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The most fun winter days 2025 and 2026 - things to do for children and adults!
Whether the winter of 2025 and 2026 promises snow, sleet or drizzle, freezing temperatures or just sunshine, Science Centre Heureka in Vantaa offers excitement and experiences for a perfect winter day. Heureka is a great winter day destination because
- The exhibitions invite you to learn, play and discover new things.
- Heureka is suitable for all ages. Families with children as well as couples on their first date will enjoy themselves here.
- Heureka is easy to get to from Helsinki, Espoo and even Tampere! The train ride from central Helsinki to Tikkurila takes about 15 minutes. Heureka also has a spacious and free parking lot.
Grab the best things to do for a winter day 2025/2026 from this page.
Get to know Heureka's exhibitions
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Giants of the Ice Age
8.2.2025–6.9.2026
Nearly twenty life-size animal robots await visitors at the Giants of the Ice Age exhibition - including a mammoth and a saber-toothed cat!
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Our Journey in Space
10.2.2024-6.1.2027
Our Journey in Space is an interactive science center exhibition for the whole family
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Different Eyes
May 15, 2025–January 6, 2026
Two Centuries of Braille anniversary exhibition. We live in a world that emphasises visual information – but what if our eyes cannot see? The exhibition was curated in collaboration with the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired.
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Fibrations
10.6.2025–6.1.2026
The exhibition showcases student works of the Aalto University interdisciplinary course Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors: Mathematics Meets Art and Architecture.
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Water - The stream of Life
Opening 30.10.2025
Water - The Stream of Life exhibition will open 30.10.2025. 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.
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Exhibitions Outdoors
Opens again summer 2026.
At Science Park Galilei you can try out large-scale objects based on music, mathematics and physics phenomena. Opens again 2026.
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Artificial Intelligence – Me, Myself & AI
Welcome to the village of the Scientist's home full of artificial intelligence! Can you beat the robot in rock-paper-scissors?
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Heureka Classics
Experience classic destinations with the whole family together! Heureka classics Charm year after year.
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Electri City
Delve into smart electricity in your everyday life! What is a smart home like and how can you yourself use electricity intelligently?
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Circular Factory
Circular Factory is an exhibition of sustainable development solutions. How can familiar objects be recycled as efficiently as possible?
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The Idea Workshop
In the challenges of the idea shop, you can aim for style, speed or, for example, slowness.
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Science on a Sphere
The Science on a Ball site presents data collected by satellites about climate and space, among other things.
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Main Exhibition Area
In the main exhibition area, a few old favorites are on display, such as the wire wheel and Foucault's pendulum.
The whole family will enjoy your Heureka-visit
You can easily spend a whole day at Heureka's exhibitions - the average visit time is about 4 hours. The interactive exhibitions allow you to experiment and do things yourself. In addition, especially on weekends, there are often amazing public performances , such as science theater performances and rat feeding shows!
Below you will find other important information and tips for your winter visit to Heureka.
Good to know before visiting Heureka
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When hunger strikes
Check out the Science Restaurant's websiteThe Science Restaurant's delicious lunch, Science Snack Menu as well as small sweet and savory snacks ensure that you have enough energy throughout the entire Heureka day!
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Give someone the gift of science
Check out the best Christmas gift ideas 2025From Heureka Shop you can grab the best Christmas gifts for all ages or a souvenir for yourself to remember the fun science day you had. Behind the link below, we have collected the funniest and smartest Christmas gift ideas for children and adults from Heureka Shop's selection!
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Heureka is a safe space
Get to know the principles of Heureka's safe spaceEveryone has the right to feel safe at Heureka. When I am at Heureka, I follow these principles for a safe space.
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Science for home or on the go
Discover Heureka's science experiencesAre you planning long car trips over the Christmas holidays or are you looking for ideas for fun things to do during cold winter evenings? The answer can be found here: Heureka's science experiences to do at home! There are various online tests, fun quizzes and science experiments available. Note! They're all in Finnish.
Currently at Heureka
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Visit Heureka during Autumn holidays
Spend an unforgettable autumn holiday at Heureka! We offer fun and insightful activities for the whole family: exhibitions, experiments and experiences. There's things to do for a whole day!
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H18: Halloween 31.10.2025
Heureka's extremely popular H18: Halloween science event takes place on Friday, October 31st from 7 pm to midnight. In honor of the brand new water exhibition, Halloween will be celebrated with a sewer theme.
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Children's Halloween 1.11.2025
On Saturday 1.11.2025 10 am – 6 pm, we will be hosting a Halloween event for the whole family. A day full of fun Halloween program with a sewer theme in honor of the opening of the brand new water exhibition.
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Father's Day 2025
How would it sound to celebrate Father's Day 2025 at the heart of science? Heureka's interactive exhibitions are fun for all ages. The Science Restaurant offers a hearty and tasty Father's Day lunch!
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The Planetarium is closed
We will open a fully renovated and state-of-the-art Planetarium in late 2025.
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Photographic Memory Test online
Note! The test in in Finnish. Take Heureka's free and fun photo memory test online. Challenge your visual memory, exercise your brain, and find out how accurately you remember the details of what you see.
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Heureka's tips for autumn
A colourful autumn at Heureka! Check out our best tips for what to do on an autumn day 2025.
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NOX evenings for adults
You'll leave Heureka's NOX events smarter than you arrived. Every event has their own theme.
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Thursday evening ticket for 10 €
Note! The discount does not apply on Thursday evening 25.12. On Thursdays from 15:00–20:00, all entrance tickets are 10 €/each. Children under 5 years of age can enter Heureka free of charge accompanied by a guardian.
