Karjaa 700 seminar

Time: 7th of February at 12 a.m–4 p.m

Place: Tryckeriteatern, Fokus, Dalgatan/Laaksokatu 4, Karjaa

On Saturday, 7 February 2026, the Museum of Western Uusimaa is organising a Karjaa 700 seminar in cooperation with the Karis Local History Association. The seminar is bilingual in Finnish and Swedish, free of charge and open to anyone interested in the topic, and it presents research on Karis in recent years. At the seminar, four different researchers will present the results of their work, which range from ancient castles through mythical creatures from the Middle Ages and folk beliefs to the events of 1918.

Contact person: Lotta Friberg, Researcher, Western Uusimaa Museum, lotta.friberg@raasepori.fi

Admission: The event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required for the seminar. Registration by 29.1.2026 https://www.lyyti.in/KarisKarjaa700

Image:

Karjaan rautatieasema ja lähialueita, M. L. Carstens, kustantaja 1908 The Finnish Heritage Agency, https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.539E4E9EAC0A67BF5867AF3CCA3DC77B?sid=5207059505&imgid=1