Kemijärvi Local History Museum

Located right in the centre of Kemijärvi, this museum tells the story of peasant life in Kemijärvi in the early 1900s. The main building is a peasant house from the 19th century in its original location. The museum’s exhibitions depict the traditional livelihoods of Kemijärvi over a hundred years: cattle farming, forestry, fishing, hunting and reindeer husbandry. The museum is run by the Kemijärven Kotikiekerö Association.

The present main building was built in the late 1700s. The museum grounds include a handsome main building, barns, a barn, a smoke sauna, a barn and a stable. Welcome to discover the peasant life and traditional livelihoods of the turn of the 1700s and 1800s.

The museum has four exhibitions. The largest exhibition is the basic exhibition of the whole museum area, which depicts events in Kemijärvi from the 1800s to the last century. A separate exhibition space has been set up for Lyyli Perunga, which is complemented by a small country kitchen with artefacts. The wartime exhibition is the latest exhibition to be assembled. The museum has 3 500 objects and 4 000 photographs.