Events at the museum

Summer Opening In The Museum Courtyards  

JUNE 14, Museum Quarter 11 AM–2 PM and Roos House 5 PM–8 PM 
Pitkänsillankatu 28 ja 39 
Free entry

The Museum Quarter is filled with family-friendly activities! Visitors can enjoy playful sports competitions, acrobatics, a medal-making workshop, and explore fascinating animal world records. There might even be a surprise guest handing out medals!
The summer kickoff continues in the yard of the Roos House, where the evening program will be hosted by Finland’s beloved and Central Ostrobothnia’s very own Nicklas Pohjola. The evening begins with the passing of Old Kalle’s mantle and the reveal of the new honorary titleholder. Katalat, Kalevauva, and Samae Koskinen will perform on stage.

Guided tours in summer 2025

Home of Fredrik and Anna Drake
Läntinen Kirkkokatu 20
On Mondays and Wednesdays at 12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM from June 23 to August 7
5/ 8 € (paid to the guide)

The home of Fredrik and Anna Drake, built in 1835, is a house museum located in Neristan. The building was bequeathed to the City of Kokkola and served as the home of the Drake artisan family for four generations. This charming museum collection includes furnishings from the late 18th century to the late 20th century, as well as a library of over 3,000 works.
The tour is in Finnish. Duration: 60 minutes.

Tolvmansgården Hakalax
Kaarlelankatu 47
On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM from June 23 to August 7.
5/ 8 € (paid to the guide)

Tolvmansgården in Hakalax will open to the public for the first time in summer 2025. This Ostrobothnian-style building, completed in the early 1800s, was last inhabited by Göta and Bertil Hakalax—passionate collectors with a keen interest in artifacts from Kokkola and its surrounding areas. They wished to leave their home and its contents for the townspeople to admire. A special feature is a room dedicated to the trotting champion stallion Amor, a double titleholder.
The tour is in Finnish. Duration: 60 minutes.

Open House at Fredrik and Anna Drake’s Home

August 2, 10 AM–2 PM
Läntinen Kirkkokatu 20
Free entry

Visit a charming home museum in the heart of Neristan! Built in 1835, the house was home to the Drake artisan family for four generations. The interior features items dating from the late 18th century to the late 20th century, including art, handicrafts, and a library of over 3,000 books. A guide will be present to share the history of the Drake family in finnish.

Sea Diaries – Meripäiväkirjat

Wed 13 – Sat 16 Aug, 12 noon–3 pm
Roos House
Pitkänsillankatu 39
Free entry

During the second week of August, the courtyard of Roos House will transform into Sea Diaries – an immersive art installation created over the course of four open workshops. In the workshops, participants will paint on hand-embroidered dowry linens, passed down from previous generations. As brushstrokes bring new, colourful stories to life along the hems of the lace, the process is accompanied by a marine-inspired soundscape, video work, and excerpts from the sea journals of Alma Hongell, a historic seafaring woman.

Sea Diaries is a community artwork open to people of all ages. The workshops are held in Finnish, English, and Spanish. They are free of charge and require no registration – just drop in and take part! The artwork will be on view and in constant transformation from Wednesday to Saturday. You’re welcome to stop by and admire it even outside workshop hours.

Open workshops in the courtyard of Roos House:

Wed 13 Aug, 12–3 pm
Thu 14 Aug, 12–3 pm
Fri 15 Aug, 12–3 pm
Sat 16 Aug, 12–3 pm

The event is a collaboration between K.H.Renlund Museum, MeWeArt and visual artist Sanna-Mari Prittinen, video artist Marja Haapakangas, and sound artist/composer Ville Palin. The project is supported by the City of Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaan kulttuurirahasto and Keskipohjanmaa-säätiö.