Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture

Sarka is an agricultural museum located in Loimaa, Southwest Finland. The name of the museum comes from a Finnish word meaning a strip of field. The first discussion on the need for a local museum of agriculture started as early as in the 1940s.

Photo: Sarkamuseo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Email: info@sarka.fi
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Loimaa, Finland
Also known as: “Maatalousmuseo Sarka”, “Sarka”, “Sarka (museo)”, and “sarka.fi”
Address: Vanhankirkontie 383, Loimaa, 32200

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Alpo Jaakola Statuary Park and Loimaan Vanhakirkko.

Alpo Jaakola Statuary Park

Park

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Alpo Jaakola Statuary Park is situated 3 km southwest of Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture.

Loimaan Vanhakirkko

Cemetery

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Loimaan Vanhakirkko is a cemetery, which is situated 3½ km north of Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture.

Loimaa Evangelical Folk High School

School building

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Loimaa Evangelical Folk High School is a school building, which is situated 4 km north of Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loimaa and Pappinen.

Loimaa

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Loimaa is in the inland of Finland Proper. Alastaro, Mellilä and Metsämaa have been merged with the city and are included below. Virttaa is a village in Alastaro.

Pappinen

Village

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Pappinen is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture.

Mellilä

Town

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Mellilä is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. Mellilä is situated 7 km southwest of Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture.

Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture

Categories: agricultural museum, specialised museum in Finland, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Finland Proper, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.83389° or 60° 50′ 2″ north

Longitude

22.98719° or 22° 59′ 14″ east

Operator

Suomen maatalousmuseosäätiö sr

Open location code

9GG4RXMP+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 666517462

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q11895074

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Suomen maatalousmuseo Sarka”
German: “Sarka – Finnisches Landtwirtschaftsmuseum”
Swedish: “Finlands lantbruksmuseum Sarka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aulagalleria and Maatalouden aika -näyttely.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Museomyymälä Muurikki and Seminaaritila Pirtti.

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