Iittala Village, Tavastia Proper, Finland

4.0 (28 reviews) Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #6 in Hameenlinna Points of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas

Worth visiting

Iittala Village is the center of Finnish glass-making and home to the only operating Finnish glass factory. Besides, the chocolate-factory of Iittala-based Kultasuklaa, a smaller Finnish chocolatier, is located in the village. The premises also hold Finland’s biggest and most popular naïve art summer exhibition (“Naivistit Iittalassa”) with long traditions and paintings from front-line Finnish naïve artists. There are also many atmospheric artisan boutiques in the village.
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Address

Könnölänmäentie 2, Hameenlinna 14500 Finland

Mobile

+358 20 4396230

Website

http://iittalavillage.fi/en

Email

[email protected]

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Monday, May 13, 2024, 23:14

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  • 4JaanaS682 5:00 PM Aug 1, 2016
    during summer, excellent naivist art gallery
    If you visit the Iittala museum & outlet & other shops in the area, walk a few meters up the hill, past the ceramics shop, into an old wooden school building, where during May-Aug is a gallery full of Finnish naivist paintings & ceramics. 8 euros to enter, but to me it was worth it, brought a smile to my face. They also have a small shop, so you can see the style before paying the fee.
  • 4sebhoff 5:00 PM Sep 19, 2015
    Nice little showcase of Finnish glass design
    ***This review is for the museum only - the other attractions (apart from the outlet) were closed.*** Nice little museum just behind the Iittala Outlet Store. Lots of wonderful glass pieces on the lower ground, some cutlery and an exhibition of tools needed for glass blowing upstairs. When paying the entrance fee (€4 for adults), you'll be given a 15% discount voucher for the outlet store (also valid for Nuutajärvi and Arabia outlets, non-discounted items only), so hold back with your purchases until after you've visited the museum. Only open on weekends during the low season (which means 'most of the year' in Finland...), which is a shame because you can either see the factory/glass-blowing or the museum - or visit twice, of course.

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