Friitala Leather Museum

The Friitala Leather Museum is a special leather industry museum maintained by the City of Ulvila. It’s located in the Friitala building, the former Friitala leather factory. The Leather Museum is a member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage and one of the locations on the Finnish Route of Industrial Heritage.

Permanent exhibition “FRIITALAN AIKA”

The permanent exhibition of the Friitala Leather Museum presents the stories of the leather industry giant, a pioneer of leather manufacturing and leather fashion, and the factory community built around the leather factory over more than a century of history.

Visitors can learn about the history of the leather factory by looking at the texts on the walls and the tablets placed in the exhibition space. The exhibition features leather clothing, objects related to production and the life of the factory community, as well as a scale model of the factory building that portrays the factory in the late 1960s.

Special exhibitions

The special exhibition “VILLAA, VERKAA JA VESIMYLLYJÄ” presents the history of the Kaasmarkku broadcloth factory, which operated in the village of Kaasmarkku in Ulvila between 1863 and 1926, and the watermills located by the rapids of the Kaasmarkunjoki river. The exhibition will be on view from 14 February 2025 to 28 February 2026.

Leather Museum opening hours:
January–April: Tuesday–Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May–September: Tuesday–Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
October–December: Tuesday–Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admission.

Guided tours for groups available upon request. The guided tour takes 30–40 minutes.
Price: EUR 6/person.