Kylamaki Village of Living History, Southwest Finland, Finland

4Ati A 5:00 PM May 16, 2018

Beautiful calm place
It is a beautiful green place best to visit in Spring and summer. Better to go there during the day when the houses and cafes are open.

5DameNoir 5:00 PM Apr 28, 2015

A rural idyll to experience the slower way of life
A traditional farm village that transports you back to the simpler times of the 50s. I have visited twice recently, and both visits were during the Vintage Fair, which hosts a flea market, a fashion show, a vintage car show etc. I also vaguely remember having been here with my parents when I was a child, and also later on a school trip when I got the chance to sit in an Iron Age style hut and try archery. The village hosts several events and work shops throughout the year, so make sure to check if there's something special coming up when you're going. The themes vary: you can try anything from candle making during Christmas time or felting, haymaking, jam making, and juicing during the summer. There's also room for archaeological stuff and archery lessons, since the area has been inhabited since the Iron Age. The interiors of the buildings are frozen in time, showing what life was like in the 1950s Finland. It's a completely different experience than just touring inside a formal museum and seeing the objects behind a glass. The village overall is great family fun, and the café (open during summer season) is the place to go if you don't have your own packed lunch with you: ice cream, cute homemade candy, lemonade, bread, pastries etc. If you come on the right day, you might also see the cute sheep running around the field (just make sure you only feed them dandelion leaves, nothing else!). The area can be visited for free, and it's a fairly short distance from the city centre. Just take the bus 2 or 2A from the Market Square (the bus stop is right in front of the village), or if you arrive by car there are free parking spaces across the road.