Guided tours

Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino were influential in Kauttua in Eura between 1937–1946. Aalto’s first task in Kauttua was to draw a general plan for the area. The plan covered an industrial area and the surrounding residential areas – the area that is today known as the Ironworks.  Aalto designed the roads and buildings to mimic natural shapes. The plan included stepped buildings, blocks of flats, and single-storey single-family homes. Southern Satakunta Travel Guides (Alasatakunnan oppaat ry) organise tours of the Terassitalo exhibition space and other sites in the Ironworks area

City nomad route Kauttua’s story as an industrial area spans more than three centuries, and Kauttua has been settled for much longer. There were already farmers’ mills at the Kauttua rapids before Lorenz Creutz founded the ironworks in 1689. Kauttua’s current building stock reflects the 19th and 20th centuries, but it is only within the last century that the architects were also recorded. After Ahlström arrived in the area and iron was swapped for paper in the early 20th century, trained architects were used to design buildings alongside the ironworks’ own master buildings.

The best way to explore the Ironworks is on a guided walking tour. Led by a trained local guide, you’ll see and hear about the history of the Ironworks and learn about the Ironworks in the present day. Group tours are organised to order all year round. The recommended maximum group size is 20–25 people. For larger groups, we recommend booking two guides. An outdoor walking tour can be combined with a visit to the Terassitalo building or to other sites, such as the sauna by the river, Jokisauna. Reserve 1.5 hours for the walking tour at a price of €70 (+VAT at 24%). The tour can be customised.