Guided tours

A guided tour costs on Mon - Sat €100 and on Sun 200 € per hour per group + admission to the museum.

Bachelor / bachelorette party packages with materials and admission €200.

The tour is free of charge for school, day-care and family day-care groups. You can find the wide range of activities on the Learn in the Museum page.

The maximum size of the guided group is 25 people and that of the bachelor party package is about 10 people.

Enquiries and bookings tel. +358 9 81627337 during opening hours.

Glims has been in the same place for hundreds of years. It has been the home and workplace of thousands of people and domestic animals. More recently, Glims has been a museum for over 60 years. The guided tour will show the history of Glims and of Espoo as a whole. 

The active guided tour will take the children around the old Glims farm, learning about the work and play of children in the past. The tour includes both information and activities indoors and outdoors. Wear outdoor clothes appropriate for the weather! Tours organised from 14 January to 10 May and from 15 August to 31 October. 

The active guided tour will provide information about the rural life in Glims and the whole of Espoo in times past. The guided tour especially focuses on how people managed in the time of self-sufficiency before electricity and shops. What all can you do yourself, when you know how?  The guided tour includes a variety of activities, such as carding wool, grinding coffee with a manual grinder or making a historical toy. Tours organised from 14 January to 10 May and from 15 August to 31 October. 

What was done at this time of the year on a self-sufficient farm? How did the various annual celebrations break up the daily toil in the countryside? The contents of the guided tour vary depending on the season. Tours organised from 14 January to 10 May and from 15 August to 31 October. 

A shared time for playing old and new yard games in a beautiful rural environment, guided by a tour guide. Wear outdoor clothes appropriate for the weather! Tours organised from 14 January to 10 May and from 15 August to 31 October. The yard games are ideal for anyone who can play in a group and follow rules.

Glims is home to Finnish landrace chickens of the Alho stock. The guided tour sheds light on the life, keeping and history of this native breed of chicken. Tours are organised while the chickens are staying in the outdoor run. Ask the museum for the outdoor schedule. Wear outdoor clothes appropriate for the weather!

This guided tour explores old Christmas traditions, their background and origin. Guided tours are organised while Glims is decorated for Christmas, from the First Advent Sunday to 7 January. 

The spring excursion season of the Glims Farmstead Museum lasts from mid-May to Midsummer. During the excursion season, day-care groups and school classes participate in the museum’s programme and explore the area under the guidance of their teacher. Visitors can, for example, explore the museum buildings through self-guided tasks, follow the day’s work demonstration and eat a packed lunch or play in the museum’s large courtyard. Excursion groups must register in advance by telephone. Wear outdoor clothes appropriate for the weather!