Walter Runeberg's Sculpture Collection
Please note that the sculpture collection is currently closed. You can view the collection on our website.
Come and experience the atmosphere of an 1860s author’s home in the original house of Finland’s national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and his wife Fredrika (1807–1879).
The museum’s unique atmosphere comes from the Runeberg family’s furniture, artworks, tableware and old houseplants, many of which have been grown from cuttings from Fredrika’s plants.
During the summer, you can explore the carefully restored garden’s splendour.
Open
Summer 2.5.–31.8. Mon–Sun 10 AM – 5 PM,
Winter 1.9.–30.4. Wed–Sun 10 AM – 4 PM, closed Mon-Tue
Closed 1.1.2026, 3.4.2026, 1.5.2026, 14.5.2026, 19.–20.6.2026, 6.12.2026, 24.–26.12.2026
Open Thu 5.2.2026 10 AM – 7 PM
Pricing
- Adults €10
- Sensiors, unemployed, and students €7
- Under 18-year-olds €0 (under 12-year-olds are welcome to the museum in the company of an adult).
- Free entry for Museum Card holders. Please show your card at the ticket office. Read more about the Museum Card:
- Free entry €0 with ICOM card, PRESS card, GUIDE card and personal assistants in company of the assisted.
- Groups (10–30 persons) €7/person. We ask that groups please make a reservation in advance.
- A guided tour is mandatory for groups of schoolchildren.
- Guided tours €45–70 / tour, see guided tours.
Free entry Thu 5.2.2026 at 10 AM – 7 PM and Mon 18.5. at 10 AM – 5 PM.
Please note: We do not accept group reservations on J. L. Runeberg Day, 5 February.
Exhibitions
7.10.2026–30.4.2027 The right to learn – Malm’s school for the deaf in Porvoo
In 1846, Carl Oscar Malm (1826–1863) founded Finland’s first school for the deaf in Porvoo, with instruction given in sign language. His ideal was a well-educated deaf person who uses sign language. In Porvoo, Malm was well known in the circles of the educated classes, and he befriended, among others, the poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Malm found influential backers for his school project, but he was also bitterly betrayed.
Carl Oscar Malm became a role model for the deaf and sign language community. The exhibition tells the story of him and the history of his school in Porvoo.
You can also explore the exhibition in Finnish and Finnish-Swedish sign language.
The exhibition is produced by The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas, The Finnish Museum of the Deaf and Porvoo Museum. In collaboration with the City of Porvoo.
Events and public guided tours
1.6.-30.8.2026 Public guided tours on summer season, includes museums entrance fee:
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 11 AM in English
1 PM daily in Swedish
2 PM daily in Finnish
If you wish, you can book a private guided tour in English, see more.
Museum shop
The museum shop offers many unique products for yourself, the home and for gifts. Many of our products cannot be found elsewhere!
The museum shop is open every day during the summer from 10 AM – 5 PM and during the winter from Wed–Sun, 10 AM – 4 PM. The shop is admission free.
Accessibility
The stairs leading to the main doors of Runeberg’s Home Museum are tall. The accessible entrance to the museum can be found behind the building. A slightly steep metal ramp leads up to a stair lift. The stair lift is not recommended for large electric wheelchairs. The staff will assist in operating the lift, please call +358 40 489 9900 if needed.
The outbuilding has a WC which can accommodate a wheelchair. There is a metal ramp leading to the space.
The museum has an audio induction loop. Please inform us in advance if you wish to make use of it during the guided tour.
In wintertime (from November to February) it can be dark inside the museum.
Due to artefact safety, it is not possible to walk around the museum with a pram. Prams can be left in the courtyard or on the porch for the duration of the visit.
Trained guide dogs are permitted to enter.
