Mechanical Music Museum

The only Mechanical Music Museum in Finland is located in Varkaus along the main road 5 in the heart of the enchantingly beautiful Finnish lake district. It is the largest museum of its kind in Scandinavia and one of only 40 such museums in the whole world.

A visit to the Varkaus Mechanical Music Museum is a fascinating journey back in time for all ages. Here the music world of mechanical musical instruments of times gone by comes alive once again: music boxes, mechanical pianos, violins and accordions, hurdy-gurdies from small hand organs to the magnificent Amadeus Street organ, the 75-man Popper Goliath: the world´s largest orchestrion, as well as numerous gramophones and juke boxes used for reproducing and storing music.

The whole history of mechanical music from 1850 to the present day is to be seen and heard. During the interesting and entertaining guided tour (over 1 hour) you will see and hear most of the museum´s 400 instruments which are in seven large rooms furnished in the style of their time period.

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Opening hours

01.03. - 30.05. TUE-SAT: 11.00 - 18.00, SUN 11.00 - 17.00

01.06. - 30.06. TUE-SAT: 11.00 - 18.00

01.07. - 31.07. Museum opened every day between 11.00 - 18.00

01.08. - 15.12. TUE-SAT: 11.00 - 18.00, SUN 11.00 - 17.00

15.12. - 28.02 between 16.12.-28.02.2009 a guided museum tour can be arranged on request by telephone order.

The Non Stop guided museum tour takes about one hour. That's why we would like to wish the visitors intending to participate for the last guided tour are present one hour before the closing time, thank you.

Museum is closed: on Maundy Thursday, The Eve of May and First of May, at Midsummer Eve and Midsummer Day, on Father's Day and on Independence Day.