Hamina Town Museum

Simple life – summer in the archipelago 18.6.2025-26.9.2026

Summer residents have been coming to the Hamina and Vehkalahti archipelagos to spend summers there for over 150 years. The longing for fresh sea air and a simple life without too many amenities has encouraged city dwellers in particular to move near the water. Local islanders rented their homes to summer residents before the summer cottage plots were divided up. Many of the current summer residents are descendants of year-round residents or their families have settled on the island as summer residents decades ago.

What is it like to spend the summer in the archipelago of the Gulf of Finland? How has the life of summer residents changed over the century and what were the environmental issues of the past and present? What kind of relationship does one develop with a long-term summer destination? These questions are answered by the exhibition at the Hamina Town Museum, which focuses on the islands of Tammio and Kuorsalo.

Changing exhibitions at The Förmaaki Room

Kujansuu MC - Over 30 Years of Local Motorcycle Culture, Aug 15.8.2025, 11.4.2026 - April XNUMX, XNUMX

Since 1993, Kujansuu MC has been an integral part of Hamina – not just as bikes on the streets, but as a community in events, activities and local everyday life.

Hamina Town Museums, together with Kujansuu MC, opened an exhibition at the town museum's Förmaakii Room August 15.8.2025, XNUMX. It presents the history and activities of the motorcycle club.

It's about motorcycles above all, but also about people, attitude, and community that is seen and heard.

Eras and Contemporaries: The History of Hamina and the Inhabitants of the Circular Town

The permanent exhibition of the Hamina Town Museum comprehensively presents the development of the town from the earliest settlement to the 1900th century. The museum features fascinating artifacts that bring to life written facts about shipping and the town schools, for example. The exhibition also presents famous people from Hamina, through whom the eras come to life.

In 2023, it will be 240 years since Empress Catherine II of Russia and King Gustav III of Sweden met in the building that now serves as the town museum. To celebrate the anniversary, the space held the negotiations was completely renovated. Come enjoy the period music and try on royal costumes!

Wednesdays 14:18-XNUMX p.m.
Thursday to Saturday 12-16

Exception opening hours:
Closed on May 1.5 and May 14.5.

Adults €8
Discount ticket €4 (students, pensioners, unemployed)
Free admission: children under 18, personal assistants, war and peacekeeping veterans, conscripts, members of the Hamina Museums Association.

Free admission on Wednesdays!

You can also pay for the entrance ticket using the Kaikukortti Culture Card, Museokortti Museum Card, ePassi, and Smartum vouchers and the app.

The museum shop at Hamina Town Museum will definitely make an impression! The extensive and carefully compiled selection products includes everything from books by a local authorTaina ParikkatoLehmus Roasteryquality coffee. We prefer to offer local products and many of the items are specially tailored for us. So you won't find them anywhere else! We get inspiration from the history of Hamina and the museum's current exhibitions. Welcome to do some shopping!

The museum is located in the old town center near the Town Hall. Street parking is available on Kirkkokatu, Pikkuympyräkatu or Raatihuoneentori. Street parking is free in Hamina.

There is one disabled parking space on the courtyard side (visiting address: Kirkkokatu 1). From the back door there is an accessible elevator to the museum's street-level exhibition spaces and the cellar. The museum attic is not accessible, as there are stairs leading up to it.