Mänttä's principal attraction was once the private home of Gösta Serlachius and is now among Finland's premier galleries. Situated 2km east of the town centre in elegant grounds, it comprises two buildings: a spectacular new wooden gallery houses high-quality exhibitions of contemporary art, while the original home houses an excellent collection of Finnish golden-age works.
All the big names are here, including seemingly dozens of Gallen-Kallelas, plenty of Edelfelts and Schjerfbecks, as well as Wickström sculptures. Look out for a mischievous painting of Gallen-Kallela getting pissed with his mate Sibelius, and Hugo Simberg’s whimsical Entrance to Hades . There’s also a sizeable European collection, including a fine Deposition by Van der Weyden.
