- Date
- Saturday, November 14
- Time
- 13:00-14:00
- Price
- 0€/child, 10€/adult
- Age
- 6-14 years
- Booking
- Booking required
- Registration
- Registration required
This public tour at Helsinki University Museum Flame introduces astronomy and the history of the Observatory building, completed in 1834. A guide takes visitors into the old observation towers. The planetarium show speeds through a night, introducing northern constellations and the movement of the night sky.
- Organizer
- University of Helsinki / Helsinki University Museum Flame
At a glance
- Date
- Saturday, November 14
- Time
- 13:00-14:00
- Price
- 0€/child, 10€/adult
- Age
- 6-14 years
- Languages
- fi
- Booking
- Booking required
- Registration
- Registration required
- Stroller-friendly
- Partial
- Accessibility
- Partial
- Travel estimate with HSL from my location
- Accessibility
- The exhibition floor has step-free access through the red wooden gate at the west end. Use door-phone number A1 or call 050 318 5764 to open the gate. The towers and planetarium included in the tour do not have step-free access.
Plan your visit
- Practical notes
- Pay museum admission at the ticket desk before the tour. Studded shoes are not allowed inside the Observatory because they damage the old floors.
- Booking notes
- Advance registration using an online form is required. Registration forms for both November tours are still forthcoming; follow the organiser's page. Each tour takes a maximum of 20 participants.
- Price notes
- The tour is included in Observatory admission. Adults EUR 10, reduced ticket EUR 7 and under-18s free. Museum Card holders and members of the University of Helsinki community enter free.
- Age notes
- Best suited to school-age children interested in astronomy and history. The organiser gives no age limit.
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Upcoming dates
Sat, Nov 14
Helsinki University Museum Flame / Observatory
Sat, Nov 21
Helsinki University Museum Flame / Observatory