Luostarinmäki

It was decided that the previously undeveloped, although not uninhabited, area to the south of Vartiovuori Hill would be developed as residential accommodation.

The plot would be fenced in and a simple cottage with a stove and baking oven built.

The idea for the museum was put forward in a local newspaper article as early as 1908, after the oldest part of Cloister Hill had been demolished – now the street of Sirkkalankatu.

This often involved removing ceilings of tongue and groove boards, or the restoration of open fireplaces.

[4] The museum received the Golden Apple international tourism award as the only site in Scandinavia in 1984.