Space Weeks 18–29 November 2024
Ursa planetarium show
Welcome to explore the starry sky!
In this presentation you will learn what is visible in the sky right now and what you can find there. We'll explore constellations, planets and other celestial objects in a live guided tour.
Who: Pre-school, grades 1–9 and upper secondary school groups
Age limit 6 years.
Duration: approx. 20 min + 10 min for questions.
Number of seats: Max. 25 people per performance
Language: Finnish (you can ask for English version also)
The planetarium presentation is included in the price of the exhibition ticket.
The planetarium dome is airtight and you enter through two airlock doors. The dome is accessible with an assistant, even in a wheelchair.
Pre-bookable programs for elementary school, grades 1–9 and upper secondary
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Solar System
Read more about the Solar System showThe Solar System show led by an inspirer takes you to a fascinating tour to the planets of our Solar system.
Which of them would you like to travel to? -
Moon Tour
Read more about the Moon TourIn the Moon Tour we get to know the Earth's own Moon: what is it like and how did it come to be? In addition to our own Moon, let's get to
know the other moons of our Solar System too. -
Northern Lights
Read more about the Northern Lights showLet's get to know the Northern Lights as a phenomenon. The show will be in Finnish.
Exciting non-stop work at lobby, Ideaverstas and Event Market
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Kitsat satellite survey
Kitsat is a fully functional Cubesat. Kitsat is specially designed for educational use and includes a small one-unit Cubesat satellite and a ground station. With Kitsat you can learn what a satellite is like, how it is made, what parts it consists of and how it works. In the non-stop workshop, Kitsat is assembled from ready-made pieces and we get to know the operation of the satellite's measurement sensors.
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Exo Life Workshop
Science already knows of thousands of exoplanets, whole worlds orbiting a star other than the Sun. We can draw conclusions about the conditions on those planets and use them to guess what life might be like there. In the workshop, you'll get to build imaginative creatures, and animate them against the backdrop of various hypothetical exo-worlds.
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What happens in the sky?
Have you ever observed the starry sky? Come and make your own handy star chart, the planisphere, to help you explore the sky. And then just point your eyes towards the night sky!