Suur-Savo Museum
Notice: The museum is closed for exhibition changeover 8 March to 7 May 2026.
Suur-Savo Museum is the cultural history museum of the City of Mikkeli. It preserves and exhibits the history of Mikkeli and its region. The museum building is the Mikkeli parish granary from 1848 which has been a museum since 1960.
The museum’s permanent exhibition explores the history of Mikkeli. The museum’s collections of tin, porcelain and textile objects are on the first floor, including the ancient costume from the Mikkeli region. The second floor contains items that tell the story of the city’s history. The ground floor features a temporary theme exhibition that changes annually.
The museum’s shop stocks literature, postcards and gifts. The shop is open to customers during the opening hours of the museum.
Photo: Harri Heinonen
Admission fees
Adults 5 €
Pensioners, students, unemployed 4 €
Under 18 years free
New Finnish Museum Card 86 €
Renewal of a valid Finnish Museum Card 79 €
Visits outside opening hours 60 € / group plus admissions
 |  |  |
Suur-Savo Museum
Otavankatu 11
50130 Mikkeli
Exceptional opening hours
The museum is closed for exhibition changeover 8 March to 7 May 2026.
The museum is closed for holidays:
1 Jan, 6 Jan, 3–6 Apr, 1 May, 14 May, 19–21 Jun, 6 Dec and 24–26 Dec 2026.
On the eves of holidays, the exhibitions will close at 4 p.m.
The Mikkeli City Museums reserve the right to changes.
Opening hours
From 1 Sep 2025 to 7 March 2026
Wed & Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
From 8 May to 31 August 2026
Tue–Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Inquiries and reservations for group visits:
Office of Mikkeli City Museums
Weekdays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
+358 40 129 5090
museot(at)sivistys.mikkeli.fi
Mikkeli City Museums and our office are closed for holidays: 1 Jan, 6 Jan, 3–6 Apr, 1 May, 14 May, 19–21 Jun, 6 Dec and 24–26 Dec 2026.