The Children’s Tree
The Children’s Tree, towering almost 8 meters high, is abuzz with excitement. You can climb on three different levels inside the tree and listen to the mysterious sounds of the forest. There is a tree house in the fork of the largest branch – a favoured spot of any child! Under the tree is a nice place to rest a moment and lose yourself in the world of textile books with forest themes. After reading, you can slip on a forest cloak and dive into a world of adventure.
The Bear’s Den
Under the Children’s Tree, there is a peaceful den where the mother bear hibernates with her two little cubs. Would you dare to crawl inside and take a peek at how the bears spend their winter?
Simulators
How well could you handle the forestry machine operator’s job? The Machine Age exhibition’s forestry machine simulators offer you a chance to put your operating skills to the test!
Arboretum
There is a lot of room to run and play in the Lusto outdoor area! There are approximately 40 domestic and foreign tree species and some rare forms of fir tree growing in the miniature arboretum. Can you spot the domestic deciduous trees? You can continue your exploration in the world of forests in the Luke research and tree species park located right next to Lusto.
A Man’s Job
Finnish forest workers’ standard of living and working conditions became topics of debate in the 1950s and 1960s, attracting attention even from the...
View moreA man’s job – Finland at a turning point in 1970 as seen in unique photographs
Lusto’s main exhibition of 2020 – "A man's job"– offers touching and largely unprecedented photographs of the forest workers and the transformation of...
View moreThe Century of Forest Improvements
An immense amount of work to enhance silviculture was done in Finland in the 20th century. The Century of Forest Improvements exhibition depicts...
View moreLumberjack’s culture days – a legendary forest-related event of 1967-2000
The exhibition “Lumberjack's culture days” is composed of Lusto's collections in honour of the forest workers' own cultural event. The exhibition comprising posters,...
View moreThe Old Logging Site
The old logging site exhibition takes the visitor to the old time logging sites and timber floating routes – to the golden age...
View moreControlled burning – Photographs about using fire in forest management
The exhibition “Controlled burning” presents the use of fire in promoting forest management and forest biodiversity through photographs made by Benjam Pöntinen, a...
View moreThe wolf, the saw and the GPS – Finnish Forest Museum history
Why have forest museum collections over the years included a coconut, an ostrich egg, a wool-spinning paddle, a bow saw, a soldier’s helmet,...
View moreThe Forests of the Finns
For Finns, the forest has always been – and still is – not only a source of income and a treasure trove of...
View moreThe Time of the Machines
The Time of the Machines exhibition explores the mechanization of timber harvesting, as well as the development of forestry and the forest industry....
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