EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
EMMA – Espoon modernin taiteen museo
One of Finland's largest modern art museums, located in the WeeGee cultural centre in Tapiola, Espoo, and reachable by metro.
EMMA is in the Tapiola district of Espoo, next to Helsinki. It opened in 2006 in the WeeGee exhibition centre, a former printing works converted into a museum, and its exhibition space is among the largest of Finland's modern art museums. The collection focuses on Finnish and Nordic contemporary art from the Sastamoinen Foundation, and includes works by design master Tapio Wirkkala. The same building houses a clock museum and a toy museum, and one ticket gives access to all of them. The museum is closed on Mondays and open about 11:00–19:00 on other days. Admission is about €20. Please check the official website for current opening hours and ticket prices. Take the western metro line from central Helsinki to Tapiola station, then walk about 10 minutes.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; approx. 11:00–19:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
- Sibelius Monument
- Temppeliaukio Church
- Helsinki Olympic Stadium
- National Museum of Finland
- Löyly
- Finlandia Hall
- Kamppi Chapel of Silence