For groups
You can book guided tours of the churches in Keuruu, Pihlajavesi and Haapamäki through the museum all year round. In spring 2026, guided tours will be available on a limited basis due to renovation work at the museum. We will be able to offer the best service for guided tours from June onwards.
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The Old Church in Keuruu
You can explore Keuruu’s landmark – the oldest wooden church in Central Finland, built between 1756 and 1759 – on a guided tour focusing on art and cultural history.
The new church in Keuruu
The fourth church of the Keuruu parish stands on Kippavuorenmäki hill in the centre of Keuruu, right next to the old church. This south-towered, Neo-Gothic-style brick church was built between 1889 and 1892. The altarpieces in the church were painted by Eero Jä efelt (1863–1937).
Guided tour of the old or new Keuruu Church for groups
- Weekdays 11am–4pm: €68 (VAT 0%)
- Weekends 11am–4pm: €90 (VAT 0%)
Guided tours (English, Swedish) 11am–4pm: €110 (VAT 0%) - A 25.5% VAT charge will be added to the price of guided tours taking place before 11.00 and after 16.00
- In addition, a church donation of €4 per person. VAT 0% (applies to the old church)
The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Enquiries and bookings subject to availability: museo@keuruu.fi, or 040 96 555 67.
- Payment options: cash, card or invoice.
The Wilde ess Church at Pihlajavesi
The old church in Pihlajavesi, also known as the Wilde ess Church, is a wooden church built between 1780 and 1782. The church was designed by the renowned church architect Matti Åkerblom-Pä ä. It was built using the resources of ten houses and four crofts, some seventy years before the first road was built in the region. Originally, only a modest preaching hall was to be built at the junction of the forest paths, but enthusiasm led to the completion of a proper church without permission. The then vicar of Keuruu, Abraham Indrenius the Younger, received a reprimand from the cathedral chapter, and the matter was reported to the county gove or. However, the church was allowed to remain standing and served the hard-working people of the smoke-house villages.
Guided tour of the Wilde ess Church
- Weekdays (11am–4pm): €68 when the guide travels with the group / €102 including the guide’s travel expenses (Keuruu–Pihlajavesi–Keuruu) VAT 0%
- At weekends (11am–4pm): €90 when the guide travels with the group / €120 including the guide’s travel expenses (VAT 0%)
- Language lessons (English, Swedish) (11:00–16:00): €110 (VAT 0%)
- A 25.5% VAT charge will be added to the price of guided tours taking place before 11.00 and after 16.00
The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Enquiries and bookings subject to availability: museo@keuruu.fi, or 040 96 555 67.
- Payment options: cash, card or invoice.
Haapamäki Church
The foundations of the church were laid in 1939 on ‘donated land’, where a modest chapel had stood since 1932. However, the war brought the chapel project to a halt, and the foundations were overgrown with bushes after the war. The final church, designed by architect Mikael Nordenswan, was completed between 1952 and 1953. Haapamäki Church is a long church with a steep roof and brick construction, and it is one of the first multi-purpose churches in Finland. Adjacent to the church hall are a parish hall and club rooms.
Haapamäen kirkko
Guided tour of Haapamäki Church for groups
- Weekdays (11am–4pm): €68 when the guide travels with the group / €102 including the guide’s travel expenses (Keuruu–Pihlajavesi–Keuruu) VAT 0%
- At weekends (11am–4pm): €90 when the guide travels with the group / €120 including the guide’s travel expenses (VAT 0%)
- Language lessons (English, Swedish) (11:00–16:00): €110 (VAT 0%)
- A 25.5% VAT charge will be added to the price of guided tours taking place before 11.00 and after 16.00
The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Enquiries and bookings subject to availability: museo@keuruu.fi, or 040 96 555 67.
- Payment options: cash, card or invoice.
Further information about churches
https://www.keuruunseurakunta.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/kirkot-ja-kappelit
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