I am an anthropologist, so I am very picky about my museums. This museum was created by a man with an enthusiasm for the Arctic. Hence, it is not professionally curated, but I was surprised at how interesting it was nonetheless. It consists both of a central building with LOTS of artifacts, photographs, and history of Arctic explorers, as well as a Skansen-like outside, with genuine Arctic buildings, cabins, and even a small church that has been moved there, and where both services and weddings actually do take place! You can explore inside these cabins and imagine living there in Arctic conditions year round, or where military launched their forays, etc. Children will love this, and so will adults that are young at heart. We had an exclusive guide, who, although new at the museum, gave us a very good tour. All in all, a very good experience, which I highly recommend!
Great place to visit and so unexpected! It has quite an extensive collection of buildings and artifacts, it was well worth the stop to see it! I was amazed at what I learned and appreciated the guides that take you through. Really well done!
Nanoq was one of the most positive experiences I have had for a longest time. This museum is built and managed by a private person, who has collected all the items during a long time. You definitely must have a guide to accompany you, since they will explain the history behind the exposition. Especially I appreciated the history and stories of race to the North and South Pole. This museum gives an overview how the life in the arctic environment really is.
Ett fantastiskt museum uppbyggt med ideella krafter med Pentti Kronqvist som den drivande, över 20 stycken byggnader i Fäboda skogen.
This is a perfect place to visit, I can recommend this, a lot of history in the place !!!!A must to visit if you are in Jakobstad !!
My visit was at the end of autumn so no ice and snow, but the feeling of bare simplicity was very strong in Fabåda. Genuine tools and constructions a scattered thru the forest like at a genuine camp. It really gives a taste of how primitive life used to be in northern latitudes.
Sekä aikuiset että lapset viihtyvät tässä paikassa. Todella paljon nähtävää. Kaunis ympäristö. Tänne vien aina kesävieraat.
I had guests from Canada, so I took them to visit Nanoq , a museum about the last indigenous Arctic people. They loved the unique arctic museum in Jakobstad. We had an excellent guide, Ida-Maria, who told us about the collections of the museum and also showed us the interesting buildings outside the museum. The newest building is a lovely church, which is a copy of the world’s northernmost church, build 1909 in Greenland. The altarpiece at the church is amazing. This was my forth time to visit this unique museum.
A small, but interesting surprising museum that is nice to visit once or twice in a lifetime and to take foreign guests to.
Didn't expect to find this here, and indeed we were taken there, it quite far away from everything. But, there are some interesting items from Greenland and other arctics, introducing the Extreme Northern way of life and some Extreme South exploring.