Helsinki - Finland - page 97

The museum is due to extend into nearby Sederholmin talo ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;
Aleksanterinkatu 18) , Helsinki's oldest central building (dating from 1757 and built by a
wealthy merchant), which will reopen in 2016. Other museums include delightful
Ratikkamuseo (Tram Museum; MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 09-3103-6630; www.hel.fi ;Töölönkatu
51A; 11am-5pm) , which displays vintage trams and depicts daily life in Helsinki's streets
in past decades; mustard-coloured Ruiskumestarin talo (Burgher's House; MAP
GOOGLE MAP ;Kristianinkatu 12; 11am-5pm Wed-Sun Jun-Aug & Nov & Dec) , central Helsinki's
oldest wooden town house, built in 1818; and the Työväenasuntomuseo (Museum of
Worker Housing; MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Kirstinkuja 4; 11am-5pm Wed-Sun early May-late Oct) ,
showing how industrial workers lived in the early 20th century.
Vanha Kirkko CHURCH
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Lönnrotinkatu; noon-3pm Mon-Fri, to 9pm Thu)
Helsinki's most venerable church is this white wood beauty, designed by CL Engel. Op-
posite the church is a memorial to Elias Lönnrot ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) , compiler of the
Kalevala epic, depicting the author flanked by his most famous character, 'steady old
Väinämöinen'.
Amos Andersonin Taidemuseo GALLERY
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.amosanderson.fi ;Yrjönkatu 27;adult/child €10/free; 10am-6pm
Mon, Thu & Fri, 10am-8pm Wed, 11am-5pm Sat & Sun)
This gallery houses the collection of publishing magnate Amos Anderson, one of the
wealthiest Finns of his time. Temporary exhibitions mix the old and cutting-edge contem-
porary, while the permanent exhibition includes a chapel, Empire-style interiors and lots of
Magnus Enckell works among other Finnish artists, including a good proportion of works
by 20th-century Finnish female artists.
Greater Helsinki
Temppeliaukion Kirkko CHURCH
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 09-2340-6320; www.helsinginseurakunnat.fi ; Lutherinkatu 3;
10am-5.45pm Mon-Sat, 11.45am-5.45pm Sun Jun-Aug, to 5pm Sep-May)