FAR OUT ART WITH A HISTORIC HEART HOW TO REACH SERLACHIUS AND ART TOWN MÄNTTÄ-VILPPULA Amid the exquisite beauty of Finnish Lakeland in the tiny Art Town Mänttä-Vilppula, lies iconic Serlachius – destination of art, architecture, history and culinary pleasures.

BY CAR / MOTORCYCLE • Helsinki 260 km / 3 h • 94 km / 1 h 15 min. • Jyväskylä 86 km / 1 h 10 min. • Himos, Jämsä 52 km / 45 min. VAASA • Lahti 157 km / 2 h 6 min. 58 From Helsinki 3 Take the road 3 / E12 towards Tampere > in Hämeenlinna take the road 57 9 (direction via is an interesting scenic road) > in Orivesi take the road 58 23 KEURUU 23 JYVÄSKYLÄ MÄNTTÄ- 58 9 From Tampere VILPPULA 23 56 E63 JÄMSÄ Drive along the road 9 towards Jyväskylä > in Orivesi take the road 58 (direction Keuruu) 9 58 E63 4 PORI ORIVESI From Jyväskylä TAMPERE E75 Drive along the road 23 towards Keuruu > in Keuruu take the road 58 24 57 12

From Lahti LAHTI 9 HÄMEENLINNA Travel by road number 24 towards Jämsä > in Jämsä take the road 56 E63 3 E12 4 TURKU E75

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT HELSINKI SERLACHIUS SHUTTLE BUS FROM TAMPERE AT YOUR SERVICE in summer (1 June–31 August) every day, in winter time only Mondays excluded. Take a train or bus from Helsinki or Turku (or from any other city) to Tampere and make a change into the Serlachius shuttle bus in Tampere. The shuttle leaves from Tampere bus station at 10:50 and railway station at 11:05. ITINERARY FOR A DAY TRIP FROM HELSINKI BY TRAIN (Check the train timetable of your travel date: vr. /en) • 9:03 Departure from Helsinki main railway station • 10:52 Arrival at Tampere railway station • 11:05 Serlachius shuttle bus departs from the main entrance door of the station • 12:25 Arrival at Serlachius Museum Gösta main entrance • 17:20/17:30 Serlachius shuttle bus departs to Tampere from Serlachius Museums • 18:50 Arrival at Tampere railway station • 19:00 Train to Helsinki departs • 20:35 Arrival at Helsinki main railway station DETAILED ITINERARY FOR A DAY TRIP AT SERLACHIUS WHEN USING THE SERLACHIUS SHUTTLE FROM TAMPERE • 10:50 Departure from Tampere bus station or from railway station at 11.05 • 12:25 Arrival in the Art Town Mänttä and at Serlachius Museum Gösta Time to explore the art exhibitions, the sculpture park and the island and enjoy a delicious lunch • 15:30 The shuttle bus takes you to Serlachius Museum Gustaf • 15:40 Time to explore the exhibitions and have some refreshments • 17:30 Departure from Mänttä, Serlachius Museum Gustaf • 18:45 Arrival at Tampere railway station or bus station at 18:50

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS TO SERLACHIUS MUSEUMS: 2nd on Lonely Planet’s list of ’s top sights Domestic Tourism Business of the Year Serlachius Museum Gösta, Joenniementie 47 Museum of the Year Serlachius Museum Gustaf, R. Erik Serlachiuksen katu 2 Spanish International Architecture Prize 35800 Mänttä, Finland