Riihisaari Public Guided Tour in English
Welcome to get to know Riihisaaari museum and its wonderful old museum ships under the guidance of a guide!
Our exhibition tour introduces life on Lake Saimaa throughout the ages. How did people move around on the waterways? You’ll also get to meet the Saimaa Ringed Seal.
We’ll explore history of our museum steamships as well. Our shipboard tour takes a look for example at the 148-year-old steam schooner Salama and her story. Salama sank in 1898 and spent over 70 years at the bottom of Lake Saimaa.
Time: daily at 11 a.m. (19.6.–20.8.)
Point of departure: Riihisaari ticket sales desk.
Duration: roughly 60 min.
Language: English.
Tickets: The tour is included in the Riihisaari admission fee. Please buy your ticket before the tour begins. The tour is intended for individual visitors.
Entrance Fee: Adults 10 €, Children under 18 free of charge. Students and pensioners 5 €. Combined ticket with Olavinlinna Castle 15 € (valid one day).
The tour is wheelchair accessible within the main museum building. The museum ships are not wheelchair accessible.
Tours are implemented in every weather.
Groups: Tours are also available for groups with advance reservation. Book your group’s own tour from our customer service, phone: 044 417 4466. Fees for the group: enterance fee + guidance fee.
Riihisaari is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, in July and August from 10 am to 6 pm. Closed on June 23 and 24.
We reserve right to changes.