Porvoo Museum Railway society

Museum trains between Helsinki and Porvoo

The museum railcar before Hinthaara village. Foto J.Kortman.

Traffic will start in summer 2026.

Welcome to a summer trip to Porvoo - by train!

When you want to experience a memorable summer day, go to beautiful Porvoo. However, don't rush there along the highway, but take the time for the trip itself. Come by rail and enjoy the atmosphere of the old times.

From year 1991, the Porvoo Museum Railway society has arranged museum train trips with authentic Finnish railcars from the 1950s. The trip starts from the Helsinki Central railway station on Saturdays in the mornings and the journey takes an hour and a half.

In Kerava, the track branches off towards Porvoo, takes you through idyllic forest, field and river landscapes until you reach Porvoo's old railway station on the riverbank. The museum train's schedule is designed so that you can explore the city at your leisure for three hours.

Other trips you can find Aikataulut -sites.

Instructions for traveling on the museum train - Museojunalla matkustaminen (link)

Timetable for 2024 summer Saturdays was:

MUS 1911		MUS 1912
9.49	Helsinki	17.08
10.09	Tikkurila	16.51
10.26	Kerava	16.34
10.38	Nikkilä	16.18
11.03x	Ali-Vekkoski	15.51x
11.13	Hinthaara	15.41
11.24x	Haksi	15.27x
11.33x	Kiiala	15.17x
11.38	Porvoo	15.10

x = the train stops only when required.

The departure track of the train is shown on the station's information displays. The departure track in Helsinki is usually no. 12.

The train does not stop in Pasila. On the way back, the Kerava and Tikkurila stops are only for disemparking passengers. In Porvoo, you can enter the train about 20 minutes before departure.

Prices and ticket sales

There are no seat reservations. Tickets can only be bought during the journey from a conductor who goes around in a carriages. The payment method is preferably a contactless payment card, but also the most common payment cards or cash. The MobilePay payment method is not in use.

Prices (one-way / roundtrip)

Helsinki / Tikkurila – Porvoo	€ 25 / 37
Kerava – Porvoo	€ 20 / 30
Nikkilä – Porvoo	€ 17 / 25
Ali-Vekkoski – Porvoo	€ 7 / 10
Hinthaara – Porvoo	€ 6 / 8
Haksi – Porvoo	€ 4 / 6
Kiiala – Porvoo	€ 3 / 5

Children's tickets 10–17 years -50%. Under 10 years are free of charge. Special price: Helsinki and Tikkurila – Porvoo – Kerava € 32.

One-way tickets are also sold in the direction Porvoo – Helsinki. Price list is available here.

Come with a group

Group discount: a group of at least 10 adults -10% of the normal price when one person pays for the whole group.

Luggage and pets

Bicycles, scooters, baby carriages and similar items are transported in the train's baggage compartment (the carriage in the middle of the train with a large side door). Transportation is free of charge. Large or heavy means of transport cannot fit on board (excluding wheelchairs and similar aids). The luggage department staff receives and hands over the goods.

Transport of pets is allowed. However, please take into account fellow travelers who may be allergic.

There are luggage shelves in the train cabin and larger items can also go between the seats.

Video of the Porvoo trip:

https://youtu.be/7EfCtvo_Xkw?si=I8SCMe2gx5QfKDmp

Porvoo station

The train's arrival and departure point in Porvoo is the former railway station approx. 500 meters from the old town of Porvoo on the west side of the river. The address of the station is: Vanha Hämeenlinnantie 5. Please note that the station building is privately owned. Don't walk across the station lawns. The terrace of the station is also a private area.

Porvoo Museum Railway

The Porvoo Museum Railway is located between Kerava and Porvoo. The museum track starts 17 km after Kerava. The last 16 km before Porvoo is almost 150 years old track.

Regular passanger traffic on the state owned Porvoo line ended in 1981 and goods traffic 1990. Porvoo Museum Railway was founded in 1991. The association maintained the railway between 1993 and 2013. And started it again in the fall of 2025. Finnish Railways Transport Infrastructure Agency maintained the railway between 2013 and 2024.

The railway became a privat museum railway in the fall of 2025. The railway is used by museum railway operators.

View on larger map You can see the locations of the current museum railway halts with bluish text on the OpenStreetMap map when you enlarge it: Nikkilä, Hinthaara, Haksi, Kiiala, Porvoo.

Updated January 24, 2026