Kouvola Museum of Art

Kouvola Museum of Arts, which has facilities on two floors, was built in 1987 as a part of Kouvola's cultural centre, Kouvola-talo – the Kouvola House. Kouvola House, which was designed by Erkki Valovirta, is regarded as one of the most beautiful post modern buildings in Finland. There is a café in the Kouvola House. The entry to the museum is unobstructed.

The collection in the Kouvola Museum of Art consists of the art collections of the towns Kouvola, Kuusankoski and Anjalankoski and those of the municipalities Elimäki, Jaala and Valkeala, and the collections of the Kouvola Museum of Art and the Art Fund of the county of Kymenlääni. The county collections became a part of the Kouvola Museum of Art's collection on 1 of January 2009, when the six municipalities in Kouvola region merged into the new city of Kouvola.

Kouvola City Museums

In the 11 museums of the city museum you can improve your cultural knowledge, get unforgettable art experiences and make trips in time into history. What was school life like in former times? What is grown in the herb garden of the pharmacy museum? Do you remember the time when the shopkeeper took candy out of a beautiful tin can and rolled it into a paper cone?

Kouvola Model Railroad Museum

The Model Railroad Museum has railway-engines that run lying on their backs with the true sounds of whistling. At the museum visitors can learn about the history of railroad from former times to the present day. For young people the Model Railroad Museum is an excellent place to learn about small-scale technique.

Verla Mill Museum

In the World Heritage Site Verla you will step straight into the end of the 19th century. A verdant garden, architectonically valuable buildings and an old cardboard factory with its original technical equipments have been preserved unbelievably perfectly in their original state. Verla is worth experiencing, and it is a suitable visiting destination for people of all ages.

Anjala Manor Museum

The Anjala Manor came into possession of the Wrede family when Henrik Wrede saved the life of King Charles IX of Sweden in 1605 in the battle of Kircholm near Riga, sacrificing his own life. Wrede's widow received several farms as a reward for her husband's bravery. The Anjala manor was part of a larger donation, the so called "quarter of Elimäki".

Ankkapurha Industrial Museum

The core of the Industrial Museum is a cardboard machine which was restored into its original place as an authentic unit in 1997. The cardboard machine was the first of its kind in Finland. It was originally started in 1897 and stopped in 1978, which makes it the longest continually running cardboard machine in Finland. The basic exhibition shows the early stages of Ankkapurha, the working and living conditions of the personnel and the development of the industry over a period of more than a hundred years.

Iitti Museum

The basic exhibition consists of peasant articles dating mainly from the previous turn of the century.
The museum is situated in a former granary built in 1830 on a so called museum hill in the village of Iitti. In addition to the granary the area has an outbuilding and a drying barn from the 1750's.

Museotie 8, Iitti Church Village
Tel. +358 (0) 5 750 2440

Liikasenmäki

Liikasenmäki is situated near central Jaala. A military official house dating back to the time under Swedish rein has been renovated into a place for festivities and meetings. A general fair of the province of Kymenlaakso on free-time and country living is arranged annually in the beginning of June. The event is very popular among the summer residents.

More information:
Jaala info, tel.+358 (0) 2061 511
www.jaala.fi/jaalanakyvissa/kirkonkyla/index.php