Ironworks Villagers’ Activities
Join living history with the inhabitants of the Ironworks! You may have wondered how flour was ground in a hand-mill, the dough was made, and bread was baked in a woodfired oven, or how the laundry was washed and mangled earlier in days gone by? Maybe you also have sometimes wondered what it would have been like to work at the workshops of the Ironworks and how casting is done? The Ironwork Villagers’ Activities offer an experience and opportunity to try out different traditional chores and hand skills. Participating is easy as no advance booking is required. The chores are suitable for both children and adults and are a great way to spend time with the family. In summer, grazing domestic animals can also be seen in the Museum area.
The Summer Chores
In the summer, you can meet the inhabitants of the Ironworks going about their daily chores in the Museum area of Hammarbacken. You will be able to take part in various chores. On Wednesdays we’re doing traditional handicrafts, on Thursdays we’re baking flatbread in the bakery, and on Fridays we’re casting tin soldiers in the foundry.
Open: 8.6.-12.8.2022, Wednesday – Friday 11am – 4pm
Location: Museum area
Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English
No advance booking


The Christmas Chores
Baking of gingerbread cookies
Time: Saturday 27.11 at 11–16 o’clock
Location: The Bakery House of the Museum.
Fee: Voluntary fee
Christmas card workshop
Time: Saturday 27.11 at 11-16 o’clock
Location: The main building of the Museum
Fee: 3€ / person
Traditional sweets workshop
Time: Saturday 4.12 and Saturday 11.12 at 11-14 o’clock. No reservations, the workshop starts every full hour and up to 8 persons can participate per group.
Location: The main building of the Museum
Fee: 3€ / person
Straw ornaments for Christmas
Time: Saturday 18.12 at 11-14 o’clock
Location: The main building of the Museum
Fee: 3€ / person