Event Tips for Early March 2–15, 2026
The beginning of March brings culture, music, and a hint of game-time excitement to Uusikaupunki. The spring edition of Uki Open Stage once again offers the chance to step into the spotlight – now is the perfect moment to grab a microphone, an instrument, or even a magic wand. And of course museums and art exhibitions offer their best, when few new exhibitions will be open.
Library events
At the Main Library, the Read to a Dog session will take place on Tuesday, March 10, from 5–6 pm. The dogs will be in the library’s event space, and a separate reading area will be arranged with screens to give each reader their own quiet spot. Two canine listeners will be present at each session. Children can read picture books, comics, fairy tales, or even non-fiction books to the dogs. Each reading session lasts about 5–10 minutes, and participants are welcome on a first-come, first-served basis.
On Wednesday, March 11, at 10 am, babies are invited to enjoy a rhyme session together with a parent, grandparent, or even a godparent. The session includes both traditional and newer nursery rhymes, as well as familiar children’s songs. Librarian Tuula Amberla will lead the session.
At Kalanti Library, a storytime will be held on Thursday, March 5, at 9:30 am, and at Uusikaupunki Library, Storytime takes place on Thursday, March 12, at 9:30 am. During these approximately 30-minute sessions, the youngest members of the family can dive into the wonderful world of stories. Children under the age of two are welcome with a parent or caregiver. The storytimes feature picture books related to different themes.
These events will be held in finnish language, but everybody are still welcome.
On Monday, March 2, students of the Music Institute will take the stage in the Evening Music concert in Rauha Hall at Wintteri at 7 pm. During the evening, you will hear performances featuring the piano, flute, clarinet, viola and saxophone. Admission to the concert is free.
The guitar students of the Vakka-Suomi Music Institute, on the other hand give their spring concert on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 6.30 pm in Rauha Hall at Wintteri. The evening will feature a varied programme of guitar music – from gentle, lyrical pieces to lively and rhythm-driven performances
Restaurants also offer live music evenings:
On Saturday 7 March, Acoustic Rock Duo Chris & Laurell will perform at Restaurant Blue Time in Kalanti starting at 10 pm.
St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated at Public House Olkkari on 14 March. The programme includes bingo, a shamrock hunt and live music performed by Acoustic Trio Ida & Eero.
On Saturday, March 7th from 11 onwards, a Women’s Day “pre-party” brunch will be held at Restaurant Bistro Bay. Reserve your table by calling +358 44 770 8888.
The Korihait’s next home game will be played at Wintteri on Saturday, March 7 at 6 pm, as they face the Seagulls. The last meeting in Helsinki ended in a narrow victory, so an even tighter battle is surely expected on home court.
Tickets are available at kauppa.korihait.fi and at the door starting one hour before the game.
Photo: Korihait/Facebook.
Uusikaupunki-based singer and theatre enthusiast Leena Kallonen celebrates 30 years in music with a festive concert on Sunday, March 8 at 4 pm. Leena has become well known to audiences through numerous musical productions, including her roles as Edith Piaf and Katri Helena. Her interpretations have moved and impressed audiences both on the theatre stage and in concerts. The anniversary concert will feature songs that have been meaningful to Leena over the past three decades. The program will also revisit the moment where it all began: the musical Mutsi mä rakastan huijaria, which premiered 30 years ago, with selected songs performed from the production.
Accompanying her is a wonderful trio: Päivi Kurkilahti (piano), Sini Palokangas (violin, saxophone), and Viljami Lehtonen (accordion). Expect a warm, nostalgic and heartfelt evening filled with music, memories and stories.
Tickets: lippu.fi
Uki Open Stage will take place at Wintteri on Friday, March 13 from 6–8 pm. Do you sing, play an instrument, read poetry – or does your group of friends have a band ready to go? The Wintteri stage is open to all performers!
Uki Open Stage is a free, low-threshold event where you can either step into the spotlight or take a seat in the audience and cheer others on. The most important things are good vibes, togetherness and the joy of performing.
