Welcome to the Seurasaari Foundation website!

The Seurasaari Foundation, founded in Helsinki 1956, is a non-profit, public benefit organization that began its work by organizing Midsummer celebrations. The purpose of the foundation is to support Seurasaari Open-Air Museum activities in Seurasaari Island. The work done by the foundation is visible in events where Finnish cultural heritage and traditional way of living serve as additional inspirations. The core values of the foundation’s activities are community, inclusion and a living, Finnish cultural heritage.

Our foundation is a member of the Association of Finnish Foundations, and we follow the code of conduct Best Practice for Foundations.

Upcoming events in Seurasaari

14.8.2026

Seurasaari Soi! 2026 Folk music

Viipsinpuut concert in Isännäntalo (Seurasaari Foundation) Viipsinpuut concert is built around a Karelian story recorded by Marina Takalo. The Kotve...
15.8.2026

Seurasaari Soi! 2026 Folk music

Syntyä / syvyydestä stage work in Antti house Syntyä / syvyydestä is a stage work inspired by the inseparable connection...
15.8.2026

Seurasaari Soi! 2026 Picnic

Estonia´s re-independence day picnic Welcome to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the restoration of Estonian independence with a picnic, a...