Guided Tours Spring 2026
Multilingual Month (Satakielikuukausi):
Multilingual Month guided tours celebrate native languages and linguistic diversity:
- Feb 25, 5:00 PM, Guided Tour: Taste Matters (in English)
- Mar 5, 5:00 PM, Taste Matters Tour (in Easy Finnish)
- Mar 11, 5:00 PM, Guided Tour: Smaksak (in Swedish)
Multilingual Month tours are free of charge. Duration 45 min. Capacity: max 20 participants. No pre-registration required.
Other Public Guided Tours:
April 22, 5:00 PM, The Turbulent Decades – Photos of Restaurant Life in the 60s and 70s (in Finnish)
Guided by Museum Educator Aino Malminen. On this tour, we trace the turning points that transformed the foundations of the restaurant industry. The exhibition’s photographs reveal how increased wealth and liberalizing values brought women, families, and youth with new aspirations into restaurants. Duration 45 min. Max 20 participants. Included in the admission fee or with Museum Card. No pre-registration.
May 20, 5:00 PM, Cheers to Finnish Alcohol History: Vices or Civilized Enjoyment? (in Finnish)
Guided by Museum Educator Aino Malminen. Finnish alcohol history leaves no one indifferent. During the tour in the Taste Matters exhibition, we explore the peculiarities of alcohol culture reflected in encounters at liquor stores and restaurants. Duration 45 min. Max 20 participants. Included in the admission fee or with Museum Card. No pre-registration.
June 12, 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM, Helsinki Day Tours to The Turbulant Decades exhibition (in Finnish)
Guided by the exhibition’s curator Tiina Kiiskinen. On Helsinki Day, admission to the museum is free, so the guided tours are free of charge. Duration 30 min. Max 20 participants. No pre-registration.