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For the first time, Jokioinen will host the Jokioinen Cow Week from 9 to 15 February. During the week, cow themed events and activities will be held around the municipality. The theme of the 2026 Cow Week is “Where do cows take us?”
The Jokioinen Museum Railway is part of Cow Week, as both the Museum Railway and the cows are part of the rural landscape of the Jokioinen region.
The event on the Jokioinen Museum Railway is on Saturday, February 14th and on Sunday, February 15th, from 10 am to 3 pm. Location: Minkiö station, Kiipu village hall. Address: Kiipuntie 49.
The exhibition features working cow themed miniature railways, cow themed postcards and objects. In addition, railway literature is on sale. The event is free and there is also a café in the exhibition.
For more information, please visit: www.lehmaviikko.fi
Welcome to visit and to find your inner cow!
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It's again time for the traditional Christmas card from the Jokioinen Museum Railway. Like before, the card was drawn by PTJ Koskinen, a steam locomotive driver on the Jokioinen Museum Railway. As always, the card is very topical.
In the spring of 2025, a new red wooden café shed modeled after an old fire wood shed was completed at Minkiö station next to the café. This year, the Museum Railway Association also received a large bequest, which included, in addition to real estate, two tractors, one of which was taken as a working tractor for Minkiö. The elves are excited about the new tractor, but Peter is already afraid that the tractor will replace him in driving birch logs.
A big thanks go to everyone who participated in the volunteer work, traveled on the museum trains, donated to the Jokioinen Museum Railway and provided grants for us. Without your great help, the operation of the Jokioinen Museum Railway would not be possible!
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The Santa Claus Train, which has already become a tradition, will operate again on the first weekend of December.
During the on hour round trip you can enjoy a peaceful journey and the Christmas atmosphere.
On Saturday, December 6th, the Santa Claus Train pulled by a steam locomotive will operate between Jokioinen and Minkiö. And on Sunday, December 7th, the train will operate between Humppila and Minkiö.
Round trip prices:
- Adults 14 euros (round trip)
- Children (4-12 years old) 7 euros (round trip)
- Under 4 year old travel for free. Members of the Museum Railway Association also have free admission to train.
Train tickets can be purchased at Jokioinen, Minkiö and Humppila stations before the train departs. You can pay at the stations with bank and credit cards as well as cash. You can alsoboard the train on any halt and buy the ticket from the train conductor. Santa Claus trains also have connections with VR trains from Turku and Tampere and with Jubilee Line buses from Forssa. See the timetable pages at the bottom of the page for more information.
The train tickets can not be reserved in advance, but there will be room for everyone.
The train ticket price includes warm mulled wine or juice and a Christmas gingerbread at Minkiö station. Santa Claus is on the train, handing out sweets and chatting with children. The stoves in the train carriages emit atmospheric warmth and Christmas lighting on the stations creates a christmas feeling.
There will be Christmas music and a small Christmas-themed fair at Minkiö station. Katja Karisukki will interpret atmospheric Christmas carols. On Sunday 7 December, the Humppila station café will also be open.
Come and create a warm Christmas event with us that is suitable for everyone! And don't forget to invite your friends along for the Christmas train ride.
Further information and detailed timatables:
Sa 6.12. Santa Claus Train Jokioinen-Minkiö-Jokioinen
Su 7.12. Santa Claus Train Humppila-Minkiö-Humppila
On Sunday, December 7, the Humppila Christmas opening will also be held at Humppila railway station. The event will feature lots of fun activities for the whole family, as well as traditional Christmas fair.
WELCOME!
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The world's railways will celebrate their 200th anniversary on Saturday, September 27. The world's first locomotive-powered railway opened in England on September 27, 1825, between Stockton and Darlington. Various events will be held around the world and also in Finland on the anniversary day.
The Jokioinen Museum Railway is joining the celebrations and an open house will be held at Minkiö station from 10 am to 3 pm. Free admission to the exhibition hall and guided tours.
