March and early April Highlights in Uusikaupunki | 16.3.–5.4.2026
The coming weeks are packed with experiences: basketball excitement, stories in the libraries, plus an unforgettable a cappella evening as Club For Five arrives in town, and the youngest family members can enjoy the fun-filled Play Day. Pick your favourites and join in – there’s always something happening in Uusikaupunki! 🎭🏀📚🎶
The vocal students of the Vakka-Suomi Music Institute will take the stage in the concert Singers on Stage on Tuesday, March 17 at 7 pm at Wintteri’s stairs. The programme features a diverse selection of performances, ranging from delicate interpretations to powerful and energetic numbers. Each performer brings their own unique voice and artistic vision to the stage. Admission is free.
On Wednesday, March 18 at 6 pm, the violin and piano students of the Vakka-Suomi Music Institute will perform in a Violin and Piano Evening. The event will take place at Wintteri in room B1074 Aino. The programme features a diverse selection of
violin and piano music from different eras and styles. Admission is free.
The Wintteri in Uusikaupunki will be filled with local food and delicacies from nearby producers on Wednesday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., when business students from Novida organize their own local food event, PopUp Lähiruokatori. The event features a diverse selection of products, new items and specialties from local producers. Visitors will also have the opportunity to learn more about the students’ studies while supporting small businesses from the surrounding area. The event is open to everyone and is organized in cooperation with Novida, the City of Uusikaupunki (food services), and Ukipolis (TurVa project).
Korihait will play their next home game at Wintteri on Wednesday, March 18 at 6 pm, when KTP Basket arrives in Uusikaupunki. Tickets are available at kauppa.korihait.fi and at the door one hour before the game.
Photo: Korihait/Facebook.
Storytime will be held at Kalanti Library on Thursday, March 19 at 9:30 AM, and at Uusikaupunki Library on Thursday, March 26 at 9:30 AM. During the 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 sessions include themed picture books.
In addition to local delicacies, restaurants in Uusikaupunki occasionally offer entertainment and live music. On Saturday, March 21, starting at 10 p.m., the rockabilly band The Heels will perform at Restaurant Blu Time in Kalanti. On the same evening at 10 p.m., Restaurant Bistro Bay by the shore of Kaupunginlahti will host an ABBA Takeover themed night led by DJ Polly.
Kalanti Library will also host a Read to a Dog session on Tuesday, March 24 from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. The dogs will be in the library’s event space, with individual reading spots separated by screens. Two listening dogs will be present at each session. Children can read picture books, comics, fairy tales or even non-fiction to the dogs. Each reading turn lasts about 5–10 minutes, and participants are invited in order of arrival.
Library events will be held in finnish language but everyone is still welcome.
Club For Five brings to the stage the Finnish songs that have touched hearts across the decades. The concert moves from
treasured classics of Finnish music to newer favourites – from Katri Helena to Nightwish and from Dingo to Juha Tapio. This creatively and surprisingly crafted a cappella evening combines humour, powerful emotions and a magnificent vocal ensemble sound. The human voice and the Finnish language resonate together in a way that feels straight from the heart. The virtuosic quintet — Maija Sariola (soprano), Saima Haapanen (alto), Jouni Kannisto (tenor), Juha Viitala (baritone) and Tuukka Haapaniemi (bass) — has released 13 studio albums, six of which have achieved gold status. The group arrives in Uusikaupunki on Friday, March 27 at 7 pm. Advance tickets are available lippu.fi. Photo: Club For Five Facebook.
Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto (The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare) organises a Play Day once a month, and in March it will be held on Sunday, March 29 from 10 am to 12 pm at Seikowi. Play Days are intended for children below school age and young primary school children. There is space for 40 children per event. Please note that there is no guided programme, and each child must be accompanied by their own adult. Registration: mlluki.varaukset@gmail.com
Entrance fee: €2/child or €5/family (3 children or more).Photo: MLL Uki/Facebook
The Composer Olli Lindholm concert will take place at the Crusell Hall on Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. In addition to music, the audience will hear stories about how the songs were created, as well as anecdotes from the studio and the road. Alongside Olli, the lyrics of the songs have been written by, among others, Pauli Hanhiniemi, Heikki Salo, Eija Hinkkala and Juice Leskinen. Performing on stage will be Markus Salo, who was on Olli’s team in The Voice of Finland, as well as Mikko Kangasjärvi and Jari Latomaa, who worked closely with Olli for many years and have also arranged a large part of the songs performed during the concert. Tickets in advance at lippu.fi. Photo: lippu.fi
On Easter Saturday, April 4th, from 10 am to 2 pm, the Pop Up Uki event will once again pop up in the town centre. More detailed event information will be updated closer to the date. You can also join in by registering your own pop-up spot by March 22nd.
Registration: https://link.webropol.com/s/popup2026
Film lovers can enjoy the programme of 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. You can explore the current programme on Kuvala’s official website, where you can also purchase tickets in advance. And don’t forget to grab your movie snacks from Kuvala’s own kiosk!
History comes alive at the museums
Wahlberg´s Museum House (Ylinenkatu 11) is located in the historic grid-plan town centre, surrounded by charming wooden houses. The impressive residence was built in the early 1870s by Fredrik Wahlberg, founder of Uusikaupunki’s tobacco factory.
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 museum presents shipbuilding, outfitting and merchant shipping. Sailors’ sea chests, souvenirs, ship paintings and a captain’s navigation instruments offer fascinating insights into the town’s maritime history. Younger visitors can play detective and complete exhibition-related tasks during their visit.
You can explore maritime history and bourgeois life from Tuesday to Friday, from 12 to 3 pm.
