Discover Humppila: Railway, Art and History

In Humppila, railway history, ceramics, local everyday life and special experiences come together. The preserved narrow-gauge railway, various exhibition venues and activities ranging from frisbee golf to sauna offer different ways to shape your trip. Before looking for a holiday rental, you can decide whether you would like to focus on culture and history, an active outing or relaxation.

Museum trains on a historic narrow-gauge railway

The Jokioinen Museum Railway is a preserved, 14-kilometre narrow-gauge railway. It runs through the municipalities of Jokioinen and Humppila and keeps alive the tradition of the Jokioinen Railway, which opened in 1898. It connects a tangible piece of railway history with a line that operates today as a museum railway.

Museum trains run on the Jokioinen–Minkiö–Humppila narrow-gauge line according to a timetable on summer Sundays. If the train journey is an important part of your trip, this schedule is essential for planning. The line and its operation go together, but 14 kilometres refers to the length of the railway line, not to a stated journey duration.

Ceramics and everyday history

Pekka Leino’s local history museum displays objects from various aspects of everyday life and local traditions. Its collections include ceramics by Kupittaan Savi, products by Arabia, and dolls and toys. There are also objects relating to coffee and tobacco, the military and farming traditions. The collection therefore ranges from everyday ceramics and children’s toys to subjects connected with work, home life and rural living.

The season is also important when planning a visit: the local history museum is open from early June to the end of September, Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 16:00. Ateljé Heljä complements the focus on ceramics with works by ceramic artists and professors Heljä Liukko-Sundström and Olli Vasa. The studio served as their workspace and sales exhibition space. It opened in 2005 and has welcomed numerous visitors and groups.

Talvinen, a workers’ house dating from around the turn of the century, offers another perspective on history. Its original appearance has been preserved. While the local history museum’s collections cover a range of objects and subjects, Talvinen focuses on the house itself as a preserved workers’ home.

Exhibitions, crafts and activities

The ITU Art Warehouse is an exhibition and course venue in a former granary on the Urpola estate. Its exhibition rooms extend across all three floors, giving the venue a different spatial layout from a single exhibition room. For groups, Taidetakomo T. Wirman offers demonstrations by a master blacksmith and opportunities to try blacksmithing by arrangement. Here, the focus is not on viewing ceramics or historical objects, but on the craft of blacksmithing and its practical application.

Activities are another possible travel interest: completed in 2021, Humppila’s frisbee golf course is located in a hilly moraine landscape and follows a fitness trail. Some sections have significant changes in elevation. These details about the terrain are useful when considering whether frisbee golf in hilly surroundings suits your plans.

Different schedules for your stay

The activities have different schedules. Museum trains run on summer Sundays, while the local history museum’s season lasts from early June to the end of September. By contrast, the Viikinkisauna sauna complex is available year-round by advance booking. It includes seven different saunas, the Viikinkilaiva Helka hot tub and the Obelix steam barrel. The sauna complex also has washing and changing rooms, a toilet and a fireplace room. If you are looking for a holiday rental in Humppila, these seasonal differences can help you choose travel dates that match the experiences that matter to you.

Discover more places

For more travel ideas, you can also visit the pages about Hauho, Forssa, Janakkala, Hämeenlinna, Riihimäki, Tammela, Loppi and Hattula.

For the broader travel overview: Kanta-Häme.