Top Things to Do in Jyväskylä - Jyväskylä Must-See Attractions
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Finnish Air Force Museum, The Alvar Aalto Museum, Walking Tours, History Museums. For personalised recommendations, try our AI trip-planning product.
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- NickMacclesfield, UK42 contributionsThis is an amazing museum with some really rare aircraft, I really enjoyed my visit and the staff are very friendly if you have questions, highlights for me were the 109 and being from UK seeing a hurricane in that paint scheme was really strange, anyhow well worth a visit 👌🏼Written 10 September 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- tom55tom55London, UK14 contributionsA lovely building designed by the internationally renowned architect Alvar Aalto. It features an exhibition of all his major buildings with words about them, diagrams, maps, some models and photos. Unfortunately the English captions are written in grey which makes them hard to read, especially when written on glass.
It also has an exhibition area about the curved plywood furniture that is now world famous and everywhere, and Aino Aalto's distinctive glassware designs. Some you can sit on to try. There is a small cinema room for some films about them.
It took about an hour to see everything.
The gift shop is very good and the cafe is nice coffee and a good setting to rest.
I would recommend a visit to the museum by walking along the lake side fun the centre of town. Then after the museum you can walk back through the centre of town and see the actual buildings Aalto designed - from the museum, go up the steps to the university and go from there. You can see the university campus and sport facilities, then the teaching college, and further into the town theatre, the civil guard building, and the working men's club. Near the old train station you can see the pink wooden building which is where his first architect office was. In those days almost every building on town was wooden - which shows what a shock his modern designs would have been! Overall the town is like a living museum of his work.
On the other side of the lake the white buildings of the university campus were designed by Aalto's pupil Sipinen.Written 29 September 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Eija Pthunderbay ontario15 contributionsWe have gone there many times. On a summer weekend the place bustles with activity. The old buildings are open with vendors selling their wares. The restaurant has different musical groups coming in the play for the guests. It has a lovely festive feel about the place. Like you stepped back in time...Written 7 May 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Marcus DTartu, Estonia1,201 contributions.... you need to be either a fan of the architect Alvar Aalto or an architect to really benefit from making the 40km round trip from Jyväskylä.
The intriguing aspects, for me, are the thought that the main council chamber must lack natural lighting (but I've not been inside yet); the light and airiness of the unroofed courtyard with it's rectangular water feature; and the juxtaposition of the concrete steps leading up to the entrance to the Town Hall and the turf steps on the other side of the courtyard.
This is my second visit. Four years ago I forgot to take a camera.Written 8 September 2015This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - ahmet bilal ö6 contributionsThis is a very nice place especially if you are travelling with your children. It was nice to learn about the habitat of the region.Written 16 June 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- TarjiaKlaukkala, Finland263 contributionsMain buildings are designed by Alvar Aalto. The oldest buildings are from late 19th century. Beautiful gardening.
A real campus area, rare in Finland. Beautiful especially during the autumn with all the colours of the trees and plants.Written 8 October 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - SonjaJyväskylä, Finland47 contributionsI go there almost every week with my poodle-puppy Pupu. This is very peaceful place and you always hear and see some birds, fish, butterflies, squirrels etc. It's nice to have a place like this so near the center in Jyväskylä.Written 3 July 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- LiamolaHelsinki, Finland147 contributionsQuite versatile and interesting exhibitions. The museum is rather small but still enough to see. Also some fun for kids.Written 30 July 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Mikael FHelsinki, Finland31,001 contributionsThis small art museum is located next to Kirkkopuisto church park.
The exhibitions focus on exhibiting the Finnish contemporary art and art from Central Finland as well as the best of international contemporary art and old Finnish masters.
Here art is everywhere, including the toilets.Written 29 March 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Béla József PJyväskylä, Finland2 contributionsWe all have our own vision of the world. Interesting combination of colours and also other-than-textile materials.Written 21 September 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ahmet bilal ö6 contributionsI had a coffee, it was delicious. Nice lake view from the veranda. Coffee was 2.7 Euro. They have very nice ice creams too.Written 16 June 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- msmahonenJyväskylä, Finland49 contributionsMäkimatin perhepuisto on ihana paikka vuoden jokaisena päivänä: keinumista, mäen laskua, ohjelmaa, hiekkakakkuja, jäätelöä!
This playgroud is a good idea on any day of the year! Swings, children's slides, sandpits, space to run around. Free of charge.Written 23 May 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
