HOME OF PEKKA HALONEN

Halosenniemi is the ‘wilderness studio’ of the Finnish painter Pekka Halonen. Built on the cape of Lake Tuusula between 1899–1902, it served as an idyllic home and studio for the artist and his family for many years. The imposing yet gracefully simple timber villa and its interiors were designed and built by Halonen. A work of art in itself, the villa was a labour of love to which he devoted a great deal of time and planning, elegantly combining Finnish vernacular architecture with a touch of Continental Art Nouveau. Pekka Halonen is one of the most beloved artists of the ‘Golden Era’ of Finnish art. A versatile artist and master portrayer of Finnish landscapes and people, he absorbed the latest international trends and ingeniously applied these to the depiction of Finnish nature. The countryside around Lake Tuusula provided him with a rich source of ideas and inspiration, and it was there that Halonen developed the distinctive style for which he is renowned.

ART MUSEUM DEDICATED TO PEKKA HALONEN AND HIS ART Halonen’s studio was opened to the public in the 1950s. Today the museum specialises in presenting material related to Halonen’s art, his lifetime achievements and the famous artists’ colony of Tuusula to which he and his friends belonged. Every year the museum hosts 4-5 theme exhibitions showcasing Halonen’s art side by side with the work of his contemporaries and later generations of artists up to the present day. Other attractions include the gardens, which have been restored to the way they were originally planned by Maija and Pekka Halonen.