Guided tour in the glasshouses of Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden (55 min.)

The guided tour in the glasshouses of Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden takes you from tropical rain forests to dry deserts. The tour includes stories and information about many interesting plants and their features.

• Target group: all age groups.
• Price: 90 € (Sat 120 €) + entrance fee for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 90€ (Sat 120€) including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

Guided tour in Kumpula Botanic Garden (55 min.)

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The guided tour will take you around the world. The geobotanical garden includes plants from Europe and the Far East as well as from the distant Rocky Mountains in the North America. In the garden of cultivated plants flourish both economic and ornamental species. The ornamental plants grow in the manor park and in the yard area near the buildings. The guided tour will give you a good overview of the 6-ha-garden area and its sections. A distance of 1 km will be covered. The tour is held outdoors, so please dress appropriately for the weather.

• Target group: school groups and adults.
• Price: 90 € (Sat and Sun 120 €) + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 90€ (Sat and Sun 120€) including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 30 persons.

The World of Dinosaurs (55 min.)

On this tour, young explorers get to explore the world of dinosaurs, both big and small, by playing and moving. The tour takes place in the History of Life exhibition.

• Target group: 3-6-year-olds.
• Price: 80 € (Sat 120 €) + entrance fees for guided groups,
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ (Sat 120€) including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

A Year in Finnish Nature (55 min.)

The tour takes you across Finland through the four seasons: from the southern groves to the northern fells. You will also make acquaintance with numeral animal and plant species and hear about their unique survival strategies in changing conditions. The tour takes place in the Finnish Nature exhibition.

• Target group: school groups and adults
• Price: 80 € (Sat 120 €) + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ (Sat 120€) including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

Explore Finland in 1 Hour (55 min.)

The Finnish Nature -exhibition offers us a fascinating journey through Finland from southern coast to northern fells. In this guided tour you'll be able to explore the Finnish nature in four seasons and see how the plant and animal life has adapted to our northern conditions.

Explore Finland in 1 hour is carried out with a humoristic touch. Since there is a strong connection between Finnish nature and culture, we will also take up some interesting details of Finnish culture & mentality. The tour is especially suitable for foreigners and people who are getting to know Finland.

• The tour is available by request (opastukset@luomus.fi)
• Target group: all age groups
• Price: 80 € + entrance fee for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

Long Live Life (55 min.)

The guided tour takes you on a journey through the history of life, and shows you evolution as a force that shapes organisms. The tour takes place in the History of Life exhibition.

• Target group: school groups (Secondary and Upper Secondary Schools) and adults.
• Price: 80 € + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

Change in the Air (55 min.)

The tour, Change in the Air, tells you the story of humans in a changing world – from the last Ice Age to the present day. You will hear about research on environmental changes and find out about sustainable solutions for present-day challenges.

• Target group: school groups (Secondary and Upper Secondary Schools) and adults.
• Price: 80€ + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

Museum highlights (55 min.)

Museum highlights​ is a general guided tour of our museum. The tour takes you around the museum’s most interesting places and its historical phases.

• Target group: all age groups.
• Price: 80€ (Sat 120€) + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ (Sat 120€) including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

Researcher for an Hour (55 min.)

The tour is an interactive tour intended for preschoolers and first and second graders. On the tour, research and observation assignments shed light on the work of scientists and encourage children to observe nature and their environment independently. There may be no single right answer! The children get to classify invertebrates into groups and identify bird feathers among other things. The tour takes place in different exhibitions.

• Target group: preschool (6-year-olds) and 1st and 2nd graders.
• Price: 80 € (Sat 120 €) + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ (Sat 120€) including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

Wildlife of the World (55 min.)

This guided tour takes you on a journey through five climate zones, from arctic Greenland to tropical Borneo and African savanna. The tour presents plants and animals from different environments, with the emphasis on how animals have adapted to these environments. The tour takes place in the exhibition Wildlife of the World.

• Target group: all age groups.
• Price: 80 € + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.

The Four Seasons (55 min.)

Do you remember what summer smells like? In summer, beavers swim in the lake and you will most certainly hear the high-pitched drone of mosquitoes. It is easy for animals to find food in summer, but it gets more difficult in autumn. Soon you can hear the snow crunching under your shoes and it is time for the mountain hare to change into winter coat. The brown bear returns to its winter den and everybody is waiting for the arrival of spring.

• Target group: day-care and preschool groups, 4-6-year-olds.
• Price: 80 € + entrance fees for guided groups.
• Schools and day-care centres 80€ including entrance fees.
• Group size max. 25 persons.