Riihipiha Museum

The Riihipiha Museum is located in the centre of the Vuolijoki village. The museum showcases a rural yard area and the activities in rural Kainuu. Museum is open during the summer.

Visit the Riihipiha Museum to see the way of the life in the Kainuu countryside before electricity became more commonplace.

The purpose of the private museum built in the Vuolijoki village is to collect, preserve and present a rural yard area and its activities the way it was before the use of electricity became more common.

The 35 numbered buildings and approximately 4,000 objects compiled in Riihipiha show visitors how previous generations lived in Vuolijoki and the Kainuu region. The Riihipiha Museum has been operating in Vuolijoki since 1991.

Riihipiha Museum is mainly open during the summer. In 2025 the museum is open 14.6.–10.8.2025 from Wednesday to Sunday, between 11 am and 5 pm. Visits for groups can also be reserved outside these times.

Kuusirannantie 67, Kajaani, Suomi

+358 44 976 7132

info@riihipiha.fi

https://riihipiha.fi/en/

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