Acquaint yourself with changing exhibitions on culture, art and nature throughout the year

Visit the Luosto amethyst mine and get your own amethyst as a gift

ANCIENT TURKU - CONTEMPORARY ART

Winter tour to Lampivaara Amethyst Mine in Luosto is a unique attraction in Lapland. Digging and finding own amethyst to keep as a souvenir.

ANCIENT TURKU - CONTEMPORARY ART

At Forum Marinum, we take pride in crafting and enhancing top-tier maritime cultural and tourism experiences.

This trip takes you to Pyhä-Luosto national park. On the way there will be beautiful landscape and often wild reindeers. During this trip we visit the famous amethyst mine and dig our own lucky amethyst!

Exhibitions at Turku Art Museum provide a fascinating panorama of art, from iconic pieces to the very latest contemporary artworks.

The Lampivaara Amethyst Mine is a fascinating travel destination all year round. The amethysts of Lampivaara fell were born 2 000 million years ago, deep in the bowels of the ancient mountains.

The amethyst mine is open every day between June and September, in October and in Winter  it is open from Tuesday to Saturday. During the guided tour you will learn about the geology that created the amethyst, their properties, the history of the mine and some of the uses of amethyst. After the tour, each visitor will be able to try their hand at digging for their own personal lucky amethyst!

At the end of the visit there will be some time to drop by the small Amethyst Shop on site, where amethyst from the area in the form of jewellery and other decorative items is for sale.