stone was erected in the middle of the 15th century. At first she resembled a triangle and was three-way. So she looked until the 20s of the 19th century, then she was rebuilt. However, the city authorities decided that the temple should be returned to the historical appearance and carried out a plan in the 1930s. Relatively recently over the altar in the temple, they put a sculpture of the tree "Passion of Christ" - she was postponed from the National Museum of Finland. Sometimes organ concerts are held in the Church.
Address: Kirkkopuisto 5
Museum of cars Espoo
The largest and old museum of vehicles in Finland. It is worth noting that the exhibits in this museum are often moved by metami and change in general. There are 20 motorcycles and mopeds, about 100 cars (including cars of the last century), sports cars. Many of them have long been removed from production, so they are of particular value. Meet you there is a sign Muscovite, Volga, Yalta, who were delivered to Finland after the war. Well, a couple of luxury American cars. Guaranteed by all family members.
Address: Bodomintie 35
Finnish Museum of Leukkilinna Toys
Look for this museum at the Viji Exhibition Center. Love and big and small. The toys are presented different generations - from the beginning of the 20th century and at our day. Also, there is a layout of Löyulumyuki, recreationing the Finnish village of the middle of the last century.
Address: Näyttelykeskus Weegee, Ahertajantie 5, Tapiola
Villa Elfvik
The villa is in the Laajalahti nature reserve, on the shore of the bay, in the forest. She was built in 1904 for one baroness, well, after her death, the building passed the city authorities. Today in this building you will learn more about Flore and the Faun Espoo (exhibition "Long live Espoo") - the villa is even called the "House of Nature". Many exhibits can be touched by their hands - and it will definitely like your kids. From the villa you can walk along the reserve on a special track, and watch birds and forest. True, this is a short path. There is a 3-kilometer trail running from the villa to Otanias past pastures - is also very beautiful.
Address: Elfvikintie 4
Urban Museum Espoo
Or the Museum at the Lagstad School - because it is located in the building of the oldest school Espoo. This school was built by the beginning of the 1870s, and it was the first municipal elementary school in the city. At first only girls studied there, as the formation was separate. In the middle of the last century, a new school building was opened nearby. Today in this building is the offices of different services Espoo. Well, the museum was discovered by the 60th. All exhibits gathered for a long time and painfully, but what can be seen today is quite pretty and nostalgically.
Address: Vanha Lagstadintie 4
Marketta Park (MarketanPuisto)
Luxurious beauty park. Park Museum. There are interesting stone products, elegant arbors, bridges affecting the grace, and still fountains, ponds, water gardens. What to talk about beautifully trimmed bushes and trees and colors. This park is an excellent example of garden design and in general, it is necessary to come here to future landscape designers.
This park was divided 1997, not far from the center of Espoo (10 rides). Many local companies sought a place where to present their products and their capabilities. And now we decided on the place and attended all this beauty. In this place are annual horticultural and landscaped exhibitions. It also exhibits different products and know-how in this area. More than a hundred companies participate in these events. You can visit this park for free, it is open daily from 7 am to 9 pm. Look for the park near the 3rd ring road, between highways on Pori and Turku.
Museum - Villa Rulludd
This building is on the seashore, on the peninsula. Uniquely it is its architecture. Sometime Villa belonged to a rich local family and businessman. He built a villa in 1873, and 20 years later, his son attached his home and connected with the old common porch. The building was a bit "different". There were six generations of this family in this house, and then in the 1980s she bought it a city municipality. Nowadays, there are a museum on the 2nd floor of the house, and various cultural events are held on the first.
Address: RULLANIEMENTIE 15
Museum of Helyina Rautavaara
Helina Rautavaara was welded in the field of foreign culture and religion. She traveled a lot, and then did a radio and television program from materials collected during travel. And then the museum was formed. There are constant expositions in the museum, four about different cultures, and one about Helina himself. In the museum, this is about 2.5 thousand exhibits from Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America. All this welcome managed to bring a traveler. Pretty interesting!
Address: Ahertajantie 5, Weegee-Talo
EMMA - Museum of Contemporary Art Espoo
The exhibits of the museum are dated at times from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. And Finnish, and foreign - only about 2,000 units: painting, engraving, sculptures, drawings, photos, installations, and so on. Collections are constantly replenished thanks to gifts from other museums of different countries.
Address: AHERTAJANTIE 5
Museum of watchmaking
In the museum you can admire more than 6,000 wrist and wall clocks, which are dated from the 17th century to the present. And here the chamnel drivers are stored. Here you will learn how things were in the watch shops of Finland and other countries. The Museum has its own history since 1944, when a collection of students of the Finnish school of watchmaking was collected. Musey yotcrew almost 40 years later. And 10 years ago, the museum moved to the Viji Exhibition Center (Weegee).
Address: AHERTAJANTIE 5
Museum - Manor "Glims"
This museum is located in the village of Karvasmäki (Karvasmäki), which is a 15-minute drive from the center of Espoo to the east. This settlement was known in the Middle Ages. Today, little remains from medieval buildings, and the oldest structures, the barn and residential house were built in the 18th century. The estate of Glims was a farm at the beginning of the last century, and before that she was a restaurant and a real courtyard. She was also a residence of the local police chief. The museum in the building has been working since the late 50s of the last century. In this museum under the open sky, you will learn more about the life and text of the life of peasants in those times. Almost all buildings are standing on their original place.