Welcome to join in – especially you!
Sign up by Friday, March 6: joni.pietilainen@uusikaupunki.fi
Film lovers can enjoy the programme of Cinema Kuvala, one of the oldest cinemas in Finland, with a history of over 100 years. Today, Kuvala is a fully digital and modern first-run movie theatre, offering the latest premieres in a unique historic setting. You can explore the current programme on Kuvala’s official website and purchase tickets in advance online. And for the full movie experience, be sure to pick up your favourite cinema treats from Kuvala’s kiosk before the show.
History comes alive at the museums
The Wahlberg´s Museum House (Ylinenkatu 11) is located in the grid-plan town centre, surrounded by a charming wooden house district. The founder of Uusikaupunki’s tobacco factory, Fredrik Wahlberg, built this impressive residence for himself in the early 1870s.
The rooms still feature original decorative tiled stoves and exquisite ceiling paintings. In the salon, you can even admire hand-painted original wallpapers dating back more than 150 years. Upstairs, the exhibition focuses on shipbuilding, outfitting, and merchant seafaring. Sailors’ sea chests, souvenirs, ship paintings, and a captain’s navigational instruments vividly illustrate the city’s rich maritime history.
Younger visitors can play detective in the museum and complete exhibition-related tasks. You can explore maritime history and bourgeois life from Tuesday to Friday, 12–3 pm.
The exhibition “Among the First – Women of Uusikaupunki in a Man’s World” at the Wahlberg Museum House presents a total of 13 women from the late 19th and early 20th centuries who were pioneers in professions that were officially open only to men at the time.
For a long period, occupations such as organist and physician were considered exclusively male professions. Many of these women also pursued hobbies that were not yet regarded as appropriate for women, such as hunting or sailing.
The exhibition is open during the museum’s regular opening hours until March 27th.
The Car Museum, located on Autotehtaankatu, is open daily from 11 am to 5 pm. Across three exhibition halls, you’ll find more than one hundred vehicles on display – from classic cars to futuristic concept models, as well as motorcycles and even an airplane.
A place of honour is given to Korvensuu (1913), the first Finnish car manufactured in Mynämäki. The museum also features the very first Saab produced at the Uusikaupunki car factory on November 13, 1969. This Saab 96 was presented to President Urho Kekkonen and carried the registration number EKA-96. In addition, visitors can see earlier Saabs manufactured in Trollhättan, Sweden, including the first Saab 92 registered in Finland in 1950.
The museum also includes a restoration workshop and a museum shop. On display is a diverse art exhibition selected from the collection of a Finnish collector, featuring works by artists such as Juhani Palmu and Pekka Laiho.
For Exhibition lovers
At the Crusell Cultural Centre, an art exhibition featuring works from the 1950s to the 1970s is currently on display.
The exhibition includes pieces by artists such as Voitto Vikainen, Max Salmi and Armas Mikola.
Crusell is open Monday to Wednesday and Friday from 10 am to 4 pm, and on Thursdays from 10 am to 6 pm. The artworks will be on display until March 27.
At Galleria-Taidelainaamo Horisontti on Alinenkatu, visitors can explore and borrow art in a relaxed gallery setting.
Horisontti is open from Wednesday to Friday from 12 noon to 3 pm, and on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.
Located almost next door to Horisontti, Tuhansien tupsujen Tupsula (The Tupsula of a Thousand Tassels) is a colourful and joyful exhibition that delights not only craft enthusiasts but also younger visitors with its unique artworks made entirely of tassels. The exhibition also features animal figures, and the playful tassel creations have even spread onto the exterior walls of the gallery space. Tupsula is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1–5 pm, and on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.
Runonkulman Galleria and Pikkukylän Puoti (Ylinenkatu 38 B), located in a charming old wooden house, are open on Wednesdays from 4–7 pm and on Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm. The gallery space is also home to Pikkukylän Puoti, a shop offering Finnish handmade, design and art products. The gallery’s March exhibition is titled Touch of Light, featuring works by Elisa Haapasalo and Kaija Ikäheimo.
