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The Savonlinna Provincial Museum

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The Savonlinna Provincial Museum

Address	Enquiries	Open 2012
Riihisaari FI-57130 Savonlinna	Customer Service: Tel. +358 (0)44 417 4466 Group guidance, Irmeli Soininen, irmeli.soininen(at)savonlinna.fi museo(at)savonlinna.fi Map	Museum: 1.1.–31.5. Tue to Sun 10am–5pm 1.6.–31.8. daily 10am–5pm 1.9–31.12. Tue to Sun 10am–5pm Closed: 1.5., 22.–23.6., 6.12., 25.12. Museum ships: 15.5.–16.9. Ships at the dock in front of the museum, s/s Savonlinna and s/s Mikko run occasional charter cruises
Links		Admission
The Savonlinna Provincial Museum – leaflet 2012 (PDF) City on Savonlinna Nestori – Saimaa Nature Exhibition and Information Point Outdoors.fi – The web service is produced and maintained by Metsähallitus, a state-owned enterprise operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of the Environment		Combined ticket Olavinlinna Castle and Savonlinna Provincial Museum Adults 8 € Children 7–17 years 3 € Adults 5 € Children under 18 years 2 € Children under 7 years free admission Family ticket (2 adults, children under 18 years) 10 € Pensioners, students, unemployed, groups (min. 17 people) 3 €/person During 15.5.–16.9. the entrance fee includes the museums ships; separate ticket for the museum ships: adults 2 €, others 1 € Season ticket 20 € There is no entrance fee on the International Museum Day 18th May Guidance for groups Guidance to be always reserved in advance – Museum 80 €/h, 50 €/30 min (in English, in German, in Russian) – Nestori – Saimaa Nature Exhibition and Information Point 45 €/h (in English) – guidance outside normal opening hours by appointment

The Savonlinna Provincial Museum is located downtown, on Riihisaari Island right next to Olavinlinna. The museum is located in a former state granary. The brick silo designed by Ernst B. Lohrmann was completed in 1852. In addition to the museum’s permanent exhibitions, visitors can learn more about its temporary exhibitions and museum ships.

In its work, the Provincial Museum concentrates on the cultural history of Southern Savo and the sailing history of Lake Saimaa. The museum has been run by Savonlinna since 1983. Prior to that, various associations took care of collecting museum artefacts. The current museum was opened up to the public in 1985. It was based on collections from the Guild of Saint Olaf and material collected by Saimaa boat traffic hobbyists.

The museum has one permanent exhibition. "On the platform, life on the shores of Lake Saimaa" displays the living conditions on the shores of Lake Saimaa. It talks about prehistoric times, Sääminki Church art from the 18th century, a Savo cottage from the 1920s, ship models and Finland’s oldest used Savo-style boat.

The Savonlinna Provincial Museum has four museum ships. The Steam Schooner Salama from 1874, which spent the years from 1898 to 1970 at the bottom of the lake in front of Parkonsaari Island in Puumala. The tar steamer Mikko from 1914 is the last surviving example of Saimaa’s large tar steamer fleet. The passenger boat Savonlinna from 1903 was branded the "Saimaa Express" thanks to its speed. The steam tug Ahkera from 1871 is the oldest museum ship of Saimaa. The Mikko and Savonlinna can be chartered for cruises.

There area museum shop in the Provincial Museum and Nestori – Saimaa Nature Exhibition and Information Point. There are cafés and restaurants near the Museum on Linnankatu.