15–31 May
Mon–Fri 9.00–15.00
Sat–Sun 11.00–17.00
1 June–15 September
Mon–Sun klo 11.00–17.00
Exceptional opening hours
Closed on Midsummer Eve (19 June).
Open on Midsummerm Day (20 June).
With an admission ticket to the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, you can explore the museum buildings and their surrounding yards. Admission also includes access to the museum’s public guided tours.
- Adults € 14 (€ 13 when purchased online(ulkoinen linkki))
- Discount ticket € 10 (€ 9 when purchased online(ulkoinen linkki), students, pensioners, unemployed, conscripts and groups of more than 10 persons)
- Free admission for visitors under 18 years of age
- Combined ticket for adults € 24 (Seurasaari Open-Air Museum and Tamminiemi)
- Children under 7 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
Seurasaari Open-Air Museum accepts the Museum Card(ulkoinen linkki), Helsinki Card(ulkoinen linkki) and Helsinki City Pass(ulkoinen linkki).
Tickets can be bought online(ulkoinen linkki), at the ticket kiosk in Seurasaari and the museum shop in the Iisalmi Parsonage.
Visitors using a manual wheelchair are advised to have an assistant to ensure smooth access throughout the museum and around the island. Read more about the accessibility of the museum area. Personal assistants have free admission to the museum.
Admission to the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum is free of charge for school and student groups in full-time education. Groups may explore the museum independently under the supervision of a teacher or book a guided tour. The fee for a guided tour for school and student groups is € 50.
Please notify the museum office of your visit in advance or book a guided tour: seurasaari@kansallismuseo.fi or by phone at +358 295 33 6912.
You can explore Seurasaari and the Open-Air Museum independently at your own pace. You can also book either a short introduction or a longer guided tour for yourself, your family, a group of friends, another group, or a school class.
Public guided tours are included in the admission fee.
Explore our selection of guided tours and the prices of private tours.
Would you like to discover the museum buildings at your own pace? We have compiled the stories of more than thirty buildings in the free Reveel service. Read more.
Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
Seurasaari, FI-00250 Helsinki
Postal address: P.O. Box 913, FI-00101 Helsinki
Museum office:
Tel. +358 29 533 6912 (1 April–30 October)
Email: seurasaari@kansallismuseo.fi
In addition to the Open-Air Museum, several other operators provide services on Seurasaari. For information about the Midsummer dances, restaurants, the swimming beach and the campfire site, please contact our partners.
Seurasaari is a recreational island connected to the mainland by a pedestrian bridge at the end of Seurasaarentie. Bicycles, electric scooters and motor vehicles are not permitted on the bridge or on the island, with the exception of staff traffic, maintenance vehicles and accessible taxi services.
By public transport: HSL bus 24, terminus Seurasaari (approx. 20 minutes from Helsinki city centre). Please check the timetable for departure times before your visit.
City bikes(ulkoinen linkki): Seurasaari 91
There is a limited number of parking spaces next to the Seurasaari bridge. Parking is restricted to a maximum of four hours. A free parking area is available next to the Meilahti sports field, approximately 1.5 km from Seurasaari.
Coaches can park along Tamminiementie.
A bicycle parking area is located next to the parking lot on Seurasaarentie before the bridge to the island.
The Open-Air Museum’s café, Antin Kaffeliiteri, is open during the museum’s opening hours. There is also another café on the island, Kahvihuone Mieritz. Seurasaaren Juhlatalo(ulkoinen linkki) is open year-round for private events and group bookings.
Seurasaari is a popular destination for picnics. Visitors are welcome to bring and enjoy their own food on the island. Please remember to clean up after yourself.
A public wood-fired grill is available for everyone to use in the Seurasaari recreational area. Firewood is provided by the City of Helsinki. Please remember to bring your own matches and observe fire safety guidelines. Barbecuing is only permitted at this designated grill. The use of personal grills is prohibited.
During periods of wildfire warning, all barbecuing is strictly prohibited.
Within the museum area, picnicking is permitted in the garden and on the terrace of the Iisalmi Parsonage, as well as in the garden of Kahiluoto Manor. There are no covered picnic areas in the Seurasaari recreational park, but a small gazebo is located next to the grill site.
There are no public toilets within the museum area.
The Seurasaari recreational park has two public toilet buildings maintained by the City of Helsinki. Both are accessible for wheelchair users. One is located near the bridge to Seurasaari at the northern end of the island, and the other near the barbecue area in the middle of the island. In addition, there is a public toilet on the mainland near the parking area by the Seurasaari bridge.
The facilities are managed by the City of Helsinki’s Urban Environment customer service(ulkoinen linkki).
There is a public beach on the western side of the island, as well as the Seurasaari bathing area, a free-of-charge nudist beach.
The Seurasaari recreational park has gravel walking paths that are suitable for pedestrians, strollers and wheelchairs. Otherwise, the island’s natural environment consists of forests, rocky hills, damp hollows and groves.
The Seurasaari Open-Air Museum is only partially accessible. Many of the museum buildings have high thresholds and stairs. The Iisalmi Parsonage and the museum shop can normally be accessed via a platform lift. The platform lift at the front veranda of the Parsonage has been out of service since 17 June. Maintenance has been requested.
The island’s wild animals are accustomed to the presence of people. However, the southern shore is a protected feeding area for bird broods. Feeding animals is prohibited within the museum area.
Pets are welcome in the Seurasaari recreational park but must be kept on a leash at all times. Guide dogs are welcome in the museum area. Other pets are not permitted within the museum area.
Everyone is entitled to their own and common cultural heritage. Equality and equitable treatment are our most valuable national heritage. The mission of the National Museum of Finland is to increase understanding of cultures and diversity and promote cultural sustainability – for everyone.
We make it a priority to ensure the safety of your visit. We are constantly training our staff in equal and equitable treatment. Please, let us know if you encounter any problems during your museum visit.