Kalela – Wilderness Home and Studio of Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Kalela Museum strives to preserve Akseli and Jorma Gallen-Kallela’s art and lifework by maintaining the Wilderness Studio and Home where both father and son worked and lived with their families; by using this historic building as a venue for special theme exhibitions relevant to their lifework; and by promoting the recognition and study of their art in Finland and abroad.

Kalela is more than just a museum institution. It is a living home where threads of private and public cultural history meet, a place where visitors can connect with the milieu, both intimate and monumental, that cradled Akseli and Jorma Gallen-Kallela’s creative work.