Fabulous science center for all ages. Always wonderful exhibitions, cinemas, and hands on activities. Interesting experience for the whole family. Great location next to the railway station at Tikkurila. Easy access from Helsinki. read more

This science museum is definitely worth visiting. It's located in the heart of Tikkurila, outside of Helsinki. You can take a metro or a buss and walk a short distance to the museum. It's a great learning experience and has something to offer to children and adults. You can spend several hours going through all activities. Now, if you do not want to spend a lot of Euros at the Cafeteria, eat before and take few snacks for the kids. After the visit to Heureka, you can find several places to eat in Tikkurila close to the museum. read more

This delightful science museum located about 25 minutes out of downtown Helsinki was a great excuse to get out of the city, let the kids run around a bit and learn while doing so! Since I don't really have a solid grasp on where things are located, I just know that it took about 30 minutes to get there by train. It's located kind of near the airport based on the stops. Once we got there, it was smooth sailing! The footprint of the building is rather large. You'll know that you're at the right place by the three-dimensional looking colorful squares on the right side of the building. As you enter, there is a cafeteria to the left. We visited, and expectedly, there was a decent variety of stuff that was very expensive. It was a weekend so they had a brunch type service that was about $20 a person and well it looked good, we weren't overly excited about paying that for each of us. The all a cart menu was fine and we spent something like €30 on some sandwiches, fruit, hotdogs and pops. To the right, is a gift shop and an area to put coats and bags. Just passed that was the true entrance. Tickets were €22 per person for the day or €45 for a yearly pass. Definitely the sort of thing that is worth getting a year-long pass if you're into it. There's a wide array of things to do, the majority of them hands-on. The kids were able to build matchbox cars, small flying crafts, and complete circuit boards. There was a lovely dinosaur exhibit, an area that focused more on urban safety including driving and interactive maps, as well as some very large exhibits that concentrated on physics concepts. A big highlight for everyone was the rat exhibit, which included an athletic display during which the rats played basketball. This occurs at 11:30 and 3 PM, and was wildly popular! We found this was a perfect place to spend a solid afternoon. We got in around 11, played for an hour, had lunch and then continued to play until about 4 PM. There was a lot to keep the kids busy, and much of it was interesting enough to keep the adults engaged as well. If you live here, or are visiting with kids, this is well worth your time to check out! read more