Youth clubs are open during the winter holiday
Hämeenlinna’s youth services organize activities for 13-17-year-olds and young adults during the school winter holiday week on February 24-28. Come to meet friends and youth workers and participate in fun activities.
Youth clubs opening hours:
- Hukari: Mon, Wed, Fri 5-8 PM
- Renu: Tue and Thu 4:30-7:30 PM
- Pohinä: Tue 10 AM-2 PM (“breakfastPöhinä”) and Thu 4-8 PM (“campfirePöhinä”)
- Norppa: Mon 11 AM-3 PM (breakfast) and Wed 3-7 PM
- Nuke: Tue and Thu 4-8 PM
- Kraatteri: Mon 4-8 PM and Wed 10 AM-2 PM (breakfast)
- G-Nurkka: Tue, Wed, Fri 4-9 PM, Thu (18+) 4-8 PM, and Sun 3-7 PM
- Bunkkeri: Mon (18+) 3-8 PM, Tue, Wed, Thu 3-8 PM (13-17 years) and Fri 1-5 PM (10-12 years)
- Ohjaamo: Open space on Monday 4-8 PM and walk-in therapy 4:30-7:30 PM
Explore Hämeenlinna’s youth clubs in more detail (mainly in Finnish)
Creative Event – Winter Holiday Event for Youth at Hämeenlinna Main Library on February 25, 2-7 PM
Program:
- Creative Workshop: Make a badge and explore 3D printing from 2-6 PM
- Studio Clinic: 3-6 PM, non-stop and low-threshold
- “Tear and Scribble” Poetry Workshop: 2-6 PM in Pönkki
- Escape Room: 2-6 PM in Jemma, for small groups (organized by Youth Services)
- Gaming: In the media room and group room B from 2-6 PM
- Music and Spoken Word: On the open stage starting 6 PM
- Café (4H): Opens at 2 PM
The program is aimed at middle school students and older youth. The event is otherwise free, but bring money for the café and possible badges you want to make. The library offers one badge per visitor, additional badges cost €0.50 each.
Sculptures and Circus Tricks at Gallery ARX
The exhibition “Circus Linnuntie” is a fun circus-themed exhibition showcasing sculptures used for circus tricks by sculptors Tapani Kokko and Virpi Kanto. In the Circus Linnuntie exhibition, visitors can also perform their own circus tricks.
Gallery ARX’s exhibitions are suitable for visitors of all ages. Visiting the gallery is free of charge.
More information on the Cultural Center Arx’s website (in Finnish)
Winter Holiday at Hämeenlinna City Museum
Museum Skogster: What kind of creatures have you seen in your dreams? Draw them on paper and leave the drawing to customer service, and it will be displayed to admire in the children’s section of Hämeenlinna Main Library, in the Onnimanni room.
You can see all kinds of creatures while sleeping! In the past, it was believed that the “Unihuppias” would appear in a dream to help the dreamer solve a problem or reveal the location of hidden treasure. The “Herättäjätonttu” would wake you up if danger or tardiness threatened. Nightmares and bogeymen brought fear and excitement. Some of these creatures can also be found in the museum’s “Asleep” exhibition. The “Dream Tapestries” exhibition, on the other hand, guides visitors through the world of dreams and dreams in literature.
Museum Skogster open Tue, Thu-Sun 11 AM-5 PM, Wed 11 AM-6 PM.
Palander House: There is not much information about the history of snowmen, but they have been made in Finland since the 1800s. Whether there is snow outside or not, the museum has provided children with the opportunity to craft a mini snowman or “string roll” during the winter holiday.
Palander House open during winter holiday weeks (weeks 8-10) Tue-Sun 12-4 PM.
More information about opening hours and events on the Hämeenlinna City Museum’s website
Art orienteering and Art Coffee at Hämeenlinna Art Museum
Hämeenlinna Art Museum organizes activities for children and adults during the winter holiday! Children can try art orienteering throughout the holiday week in the “Abstracting the Ordinary – Art from the Everyday” exhibition. There is also a guided tour for children on Saturday, March 1, introducing young holidaymakers to visual arts.
For adults, the Art Coffee event on Friday, February 28, is suitable. In honor of Kalevala Day, we will explore the works of the renowned Finnish visual artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. On Sunday, March 2, at 2 PM, there will be a public guided tour of the “Laila Karttunen: Life’s Colourful Tapestry” exhibition.
More information about the opening hours and events on the Hämeenlinna Art Museum’s website
Workouts, Public Skating and Wibit Water Adventure
Hämeenlinna Sports Halls (Liikuntahallit) offer a variety of activities during the school winter holiday week. The week’s program has something for everyone, including water aerobics, body composition measurements and Nordic walking. You can also engage in physical activities like mega workout, stair workouts or cross-training, which includes a special activity area for children. The week also features a Wibit water obstacle course and public skating.
Check out the week’s program on the Sports Halls’ website (in Finnish)
Public Transport Schedules During Winter Holiday Week
Buses in the Hämeenlinna region will not operate school day routes from February 24 to March 2, 2025 (week 9).
You can always find up-to-date bus schedules in the local transport’s electronic route planner.
For more tips and events for the winter holiday, visit the Visithämeenlinna website (in Finnish).