There is also the opportunity to rent a hand car and go on a hand car trip. A train pulled by a diesel locomotive will operate during the day, making a few round trips of approximately 15 minutes. Tickets for the train trip are €3/person, children under 4 years old are free.
There is also a café open throughout the day at Minkiö station. Coffee, buns, doughnuts and lemonade are on sale. Coffee and a bun/donut at a special price of €3.
The café also sells the impressive and versatile Museum Railway 50 Years history book at a special price of only €10.
Welcome to learn more about our activities and celebrate the world's railways with us!
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The summer 2025 operating season of the Jokioinen Museum Railway will end on Saturday, September 13th with the traditional Starlight Train, when after the day trains the trains will run until when the night falls. Come and experience the magical atmosphere as the trains rattle past the darkening rural landscape.
The café and narrow gauge railway museum at Minkiö station will also be open on Saturday 13 September from 13:00 to 22:00 and there will be nice offers in the clearance sale. The café at Humppila station will also be open during the day and evening.
Welcome to a steam train ride!
Train tickets cost €20 for those over 12 years old and €10 for those aged 4-12. Children under 4 travel free of charge. Pets are also welcome on our train and bicycles and baby carriages can be transported in the conductor's carriage. The train is also wheelchair accessible from Minkiö station.
All scheduled trains and additional information can be found at Event Calendar.
At the end of the year, charter trains for groups are still operated on the museum railway. At the end of the year's operating season, Santa Claus trains will run on the first weekend of December, December 6-7.
You can also rent a hand car until the snow comes. Rentals are made against advance reservations. If you want to rent a hand car, see the Rent a hand car page for more information.
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During July, the steam trains of the Jokioinen Museum Railway operate on Sundays. Come and experience a pleasent train journey through the beautiful countryside of Southwest Tavastia. You can board the train from Humppila, Minkiö and Jokioinen stations or from any halt on the railway.
You can easily reach the museum railway by car via highways 2 and 10, or if you are travelling by public transport from Humppila station, where you can transfer to VR passenger trains. From the direction of Forssa, you can also get on the museum train by Jubilee Line buses.
The Museum Railway has two cafés, the smaller of which is at Humppila station, depending on the day either inside the station building or in the former firewood shed next to the station. The cafeteria at Minkiö station serves in the station's yellow goods warehouse and tables can be found in the station's cafeteria shed and on the old goods platform. On Sundays when the scheduled trains are running, the cafeteria offers coffee, tea, refreshments, coffee bread and rolls, as well as souvenirs, books, postcards and much more.
There are toilets available for train passengers at Humppila and Minkiö stations, and traditional dry toilet at Jokioinen station and next to the Santavaihte lean-to shelter. The toilet at Minkiö station also has a table for changing children's diapers.
In addition to Sunday Traffic Days, the Minkiö station café, narrow gauge railway museum and hand car rental are open Mon-Sat 11 am to 5 pm in July. During the week, the café also offers waffles with jam and whipped cream.
Welcome to a summer steam train ride or hand car ride!
VR train connections from Tampere to the Jokioinen Museum Railway
IC 910 from Tampere at 9.10 (from Toijala at 9.35) arrives in Humppila at 9.59. The museum train departs from Humppila at 10.30.
IC 916 from Tampere at 12:10 (from Toijala at 12:35) arrives in Humppila at 12:59. The museum train departs from Humppila at 13:05
VR train connections from Jokioinen Museum Railway towards Tampere
From Humppila at 13.57 IC 917 (Toijala 14.21) arrives in Tampere at 14.47. The museum train arrives in Humppila at 12.48
From Humppila at 15.59 IC 921 (Toijala 16.23) arrives in Tampere at 16.47. The museum train arrives in Humppila at 15.38
VR train connections from Turku to the Jokioinen Museum Railway
IC 909 from Turku at 9.05 (from Loimaa at 9.44) arrives in Humppila at 9.56. The museum train departs from Humppila at 10.30.
