Opening Hours and Getting Here

The museum window viewed from the shopping centre hallway. Photo: Kristina Tohmo

The Museum is open

Tuesdays from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesdays from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Fridays from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Exceptions to our regular opening hours. Entry is free – always!

January 6, 2025, closed
April 17, 2025, Maundy Thursday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
April 18, 2025, Good Friday, closed
April 30, 2025, May Day Eve, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
May 1, 2025, May Day, closed
May 29, 2025, Ascension Day, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
June 19, 2025, Midsummer, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
June 20, 2025, Midsummer, closed
June 21, 2025, Midsummer, closed
June 22, 2025, Midsummer, closed
December 6, 2025, Independence Day, closed
December 24, 2025, Christmas Eve, closed
December 25, 2025, Christmas Day, closed
December 26, 2025, Boxing Day, closed
December 31, 2024, New Year’s Eve, 12 noon to 4 p.m.
January 1, 2026, New Year’s Day, closed
January 6, 2026, 12.p.m. to 4 p.m.

Getting Here

Directions

Our address is Siltakatu 11, 02770 Espoo.

In the autumn of 2019, the Helinä Rautavaara Museum relocated to new premises at the Entresse shopping centre in Espoon keskus. From 1998–2017 the Museum was in Tapiola, Espoo.

The Museum is on the first floor of the Entresse building, i.e. one floor above ground level.
Entry is free – always!

Public Transport

By train
The Helinä Rautavaara Museum is just 300 metres from Espoo train station. The X, Y, U, L, and E Helsinki region local trains all stop at Espoo. The train journey from Helsinki’s Central Station takes about 25 minutes.

By bus
Bus lines 118, 134, 134N, 136, 168, 169, 213, 213N, 224 and 235N stop close to the Entresse shopping centre. Name of stop: Espoon asema, Siltakatu.

Bus lines 235, 241, 241V, 243, 244, 244K, 245A, 246, 246K, 531, 542, 565, 565B, 566, 566V, 582 and 582V also stop close to Entresse. Name of stop: Espoon keskus.

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Getting here

By bicycle

Bicycle racks are situated outside Entresse on Siltakatu and in Valatori Square, as well as inside the car park, right by the entrance.

By car

The Entresse car park is situated beneath the business spaces, with convenient access to the Museum by elevator, stairs and moving walkways.

The Entresse car park has 300 parking spaces, monitored by Q-Park. You may use your parking disc to have three hours of free parking. Parking is accessed from Valakuja.