EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art

EMMA, the Espoo Museum of Modern Art, is at Ahertajantie 5 in the Tapiola district of Espoo, Uusimaa, inside the WeeGee Exhibition Centre. It is described as Finland's largest museum of modern art. The WeeGee building is a converted former printing house, and its large industrial halls house a range of museums and exhibitions beyond EMMA. The museum shows the Saastamoinen Foundation collection of modern Finnish and international art, along with temporary exhibitions that range from classic modernism to contemporary work. The industrial spaces give the exhibitions a spacious, open feeling compared with the city-centre galleries of Helsinki. A visit takes 1.5 to 2.5 hours. The museum is open Wednesday-Thursday 11:00-19:00, Friday 11:00-21:00 and Saturday-Sunday 11:00-17:00, with entry free on Fridays from 15:00. Monday is closed, and visitors should confirm Tuesday hours at emmamuseum.fi. Adult tickets are about €20 for visitors over 29 and about €10 for reduced prices, while visitors under 18 enter free. Friday after 15:00 is the best time for free entry, but this also brings larger crowds, so weekday afternoons suit those who prefer quiet. EMMA is reached by metro M1 or M2 to Tapiola, followed by a walk of about 800 m or 10 minutes, and the journey takes around 25 minutes from the city centre. Tapiola itself is a notable planned garden-city district of the 1950s and 1960s, with architecture and public spaces worth a walk before or after the visit.