Wolkoff House Museum

The Wolkoff House was a family home for four generations. It was donated as a museum in 1986, by the heirs of Johannes Wolkoff. In addition to the commercial facilities, the house features seven rooms and a kitchen. The house was opened as a museum in the summer of 1993. The former shop is now a museum gift shop and is the starting point for guided tours of the house.

Easter at the Wolkoff House

Sat 28.3.-Sun 29.3.2026

Tue 31.3.-Thu 2.4.2026

Sat 4.4.-Sun 5.4.2026

Easter tours (in Finnish) at the museum at 12:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 16:00

Shop open 11:00-17:00

Entrance to the museum only on guided tours.

The Wolkoff museum is decorated for Easter in accordance with the family's trafitions. Easter is the most important celebration in the Orthodox Church's calendar - at this time of year, the tables in the hall were set with Easter delicacies, paschas, babkas and kulichs. The iconic decorative eggs and willow branches blessed by the church remained in place until the end of Eater, on Ascencion Thursday.

Opening Hours 2026

Summer time 1.6.–16.8.:
Monday-Friday 10–18
Saturday-Sunday 11–17

Winter time 28.3.–31.5. and 18.8.–6.1.2027:
Saturday-Sunday 11–17

Exceptionally closed:
Good Friday 3.4.
Easter Monday 6.4.
May Day Eve 30.4.
May Day 1.5.
Midsummer Eve 19.6.
Midsummer Day 20.6.
Independence Day 6.12.
Christmas 23.–26.12.
New Year's 31.12.2026–1.1.2027

Admission

Adults 12€ / pensioners, students, unemployed, groups/person (min. 10 people) 9€. Under 18 years of age: free of charge

Contact

Kauppakatu 26, 53100 Lappeenranta
phone +358 5 616 2258, +358 5 616 2261

Guided museum tours


    The Wolkoff House is one of the oldest remaining wooden buildings in Lappeenranta
    The During Christmas and Easter, the museum is decorated in accordance with the family’s Russian Orthodox traditions.
    Get to know the Wolkoff House Museum virtually!