The Körtti Museum was established on the top floor of the Juhola building in 2008 and presents visitors with the history of the Awakening, a Lutheran religious movement in Finland, and the history of the house as an educational institution. The Awakening movement has long characterised religious life in Lapua and has had a significant […]
The Pyhälahti Photography Museum presents visitors with the history of Finnish photographs and photography in the 20th century. The museum is based on the photographic collections and material of the Pyhälahti Photography Studio, which did business in Lapua from 1900 to 1980. Opening times: Mon–Thu 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Fri 11 a.m. – 5
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The Cartridge Art Gallery hosts rotating art exhibitions focusing on different art forms. The gallery is located in the historic space of the old Lapua Cartridge Factory, now Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku. The gallery is run by the City of Lapua’s Cultural Department. The Cartridge Art Gallery’s exhibitions change roughly once a month, with a
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A farmyard straight from the 19th century The Ränkimäki Homestead Museum dates back to the 1930s when a push to collect items for museum preservation began in Lapua. However, the actual museum grounds themselves were not put together until after the Winter and Continuation Wars, mostly during the early 1950s. The museum was built at
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Our exhibition ‘Viimeistä Piirtoa Myöten’, or ‘Every Last Mark’ in English, focuses on the Lapua Movement and the history of anti-communism in Finland. The Lapua Movement was an anti-communist mass movement born out of the breaking up of a meeting of communist youth in Lapua in 1929. The exhibition is based on photographs and objects
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Kosola House has served many functions: farmhouse, Finland’s first rural bookstore, business premises, inn, node in the Finnish Jäger Movement’s network used to transport members between Finland and Germany, hidden weapons cache during the Weapons Cache Case, headquarters of the Lapua Movement and office and bookshop of the Herättäjä-Yhdistys association, a Lutheran religious organisation belonging
Tiistenjoki’s first church was completed in 1915 but burnt down in 1941. The war delayed the construction of a new church, and the men at the front promised that those who made it home alive would first erect a monument to their fallen brothers and then build a new church. Their promise was fulfilled in
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Lapua Art Museum’s exhibitions, which rotate three times a year, focus on visual arts. The museum’s exhibitions can be distilled down to four general themes: Ostrobothnian art, works of young artists, foreign art and pieces by nationally significant artists. Lapua Art Museum began with a collection donated to the City of Lapua in 1998 by
There’s no better draw to trek, bicycle or row through the gorgeous river landscapes than the unique and beautiful plains of Alajoki. Alajoki is famous for its rural fields and hay barns, as well as its bird population. Feel free to relax at the Alajoen Jokitupa cabin maintained by the Lapua-Seura association – it’s open
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Café Patruuna is a cosy café and bar in Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku’s Magazine Building. We offer salty snacks, sweet pastries and specialty coffees. Patruuna is also licenced to serve alcoholic drinks. Café Patruuna can be booked for private events, and we also offer catering for meetings in the Magazine Building’s conference space upstairs.
