Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Espoo, Finland

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.7 km
Ascend 0 m
Descend 0 m

Explore Espoo in Finland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Espoo

Sight 1: Tapiolan kirkko

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Tapiolan kirkko J-P Kärnä / CC BY-SA 3.0

Tapiola Church is a Lutheran church in the Tapiola district of Espoo, Finland. The modernist concrete building in brutalist style was designed by the architect Aarno Ruusuvuori and opened in 1965. The church seats 600 people and is thus the largest in Espoo by capacity.

Wikipedia: Tapiola Church (EN)

745 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Pyhittäjä Herman Alaskalaisen kirkko

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Pyhittäjä Herman Alaskalaisen kirkko

Tapiola Orthodox Church or Church of Saint Herman of Alaska is an Orthodox church building located in Tapiola, Espoo. The church belongs to the Orthodox parish of Helsinki.

Wikipedia: Tapiolan ortodoksinen kirkko (FI)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Taidepoliisi

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Taidepoliisi is a statue designed by Pekka Kauhanen, located in Espoo, Finland, in the roundabout between Pohjantie and Ahertajantie. The statue directs the public to the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (Emma), located in the WeeGee house.

Wikipedia: Taidepoliisi (EN)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: The Finnish museum of horology

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The Finnish Museum of Horology is a horological museum located in exhibition centre WeeGee house in Tapiola, Espoo.

Wikipedia: Finnish Museum of Horology (EN), Website

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art

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The EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, is a major art museum in Espoo in southern Finland. After the founding of Espoo Art Museum Foundation in September 2002, EMMA opened its doors for visitors in 2006. With its 5000 square metre exhibition space, it is the largest museum in the whole of Finland. The permanent exhibition presents a selection from The Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection and the other half the changing domestic and international exhibitions.

Wikipedia: Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EN)

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Espoo City Museum KAMU

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KAMU Espoo City Museum is a cultural history museum founded in 1958. The City Museum includes KAMU Exhibition Centre WeeGee in Tapiola, House Museum Glims in Bemböle, School Museum Lagstad in Espoon keskus and Villa Museum Villa Rulludd by the sea in Kaitaa. Through its museum collection, exhibitions and events, Espoo City Museum tells about the history of the Espoo City Department and Espoo residents. The mission of the City Museum is to cherish, study and record the history and cultural heritage of the Espoo region and its inhabitants in many different ways, as well as to present and tell about it to people today.

Wikipedia: Espoon kaupunginmuseo (FI), Website

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