At Uusikaupunki Main Library, an exhibition by Rauma-based painter Pentti Peura will be on display throughout March. The exhibition opens on March 3rd, when the artist will be there from 10 am to 2 pm. He will also be at the library every Saturday in March from 10 am to 2 pm. In his exhibition, Peura expresses his love for the Bothnian Sea and the Uusikaupunki archipelago –
especially the Lyökki area – which serve as inspiration for his works. The exhibition is open during the library’s regular opening hours: Monday to Thursday 10 am–6 pm, Friday 10 am–5 pm, and Saturday 10 am–2 pm.
The Joy of Exercise – The Delight of the Outdoors
At the Wintteri multi-purpose centre, the swimming hall welcomes visitors every day. In addition to fitness swimming, the facilities include a diving pool, a water slide, a children’s paddling pool, and even a cold-water pool for winter swimming enthusiasts.
The swimming hall is open:
- Monday and Friday 8 am–9:30 pm
- Tuesday and Thursday 6 am–9:30 pm
- Wednesday 12 noon–9:30 pm
- Saturday 9 am–5:30 pm
- Sunday 12 noon–5:30 pm
Wintteri’s café and the swimming hall ticket desk are open:
- Monday to Friday 8 am–7:30 pm
- Saturday 8:45 am–4 pm
- Sunday 11:45 am–4 pm
When ticket sales are closed, entry to the pool is possible only with a season wristband.
VSV-Energia is offering free admission to the Uusikaupunki swimming pool on Tuesday, March 3rd, in honor of Kauko Day, from 8 am to 7.30 pm.
Cold-water swimming is said to help keep colds at bay and strengthen the immune system. For fans of winter and cold-water swimming, there are several options available:
Saunalaituri Höyry (Pilssitie 23) is located in Janhuanniemi by the sea, about 1.5 kilometres from the town centre. Swimming and sauna sessions must be booked and paid for in advance via the website. Höyry is open year-round, daily from 10 am to 10 pm.
At Haimio’s public sauna, winter swimming is available on Saturdays from 4–7 pm at Haimiontie 351.
Winter swimming at Haimio Metsälehto sauna takes place on Sundays from 4–6 pm at Haimiontie 365.
There is also a winter swimming opportunity at the Santtioranta pier. Heated changing rooms near the pier are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 am to 7 pm. Please note that the sauna is not in use during the winter season.
The availability of outdoor ice rinks and cross-country ski trails varies greatly depending on weather conditions. You can check the up-to-date situation online.
You can also go skating at the ice hall every Sunday morning from 10–11 am during the public skating session, which is open to everyone. The admission fee for public skating is €2.
At the Vahterusring ski and fitness tunnel, the weather is always ideal for exercise. The approximately one-kilometre-long loop along the terrain track offers varied scenery with a total elevation difference of 16 metres. In addition to the ski track, Vahterusringi features a fitness trail suitable for Nordic walking, running, roller skating and cycling.
The ski and fitness tunnel is open with an access card Monday to Sunday from 6 am to 10 pm. Customer service is available Monday to Friday from 10 am to 3 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.
The facility also includes a golf simulator that offers a realistic golfing experience with a selection of 90 courses from around the world. Free introductory sessions to the simulator are organised every Monday for beginners and those new to the sport: juniors from 5–6 pm and adults from 6–7 pm. You can sign up via ugk.fi or by emailing ellasalminengolf@gmail.com. Equipment is available on site.
On Saturday, March 14, a Duathlon endurance event will take place, combining two disciplines: skiing and cycling, with three
different distance options. You can choose the distance that best suits your fitness level and mood – exercise at your own pace and on your own terms. You can registrate until March 9th to info@kuntoputki.fi. Participation fee is 30 euros.
You can find more information about these and other events through the link below.
