{"id":1335,"date":"2020-06-06T17:49:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T17:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visittuusulanjarvi.fi\/nae-ja-koe\/kulttuuri-ja-museot\/ahola\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T16:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:01:26","slug":"ahola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visittuusulanjarvi.fi\/en\/see-and-do\/culture-and-museums\/ahola\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahola,  home of Juhani Aho and Venny Soldan-Brofeld"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;43&#8243; back_image=&#8221;4985&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;10&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;112992&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;fontsize-155944&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;200249&#8243;]Ahola[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-412226&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;612617&#8243;]<strong>Address: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/7ggiQbycBQ85Z9wm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sibeliuksenv\u00e4yl\u00e4 57, J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> +358 40 315 2213<br \/>\n<strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ahola@jarvenpaa.fi\">ahola@jarvenpaa.fi<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jarvenpaantaidemuseo.fi\/en\/ahola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.jarvenpaantaidemuseo.fi\/ahola<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Open May &#8211; September <\/strong>Tuesday to Sunday 10 am &#8211; 5 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Closed during wintertime. <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;80&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_name=&#8221;intro&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;light&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-160000&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-135905&#8243;]See and do[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-155944&#8243;]Ahola[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135389&#8243;]Ahola exhibits the life of two artists, painter Venny Soldan-Brofeld and her husband, writer Juhani Aho. Soldan-Brofeldt and Aho were the first of many to settle on the shores of Tuusulanj\u00e4rvi, in 1897, and the first members of the Tuusulanj\u00e4rvi artists\u2019 community, later to be joined by composer Jean Sibelius, painter Eero J\u00e4rnefelt, and painter Pekka Halonen with their families.<\/p>\n<p>The ticket office also has a small museum shop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tdl_tplBlockLift tplBlockLift tdlTemplate tdlHSet mceVisualTableAid\">\n<div class=\"tdlHWrapSingle tplBlockLiftContentWrapper tdlColumnWrapper\">\n<div class=\"tdlHColSingle tdlc_tplBlockLiftContent tplBlockLiftContent tdlColumn\">\n<h2>How to arrive at Ahola?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>By train:<\/strong> Ainola station 15 minute walk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vr.fi\/cs\/vr\/en\/frontpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R train<\/a> from Helsinki and Riihim\u00e4ki.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By bus:<\/strong> Get directions using HSL Journey Planner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsl.fi\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.hsl.fi\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Within a short walking distance<\/h2>\n<p>Walking distances from Ahola to some other interesting attractions:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittuusulanjarvi.fi\/en\/see-and-do\/culture-and-museums\/ainola-jean-and-aino-sibelius-home\">Ainola<\/a>, home of Jean and Aino Sibelius\u00a05 minutes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittuusulanjarvi.fi\/en\/see-and-do\/culture-and-museums\/jarvenpaa-art-museum\">J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4 Art Museum<\/a> 25 minutes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittuusulanjarvi.fi\/en\/see-and-do\/culture-and-museums\/halosenniemi-museum\">Halosenniemi Museum<\/a> 40 minutes via museum road Rantatie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-163297&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;3213,3207,3209,3211&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; thumb_size=&#8221;sixteen-nine&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; carousel_height=&#8221;equal&#8221; carousel_interval=&#8221;15000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_nav=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;361&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]Author Juhani Aho[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]National author Aho&#8217;s preference for outdoor life is reflected in the museum&#8217;s abundance of fishing gear and camping equipment. His books are on display in a variety of ways, including publications that were banned or written under a pseudonym at the time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;360&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]Artist Venny Soldan-Brofeldt[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Artist Venny Soldan-Brofeldt was instrumental in art education and the women&#8217;s movement. As a skilled drawer she was able to instantly capture insightful snapshots on paper. 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