Heureka's four colorful cubes on the wall of the building.

The most fun day of autumn 2025 at Heureka - things to do for children and adults

Autumn means cooler evenings, colorful leaves and new beginnings – and of course a trip to Heureka! Science Centre Heureka offers interesting and exciting exhibitions and programs for all ages. In autumn, Heureka also organizes a variety of events for both families and adults. Check out the best things to do for Autumn Day 2025 on this page.

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Visiting hours

Open today 9–18

Opening times this week

mon 9–18
tue 9–18
wed 9–18
thu 9–18
fri 9–18
sat 10–18
sun 10–18

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Information for the visit

A woman and a girl looking at a mammoth in the Giants of the Ice Age exhibition.

Heureka's interactive exhibitions encourage learning

In the menu below you will find all of Heureka's interactive exhibitions and you can explore them in more detail. At Heureka, you don't just look; you do, explore and wonder.

Giants of the Ice Age

8.2.2025–30.8.2026

Nearly twenty life-size animal robots await visitors at the Giants of the Ice Age exhibition - including a mammoth and a saber-toothed cat!
Our Journey in Space

10.2.2024-6.1.2027

Our Journey in Space is an interactive science center exhibition for the whole family
Water – The stream of Life

Exhibition is on display for the time being

Water – The Stream of Life. The exhibition is suitable for people of all ages and backgrounds, to children and to adults, as well as the curious and those who like to delve deeper.
Play and Explore

The exhibition is on display for the time being

The exhibition consists of sites from the Power of Play exhibition and the Idea Workshop. Play is natural and essential for human well-being. Playing is about exploring and experimenting, getting to know ourselves and each other.  Through play, we learn to explore the world, and we should maintain this skill...
Exhibitions Outdoors

Opens 10.5.2026

At Science Park Galilei you can try out large-scale objects based on music, mathematics and physics phenomena. Opens 10.5.2026.
Artificial Intelligence – Me, Myself & AI

Exhibition is on display for the time being

Welcome to the village of the Scientist's home full of artificial intelligence! Can you beat the robot in rock-paper-scissors?
Heureka Classics

Renews during spring 2026

Heureka classics will move to a new space in spring 2026. The exhibition will open with a renewed look in stages during the spring.
Electri City

Open until 6.4.2026

Delve into smart electricity in your everyday life! What is a smart home like and how can you yourself use electricity intelligently?
Circular Factory

Open until 1.3.2026

Circular Factory is an exhibition of sustainable development solutions. How can familiar objects be recycled as efficiently as possible?
Science on a Sphere

The Science on a Ball site presents data collected by satellites about climate and space, among other things.
Main Exhibition Area

In the main exhibition area, a few old favorites are on display, such as the wire wheel and Foucault's pendulum.

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Autumn 2025 events

Heureka has a wide and exciting selection of events for all ages. The events have their own themes and during them you can also tour Heureka's exhibitions. In autumn 2025 there will be events every month:

Good to know before visiting Heureka

Heureka has fun things to do every day in the autumn of 2025. You can experience our exhibitions, rat feeding demonstrations and other science performances. In addition, our new water-themed exhibition is now open!. In the list below you will find other important information as well as useful tips for your Heureka visit.

Se today's program

Heureka is being renewed
The planetarium is closed. We will open a completely renovated and state-of-the-art planetarium at the turn of the year 2025–2026.
Heureka's exhibition selection changes at the turn of the year. So this autumn it's worth coming to experience Heureka as it is right now!
The Science Restaurant
The Science Restaurant offers a hearty lunch, a delicious Science Snack Menu and different kinds of smaller savoury and sweet treats.
Read more about The Science Restaurant
Heureka Shop
From Heureka Shop you can grab the best science gifts, either as a keepsake for yourself, for a loved one celebrating a birthday, or just for fun. Give a gift that makes you smarter!
Go to the Heureka Shop page
Heureka is a safe space
Everyone should feel safe at Heureka. When I am at Heureka, I follow these principles of a safer space.
Get to know the principles of Heureka's safer space
Science at home
There are also fun, Heureka-like things to do on the couch at home on the darkening autumn evenings. Note that all of these activities are in Finnish.

🎥 Watch our hilariously exciting Heureka moments and Wheel of Fortune episodes.
💡 Take our online tests: Photographic memory test, Hearing Test , Astronaut Test, Eyewitness Test , Musical Ear Test , Lie Detector Test and Multiple Intelligence Test .
Check out science experiences for your home couch here

Currently at Heureka

Winter holiday at Heureka 2026

Experience the best moments of your winter holiday at Heureka – interactive exhibitions, a planetarium and experiences that will inspire people of all ages.
Finland's most curious class

Finland is full of curious schoolchildren and we want to find the most curious class. The Finland's Most Curious Class competition is organized for the second time. The competition runs until February 28th.
Heureka's extended Friday evenings

We are open with extended opening hours on Friday evenings until 8pm. Read more about Friday evenings at Heureka on this page.
Counting test online (in Finnish!)

Heureka's free online test lets you test your counting skills. Note! The test is in Finnish.
Thursday evening ticket for 10 €

Do you want to visit Heureka for 10€? See when the Thursday evening ticket is valid and what you can experience for a more affordable price.