Discover Hyvinkää: Railways, Museums and Nature

Hyvinkää offers several distinct highlights to consider when planning your trip: Finnish railway history, local and industrial history, and nature and winter sports.

Railway History and Industrial Heritage

The Finnish Railway Museum is a National Responsibility Museum for railway heritage. It presents the history of Finnish railways in an authentic station and depot area along the Hyvinkää–Hanko railway line. R trains stop at Hyvinkää station; from there, it is a ten-minute walk to the museum. Check the pedestrian route information before your visit. There is a free car park near the museum entrance. You should check the details before your visit. The museum also offers guided tours for all age groups.

Several events and open days are held each year, mainly in spring and summer. As the dates vary, check the event schedule before your trip if you are interested.

The Valvilla Factory Museum is located in the courtyard of the Hyvinkää Wool Factory and tells stories spanning more than a hundred years. Exhibits include a loom made by Italian manufacturer Nebiolo in the 1950s; the woven material is Finnish military cloth. A fulling machine from 1910 is also on display. It was in use until October 1981 and was then transferred to the museum. A digital Story Map about the history of the Wool Factory site and its buildings was published in spring 2024. It can be used in a browser and on a mobile phone; its content can be updated.

Museums in the City Centre

In the centre of Hyvinkää, the Museokeskus Taika brings together the Hyvinkää Art Museum and the Hyvinkää City Museum and their exhibitions. The City Museum tells the story of Hyvinkää and its residents. The Art Museum presents contemporary art as well as art movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. This museum complex thus brings local history together with different perspectives on more recent art.

Forest, Circular Trails and Winter Sports

Sveitsinpuisto is a 270-hectare wooded area near the centre. Two circular trails start at Sveitsin Maja and pass through the nature reserve, along the slopes of ridges and kettle holes: Lukkojen kierros is two kilometres long, and Harjukierros is four kilometres long. The shared starting point and the terrain described make it easy to compare the two routes by length.

On the north side of Sveitsinpuisto, the Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus, located in the Kulomäki area, borders the park with its downhill slopes. The centre offers snowboarding and downhill skiing at Sveitsi Snow Plaza and on slopes of varying difficulty. It also features the Matterhorn slope café, which serves meals and sweet treats.

In the Kytäjä-Usmi forest area west of Hyvinkää, there are about 70 kilometres of marked hiking trails and about 27 kilometres of mountain biking routes. Seven well-maintained campfire sites are located along the trails. The Natura area is distinguished above all by its largely undeveloped natural landscape, with numerous small lakes, striking rocks and damp, lushly vegetated hollows. These details complement the shorter circular trails in Sveitsinpuisto with another natural area west of Hyvinkää.

Discover more destinations: Svartå, Espoo, Ruotsinpyhtää, Hanko, Hattom, Vihti, Rajamäki, Tuusula.

For the regional travel overview: Uusimaa.