Emil Aaltonen Museum

Emil Aaltonen Museum - a museum of industry and art. It is located in the estate Punkaharju, in a quiet area of ​​the city of Punkaharju. The building was designed by Eklund Jari and is an example of the northern classical 1920s. Punkaharju is home to the founder of the shoe industry in Finland Emil Aaltonen (1869-1949) and his successors, and in 2004 the museum was opened in the building. The museum tells about the private life, commercial and philanthropic activities Aaltonen in the field of culture and science. Exposition of the museum tells about the history of the Finnish shoe, steel industry, a mechanical workshop and the production of plastics. It also presents works of art from the collection of Emil Aaltonen.