Rauma Museum


Rauma Museum encompasses four sites, the most interesting of which is Marela, the period-furnished home of a wealthy 19th-century merchant family. The home of a former seaman, Kirsti is a lovable collection of lopsided wooden buildings representing home life from different eras. The main building is the impressive 1776 Vanha Raatihuone (Old Town Hall), with lace and changing local-history displays.


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1. Vanha Raatihuone

Built in 1776, this impressive baroque building is one of only two original 18th-century town halls in all of Finland. Nowadays, it houses the Rauna…

2. Tammela

0.06 MILES

This quirky place is part museum, part workshop and part historical-preservation lesson. Housed in a 19th-century building in the Old Town, Tammela…

3. Pyhän Ristin Kirkko

0.13 MILES

Picturesquely sited next to the little Rauma river, this stone beauty was built around 1520 as part of a Franciscan monastery on the site. The interior…

4. Marela

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Marela is arguably the most interesting of Rauma’s museums and definitely one of its most elaborate buildings. The preserved home of a wealthy 19th…

5. Kirsti

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Formerly a seaman's home, Kirsti is a lovable collection of buildings with a yard that’s circled by a stable, granary and barn. Inside, rooms represent…

6. Rauman Taidemuseo

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Changing exhibitions of traditional and modern art stretch over two sides of a courtyard and two storeys.

7. Rauman Merimuseo

0.46 MILES

Wandering around the Old Town, it’s easy to forget that Rauma is a port, but its maritime museum is an engaging reminder of the town’s seafaring…

8. Torni

0.47 MILES

A 360-degree panorama of Rauma radiates from this 70m-high water tower, accessible by lift (elevator). At its summit is a restaurant serving Finnish…