VR train connections from Jokioinen Museum Railway towards Turku
IC 916 from Humppila at 13:00 (Loimaa 13.12) arrives in Turku at 13:55. The museum train arrives in Humppila at 12:48
IC 922 from Humppila at 16:00 (Loimaa 16.12) arrives in Turku at 16:55. The museum train arrives in Humppila at 15:38
To Jokioinen Museum Railway from Forssa on the Jubilee Line
Departure from Forssa at 13:05 by bus to Jokioinen station, arriving at approximately 13:25. The museum train leaves from Jokioinen station at 14:35
Return by bus from Humppila VR station at 16:11 to Forssa, arriving at 16:45. The museum train arrives at Humppila station at 15:38.
All summer schedules and additional information can be found on the Timetables & Events page.
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The traditional Minkiö Farmers' Market will be held again this coming Sunday, June 29. At that time, the Minkiö station area will once again be filled with joyful market life and bustle.
New this year is a separate book market, where you can find lots of railway-related books for sale at great prices!
The cafes at Minkiö and Humppila stations will be open throughout the event.
Welcome to enjoy the atmosphere of our summer market and, of course, a ride on the museum train!
You can ride the steam train as follows:
- From Jokioinen you can take train to Minkiö (and even to Humppila) and back
- at 10.30 (return to Jokioinen 12.49)
- at 11.45 (return to Jokioinen 14.19)
- at 13.05 (return to Jokioinen 15.39)
- at 14.35 train running only to Minkiö (return to Jokioinen 15.39)
- From Humppila you can take train to Minkiö (and even to Jokioinen) and back
- at 10.30 (return to Humppila 12.48)
- at 11.45 (return to Humppila 14.18)
- at 13.05 (return to Humppila 15.38)
- at 14.35 train running only to Minkiö (return to Humppila 15.38)
- From Minkiö you can take train for a return trip
- to Humppila at 9.50 (return 10.53)
- Jokioinen at 10.00 (return 10.49)
- Humppila at 11.05 (return 12.08)
- Jokioinen at 11.10 (return 12.04)
- Humppila at 12.25 (return at 13.28)
- Jokioinen at 12.30 (return 13.24)
- Humppila at 13.55 (return at 14.58)
- Jokioinen at 14.00 (return at 14.54)
- Humppila at 15.15 (return at 16.13)
- and for the last time to Jokioinen at 15.20 (return at 16.11)
You can find all the timetables and more information on the Minkiö Farmers' Market event page.
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On Sunday 15 June, we will operate with the theme of the Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway. The heritage train is pulled by the Museum Railway's faithful steam locomotive Sohvi from 1917. Sohvi operated from Hyvinkää to Karkkila between 1918 and 1967. The heritage train will also have a freight wagon and two passenger wagons from the same railway.
The Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway operated for over 55 years from 1912 to 1967 from Karkkila to Hyvinkää, where it had a connection to the Finnish State railway network. The railway was built for the needs of the Högfors ironworks in Karkkila. Passenger trains ran on the railway until 1961 and it was the last narrow-gauge railway in Finland to operate passenger trains.
You can ride the Karkkila steam train as follows:
- From Jokioinen you can get to Minkiö (and further to Jokioinen) and back with a train departing at 11.45 (return 14.19)
- From Humppila you can get to Minkiö (and further to Jokioinen) and back with a train departing at 10.30 (return 12.48) or train departing at 13.05 (return 15.38)
- From Minkiö you can take a round trip train to Humppila at 9.50 (return 10.53), to Jokioinen at 11.10 (return 12.04), to Humppila at 12.25 (return at 13.28), to Jokioinen at 14.00 (return at 14.54) and the last time to Humppila at 15:15 (return at 16.13).
You can find all the timetables on the Ride Hyvinkää - Karkkila Railway steam train page.