This is a beautiful old village that has been restored and is well looked after. If you're curious…read moreabout how people used to live in Finland, this is the place for you! The old wooden buildings showcase craftsmanship through the ages, as well as the lifestyle of Finns hundreds of years ago. You can freely roam through the village and explore galleries and a variety of craftsmen's dwellings. The staff dotted throughout the village are also super helpful in explaining the lifestyle and the functionality of many of the tools and amenities. I loved roaming around and exploring the place, though I do wish they'd have an audio guide.

This place is such a very special handicraft museum. Walking from wooden house to wooden house -…read morethe oldest ones built in 1785, the latest ones in 1808 - is like travelling back in time. All these houses "survived" the Great Fire of Turku in 1827 and got restored in the 1930s/40s. It is like a village of its own providing anything village people hundreds of years ago would need: a bakery and a tailor, a saddlemaker and glovemaker, a carpenter and wigmaker ... and the list goes on and on. Upon entering the houses, they seem to come alive with all historical furniture, items and tools displayed like someone left just a second ago to have a little break outside. You really expect someone to return and continue to work! Still it says "Handicrafts Museum" and not simply "Open-Air Museum" at the entrance gate ... even though I was promised at the ticket counter to come across some handicrafting that afternoon, just few people were walking around in historical clothing without demonstrating anything. Only two girls were sitting together while crocheting. Two houses were even locked and a sign informed about a lunch break. So, please, get the visitors to experience some handicrafting no matter what time they visit the museum. It should not depend on being lucky!! Nevertheless, 4 stars for preserving this part of Turku that was miraculously saved from the Great Fire!