Travel Reference
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Lohja
019 / Pop 39,750
Lohjanjärvi is the biggest lake in these parts, and most of Helsinki's residents seem to have
a summer cottage here. The town of Lohja (Swedish: Lojo) keeps the lake houses in beer
and supplies. There are no stand-out places to sleep (or, for that matter, eat) but it's an easy
day trip from Helsinki.
Sights
Tytyrin Kaivosmuseo
MINE
(Tytyri Mine Museum;
www.tytyrinkaivos.fi
;adult/child €14/8; tours 2pm Sat & Sun mid-May-early
Jun & Sep, noon & 2pm Sat & Sun early Jun-mid-Jun, noon & 2pm daily mid-Jun-early Jul, noon, 2pm
& 4pm daily early Jul-early Aug, 2pm daily early Aug-late Aug)
A funicular takes you 80m down into the earth at this authentic working limestone mine
500m north of the town centre. Visits culminates in a sound-and-light presentation looking
into an awesomely large quarried cavern. Book tours (available in English) through the
tourist office.
Pyhän Laurin Kirkko
CHURCH
(St Lawrence Church; 9am-4pm Jun-Sep, noon-3pm Oct-May)
Lohja's church Pyhän Laurin Kirkko has a great wooden bell tower and is renowned for its
medieval murals. Rustic and naive in style, they depicted biblical stories for the illiterate
population of the early 16th century.
Lohja Museum
MUSEUM
( 019-369-4204;Iso-Pappila;admission €5; 11am-4pm Tue, Thu & Fri, 11-7pm Wed, noon-4pm Sat
& Sun Jun-mid Aug, noon-4pm Tue & Thu-Sun, noon-7pm Wed mid-Aug-May)
Lohja Museum re-creates a schoolhouse and a cowherd's cottage with an impressive range
of horse-drawn carriages, including an old-style hearse. The main building is the former
vicarage, and has special exhibitions in summer.