Wahlberg´s Museum House presents the exhibition “Among the First – Women of Uusikaupunki in a Man’s World”, featuring a total of 13 local women from the late 19th and early 20th centuries who were pioneers in professions that were officially open only to men at the time. Such occupations long included, for example, organists and physicians.
Many of these women also pursued hobbies that were not yet considered suitable for women, such as hunting or sailing.
The exhibition is open during the museum’s regular opening hours until March 27.
Located on Autotehtaankatu, the Car Museum is open daily from 11 am to 5 pm. Across three exhibition halls, visitors can explore more than one hundred vehicles – from classic cars to futuristic concept models, as well as motorcycles and even an aircraft.
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 older Saabs manufactured in Trollhättan, Sweden, including the first Saab 92 registered in Finland in 1950.
The museum also includes a restoration workshop, a museum shop, and a diverse art exhibition from a Finnish private collection, featuring works by Juhani Palmu and Pekka Laiho.
Exhibition lovers
At Kulttuurikeskus Cruselli, visitors can admire visual art from the 1950s to the 1970s. The exhibition features works by artists including Voitto Vikainen, Max Salmi and Armas Mikola. The current exhibition runs until March 27. A new exhibition by Vakka-Suomen kansalaisopisto will open on March 30. Cruselli is open Mon–Wed and Fri 10 am–4 pm, and Thu 10 am–6 pm.
At Galleria-Taidelainaamo Horisontti on Alinenkatu, you can explore changing art exhibitions and even borrow artwork to take home. Horisontti is open Wednesday to Friday from 12 to 3 pm, and on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.
Almost next door to Horisontti, Tuhansien tupsujen Tupsula delights visitors with a vibrant and joyful exhibition made entirely of pom-pom artworks. In addition to unique handcrafted pieces, the exhibition features playful animal characters, and the cheerful creations have even spread onto the exterior walls of the gallery space. Tupsula is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 1–5 PM, and Saturdays 10 am–1 pm.
In a charming old wooden house at Ylinenkatu 38 B, Runonkulma Gallery and Pikkukylä Shop welcomes visitors on Wednesdays 4–7 pm and Saturdays 11 am–3 pm. Alongside exhibitions, the shop offers Finnish handicrafts, design and art
products. In March, the Runonkulma Gallery will be hosting a joint exhibition by Elisa Haapasalo and Kaija Ikäheimo, and that´s called a Touch of Light.
At the Main Library, March features an exhibition by Rauma-based painter Pentti Peura. The artist is present every Saturday in March from 10 am to 2 pm. His works reflect his love for the Bothnian Sea and the Uusikaupunki archipelago—especially the Lyökki area—which serve as inspiration for his art. The exhibition is open during the library’s opening hours:
Mon–Thu 10 am–6 pm, Fri 10 am–5 pm and Sat 10 am–2 pm.
Exercise and feel good
At the swimming hall in Wintteri, you can enjoy a splash every day of the week. In addition to fitness swimming, the hall features a diving pool, a water slide, a paddling pool for children, and a dedicated cold-water pool for winter swimming enthusiasts.
Opening hours:
Mon & Fri 8 am–9:30 pm
Tue & Thu 6 am–9:30 pm
Wed 12–9:30 pm
Sat 9 am–5:30 pm
Sun 12–5:30 pm
The Wintteri café and swimming hall ticket sales are open Mon–Fri 8 am–7:30 pm, Sat 8:45 am–4 pm, and Sun 11:45 am–4 pm. When ticket sales are closed, entry to the swimming hall is possible only with a season wristband.
Cold-water swimming is said to help keep colds away and boost the immune system — and in Uusikaupunki, enthusiasts have several great options to choose from:
Saunalaituri Höyry (Pilssitie 23) is located by the sea in Janhuanniemi, about 1.5 km from the town centre. Swimming and sauna visits must be booked and paid for in advance via the website. Höyry is open year-round, daily from 10 AM to 10 PM.
Winter swimming at Haimio sauna (Haimiontie 351) takes place on Saturdays from 4 PM to 7 PM.
At Haimio Metsälehto sauna (Haimiontie 365), winter swimming is available on Sundays from 4 PM to 6 PM.
You can also take a dip from the pier at Santtioranta. Heated changing rooms near the pier are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 amto 7 pm. (Please note: the sauna is not in use during winter.)
You can also go skating at the ice hall every Sunday morning from 10–11 am during the public skating session. The entrance fee for public skating is €2.
At Vahterusring, the weather is always ideal for exercise. The approximately one-kilometre loop along the terrain track offers
varied scenery with 16 metres of elevation change. In addition to cross-country skiing, the facility includes a fitness track suitable for Nordic walking, running, roller skating and cycling.
The ski and fitness tunnel is open with an access card daily from 6 am to 10 pm. Customer service is available Mon–Fri
10 am–3 pm and Sat 10 am–1 pm.
Vahterusring also features a golf simulator offering a realistic golfing experience with a selection of 90 courses from around the world. Free trial sessions for beginners and newcomers are available throughout March: juniors from 5–6 pm and adults from
6–7 pm. Registration is available via ugk.fi or by email at ellasalminengolf@gmail.com. Equipment is provided on site.
As spring approaches, you can enjoy the coastal nature of the area, for example along the Pamprinniemi nature trail in Pyhämaa. In the city centre area, you will find Hiunjärvi, known as a bird lake, with its nature trail and campfire shelter. The accessible outdoor trail and birdwatching platform at Kasarminlahti can be reached on foot, for example from the sports field parking area. There is also a campfire shelter near the trail. The Oinassaari campfire shelter in Korssaari is another pleasant destination for a small excursion. It is located about 18 kilometres from the centre of Uusikaupunki towards Lepäinen. Pack something to grill in your backpack and head out!
For more information on these activities and other events, visit:
tapahtumat.uusikaupunki.fi/en
