Weekly guided tours for the public

In Finnish: Tuesdays at the Building D (Korkeavuorenkatu 23) at 5 pm and Building A (Kasarmikatu 24) at 6 pm (except on Free Admission Tuesdays when the audience tour is conducted in Plain Finnish), and on Saturdays at the Building A at 1 pm and the Building D at 2 pm.

In English: On Saturdays at the Building A at 2 pm and Building D at 3 pm (except on Saturdays when audience tours are conducted in Swedish or Russian), and on Free Evenings at the Building D at 7 pm.

In other languages and more information here

Book a private tour for your group

We organize guided tours for groups in Finnish, English, Swedish and Russian. Please let us know your wishes when booking, so that we can accommodate any specific mobility, observation, or learning-related needs.

Read more or book a tour

Enquiries
+358 9 6220540 at 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. 
info@designmuseum.fi

Designed by the architect Gustaf Nyström and dating from 1894, is an excellent venue for all kinds of events. Added value is provided by Design Museum’s changing exhibitions and guided visits. The museum has years of experience of organizing events for businesses, organizations and private individuals. 

Lecture Space and Conference Room 

Museum’s Lecture Space and Conference Room can mainly be rented during the museum’s opening hours. Exhibition can also be hired upon separate agreement for events outside museum hours (6 p.m. – 10 p.m.). The museum is in the centre of Helsinki and is easily accessed.

Rental of facilities:
Lecture Space (70 m2, max. 75 persons) €400/3h and Conference Room (up to 16 persons) €300/3h. The price does not include VAT (24%).

Café

The museum’s fully licensed Taito Café seats 35 and is open to the public during museum hours. After closing at 6 p.m. refreshments can be served in other areas of the museum. The museum café provides high-standard catering services planned according to the wishes of customers. Various events, such as cocktail parties and buffets, can be held in the exhibition and lobby spaces of the museum.

Exhibition spaces 

The exhibition spaces are on three floors: 

Basement level (gallery) 250m2, height 200–285 cm, max. 65 persons. Rental from €600 € (+VAT 24%)/3h.

First floor  (lobby), 250m2, height  360–410 cm, max. 180 persons. Rental from €700 € (+VAT 24%) /3h.

Second floor, 700m2, height 420–610 cm, max. 180 persons. Rental from €1800 (+VAT 24%) /3h.

Please note that the architecture of the museum’s temporary exhibitions may affect the number of persons allowed in the spaces concerned. 

The rental of facilities can be combined upon agreement with guided tours of Design Museum’s exhibitions.

Enquiries and rental of facilities

Booking form

Please address enquiries and requests for quotes concerning available space, bookings for facilities and guided tours to: info@designmuseum.fi
By phone Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.,  tel. +358 9 6220 540.

Design Shop offers a wide range of Finnish and international design products including both classics and work by young designers. The shop also features products on a changing basis related to current exhibitions at the museum.

The Design Shop is open during the museum´s opening hours.

Contact
Terhi Koivusaari
Design Store Manager
+358 9 6220 5421
terhi.koivusaari@designmuseum.fi