Museum of War and Reconstruction and Rajakievari Tavern
Salla’s Museum of War and Reconstruction is located in the vicinity of the village of Salla at the area of Salla’s former railway station, in the old residences of the railway workers. In addition to the exhibition spaces, there is a museum shop and café located in the museum building. The museum also has outdoor exhibitions and Salla’s Rajakievari tavern.
The museum’s permanent exhibition tells about Kuoloyarvi at the beginning of the 20th century before the wars, the restless wartimes, and the enormous reconstruction work after the war, where the municipality of Salla, tested by the war, struggled to rise once again.
Open
October – June
Tue – Sat: 10am – 5pm
July – September
Tue – Sun: 10am – 5pm
Entrance
Adult 5 €
Pensioner and student 3 €
Children under 12 years 0 €
Contact: museo@salla.fi, Tel. 040 579 0762.
- Groups 3 € / person (over 10 person)
- School groups (outside the municipality) with guide 3 € / person
- Guided tour fee 5 € / person
- Extra charge on weekend times for groups with guide 30 € / group
Friday January 5: open 10am – 4pm
Saturday January 6: closed
May 2024: closed
Museum shop & café
Museum shop offers local products, souvenirs, handcrafts and clothing. In the café you can relax and have a cup of coffee while enjoying local pastries. The shop and the café are free to visit even if you don’t visit the exhibition.
Salla’s Rajakievari Tavern
Salla’s Rajakievari tavern exhibits tavern traditions and works as a space for changing exhibitions. The Moivainsokka outdoor exhibition space, behind the Rajakievari tavern, extends all the way to the Ruuhijoki river.
The Rajakievari tavern can also be rented for various events. Read more via this link.
The Salla museum area is open all year round and serves both tourists and local residents.
Welcome!
Salla War and Reconstruction Museum Customer Promise
At our War and Reconstruction Museum, we present the history of Salla, i.e. Kuoloyarvi, from the beginning of the 1900s up until the 1960s. In addition to history, we also tell about current local things, such as cultural and outdoor routes, fishing and fishing locations, and the locations of outdoor firepits.
You can also pop by our place for a coffee. The sweet products in our museum’s Pirtti Café come from the Kursulainen bakery, the gluten-free products are baked by Sallainen Herkku. Enjoy a cup of coffee with a local treat called ‘kampanisu’! Our Pirtti Café also offers vegetarian quiches if you start to feel peckish and meat isn’t part of your diet.
We procure local products for our museum shop. When purchasing, we first prioritise products from Salla, then Lapland, and finally Finland, and we prefer not to buy products from across borders. Our museum shop offers local herbs, canned foods, sweets, juices, syrups, herbal salts, and reindeer crisps. In addition, our shop offers a variety of ointments made from local ingredients.
We skimp on water consumption and heat recovery is also used in the museum. We sort the waste that can be recycled. We only use disposable containers in special cases, and we do not sell bottled water.
We are an accessible museum and our accessible toilet has been called the best in Salla!
Our Sustainability
Salla museum has been awarded a Green Key certificate which is an international sustainability certificate for tourism enterprises and also a sustainability program. Museum has had the certificate since 2020.
Museum of War and Reconstruction also has a Sustainable Travel Finland label. The label is a definitive symbol of commitment towards sustainable practices and principles. You can also take part on this journey and take the Sustainable Finland Pledge!
