The Civil Guard and Lotta Svard Museum
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About
Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd museum. Built in 1924-1926. Designed by Alvar Aalto. The Civil Guard house of Southern Ostrobothnia. Green main building has exhibitions on three floors. Bottom floor has a ball room and veterans organizations exhibition, middle floor has a Lotta Svärd exhibition, Second floor is the former home of South Ostrobothnian Civil Guard leader Matti Laurila and his family and has an exhibition about Jägers and the Civil Guard. The white yard house has three smaller exhibitions, one of which being an exhibition that changes once a year or once every two years.
At a glance
- Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes