Play is the highest form of research

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 throughout our lives.   

You also get a chance to explore your own attitude towards play. What kinds of games inspire me, where do I shine? By exploring and experimenting together, we allow our imagination to create something new. By doing things with our hands, we do ourselves good at the same time. When playing, it is also okay to fail, and we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. Playing together also builds and strengthens our sense of community. 

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    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!

  • Heurekan Matkalla avaruudessa -näyttelyssä poika ja tyttä seisovat Kuun edessä.

    Our Journey in Space

    10.2.2024-6.1.2027

    Our Journey in Space is an interactive science center exhibition for the whole family

  • Vesi – elämän virta

    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.

  • Leiki ja tutki

    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...

  • Tyttö hyppäämässä Heurekan Tiedepuisto Galilein Ihmisjojossa. Planetaarion kuvusta heijastuu sininen taivas valkoisine pilvineen.

    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.

  • Tekoäly – Me, Myself & AI

    Artificial Intelligence – Me, Myself & AI

    Exhibition is on display until further notice

    Welcome to the world of artificial intelligence! The mini-exhibition brings together the best parts of the previous exhibition at Heureka. Come and try out the artificial intelligence-based devices and games that the main character of the exhibition, the Scientist, had made for his home.

  • Tummahenkinen kuva Heurekan Klassikko-näyttelystä.

    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.

  • Heurekan Sähkölä-näyttelyssä mies ja poika katsovat puisen kaupunkirakennelman pienoismallia.

    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?

  • Mies ja tyttö kokeilevat iloisina Heurekan Kiertotehdas-näyttelyn kohdetta. Taustaseinällä on keltaisia ympyröitä, joissa on tietoiskuja kierrätyksestä.

    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?

  • At Heureka's Science on a Sphere exhibition, a boy in a green shirt points to a large ball that looks like the Earth.

    Science on a Sphere

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

  • A girl wearing a coral-colored shirt is riding Heureka's Cable Bike.

    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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