Burgher’s house
Burgher’s house is a museum in Helsinki, Uusimaa which is located on Kristianinkatu. Burgher’s house is situated nearby to Museum of Civil Defence, as well as near the suburb Kruununhaka.Photo: Marit Henriksson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
November 26th—December 21st: Wednesday—Friday 1:00 PM—6:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
December 22nd—January 8th: Wednesday—Friday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: House museum in Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Burgher’s House Museum” and “Kristianinkatu 12”
- Address: Kristianinkatu 12, Helsinki
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Linnanmäki and Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.
Linnanmäki
Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.
Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.
Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral
Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral is situated 610 metres south of Burgher’s house.
Museum of Civil Defence
Museum
Museum of Civil Defence is situated 150 metres northwest of Burgher’s house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kruununhaka and Merihaka.
Kruununhaka
Suburb
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.
Merihaka
Quarter
Photo: Pekka Vyhtinen, CC BY 4.0.
Merihaka is a coastal residential area in central Helsinki, Finland consisting of large high-rise concrete housing blocks. It is located by the Baltic Sea next to districts of Hakaniemi, Kallio and Sörnäinen.
Burgher’s house
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.17548° or 60° 10′ 32″ northLongitude
24.95609° or 24° 57′ 22″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Inception
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Burgher’s house” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “huis van de brandweercommandant”
- Dutch: “Ruiskumestarin talo”
- Finnish: “Kristianinkatu 12”
- Finnish: “Ruiskumestarin talo”
- Finnish: “Ruiskumestarintalo”
- French: “Kristianinkatu 12”
- French: “maison du Commandant des pompiers”
- French: “Maison du Commandant des pompiers”
- Swedish: “Sprutmästarens gård”
- Swedish: “Sprutmästarens Gård”
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