10 Sights in Vantaa, Finland (with Map and Images)

Vaarala Chapel is a former church building of Hakunila Parish in the Vaarala district of Vantaa. It was designed by architects Leena and Kalle Niukkanen. The church was completed in 1960. In 1995, it received a demolition order from the church council, but less than a decade later the demolition order was cancelled and it was decided to preserve the church, which represents modern architecture. The congregation abandoned the church in 2013 due to the need to renovate it. When the church was transferred to a private owner, its name was changed to Vaarala Chapel at the seller's request.

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Laila Pullinen Sculpture Park and House Museum is a sculpture park in Hakunila, Vantaa, about 200 meters northeast of Sotung School. It presents sculptures, environmental artworks and other works of art by sculptor Laila Pullinen (1933-2015) in the courtyard area of Nissbacka Manor, in the granary, in the artist's studio and in the house museum opened in 2021. Located in a privately used area, the sculpture park is open to the public four times a week during the summer months and to groups by reservation.

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Myyrmäki Church, is a Lutheran church in the Myyrmäki neighborhood in the city of Vantaa. It is located near Louhela commuter train station. The church was designed by architect Juha Leiviskä and it was opened in 1984. It is also known as the Church of Light. In Leiviskä's own words: "To me, a building as such, 'as a piece of architecture', is nothing. Its real significance is revealed in counterpoint with its surroundings, with life and with light."

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Theatre Vantaa, until April 2006 called Teatteri Kehä III, is a professional theatre founded in 1985 by actress Anne Nielsen and opera singer Matti Pasanen. The other founding members were Leena Virtanen, Tiina Makkonen, Timo Paavola, Leila Itkonen and Kimmo Sillantie. The theatre's first premiere was Marguerite Duras' play Savannah Bay on November 28, 1986 at Peltola School in Tikkurila.

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Korso Church is an asymmetrical long church in Korso, Vantaa, built in 1962 based on the proposal of Olli Kuusi, who won a design competition held two years earlier. The east-west church hall narrows towards the altar at the west end, the area of which is highlighted by a folding row of pews. A lower wing building, including a parish hall, joins the building.

Wikipedia: Korson kirkko (FI)

Vantaa Art Museum Artsi is an art museum located in Myyrmäki House, Vantaa's Myyrmäki cultural and multipurpose centre. The museum's first exhibition at Myyrmäki House was held in 1994. Today, the Art Museum aims to specialise in urban art, such as graffiti, street art and performance art, alongside more traditional art.

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Vantaa Agricultural Museum is a local museum in Vantaa's Vantaanlaakso district, where objects and information about the old rural municipality of Helsinki have been collected. The museum is owned by the association "Helsinge Lantmannagille r.f. Vanda", founded in 1882. The museum is bilingual.

Wikipedia: Vantaan maatalousmuseo (FI)

Vantaa City Museum is a museum maintained by the City of Vantaa, whose headquarters are in the old station building of Tikkurila, built in 1862, in the Tikkurila district. It also has exhibitions and events at Håkansböle Manor, and its collection services are located in Hiekkaharju.

Wikipedia: Vantaan kaupunginmuseo (FI)

Heureka is a Finnish science center in the Tikkurila district of Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki, designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects. It is located at the intersection of the Finnish Main Line and the river Keravanjoki.

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Vantaa Home Church is a Pentecostal church in Pakkala, Vantaa. In 2011, the congregation had about 70 members. The current pastor of the church, Jani Alanko, started in January 2020. Before him, the pastor was Jari Vahtera.

Wikipedia: Vantaan Kotikirkko (FI), Website