Natural History Museum — Attraction in Jyväskylä sub-region

Nice little natural history museum at the root of the water tower. Free admission. They are currently renovating some parts of the exhibition.

The only problem is that at the moment there's a LOT of visitors, starting already from the time it opens, and the parking lot is always full. This is temporary, though. Many people are on vacation right now, the weather is sunny (too hot to be outside, even), people want to get out after covid-19 quarantines and this location has two sights at one place, both...

The Museum acts more like a showroom than an actual museum, but that's not big of a problem. Just bear in mind that this place in my opinion is better for school groups with little children to learn about the finnish wildlife and geology than it is to tourists who want to learn a lot. It's not a big space, only a few rooms, but since it's admission free you should check it out if you have a free 30 minutes. You can also buy souvenirs at the entrance and they are not that expensive compared to...

Amazing and quaint museum where you can see life sized animals, birds, fish, and insects. There was lots of information on each specimen, as well as geological information on the area and across the country. Information was primarily in Finnish, but Swedish and English translation sheets were also available for each exhibit. The museum was free entry and had a...