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Museum & Park

Sculpted lion statues flank a flower-lined gravel path leading to a garden gazebo with a bronze statue under green trees.

Located in Western Uusimaa, in Raasepori, Mustion Linna is just an hour’s drive from Helsinki. Even when you arrive in the area, it feels as though you’ve entered another world – the manor is surrounded by a charming English-style garden, with paths, bridges, and statues guiding you on a time-travel journey from the 1700s to the present day. The main building, completed between 1783 and 1792 by Magnus Linder II, is the largest non-religious wooden building in Finland. Its architecture reflects the transition from Rococo to Neoclassicism, while the interior is entirely Gustavian – elegant, timeless, and full of details that tell the story of times gone by.

Elegant historical room with chandelier, ornate fireplace, classical columns, patterned parquet floor, and blue carpets leading to adjoining rooms

On a guided tour, you can admire the manor’s unique parquet floors, such as the one made from four different types of wood in the patron’s study. One of the highlights of the visit is the legendary "King's Room," where King Gustav III and Tsars Alexander I and Alexander II once rested. In the early 20th century, the manor flourished under Hjalmar Linder’s era. He owned a vast area of land, totaling 64,000 hectares, and bought one of Finland’s first cars in 1902. Mustion Linna welcomed famous visitors such as Jean Sibelius and Louis Sparre, and the manor became a cultural hub.

Lush hotel garden with manicured lawn, white gazebo among trees, wooden benches, and soft pink flowers in the foreground

The English-style garden surrounding the manor is one of Finland’s largest private parks. It offers visitors peace and beauty year-round – romantic bridges, a gazebo, statues, and a unique floating lily pond path. Originally built in Baroque style in 1787, the park was redesigned at the end of the 19th century by Fridolf Linder, who planted exotic plants from all over the world.