On the birthday day 1.5.2024, everyone aged 22 and younger is admitted free of charge. Birthday programme:10:30 Hanna The Pike greets children11:00 Nature film Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park12:30 Hanna The Pike greets children13:00 Waterfall is running in the carp tank14:00 Hanna The Pike greets children15:00 Diver feeds the fish in the Baltic Sea […]
Kymi Sinfonietta chamber music performances at Maretarium Maritime Theatre on Saturday 27.4.2024 at 2pm and 4pm. The chamber music performance originated from the meditative music concerts of the Kymi Sinfonietta a few years ago. The aim is to create a musical resting place for listeners, where they can stop for a moment to refresh themselves. […]
Maretarium’s theme exhibition for 2024 is Big catches – caught and not caught. What is the “Big Fish” of your life? The Big Fish theme is discussed on the exhibition wall from many different angles.Why does it always feel like the fish that got loose at the last minute was the biggest fish of your […]
After dogs and cats, there has been a maintenance break in Maretarium. The tanks have been cleaned and the Gulf of Finland -tank and eel tank have undergone more thorough repairs. The ventilation ducts have been sweeped, dents in the walls have been patched, dust has been blown off the walls and basic washes have […]
The results of the 43rd edition of the Nature Picture of the Year competition were announced on Saturday 28.10. Nature Picture of the Year festival in Helsinki. The Nature Picture of the Year was Jetro Luhtaa’s “Gateway to the Fell”, a dramatic image of a rainbow in a spectacular large fell landscape. The Nature Picture […]
In summer 2023, Maretarium is open every day from 10 am to 7 pm. The only exception is Midsummer Eve (23.6.), when Maretarium is open from 10 am to 2 pm.The daily programme includes nature film screenings related to the nature of the Eastern Gulf of Finland: at 11 a.m. the nature film Eastern Gulf […]
A special summer exhibition at Maretarium is Satu Vaarula’s “Veden lumo” (the Enchantment of the Water) photography exhibition. The 16 visual works in the exhibition showcase the diversity of Finnish aquatic nature and it is a sales exhibition. Satu Vaarula (b. 1967 in Pälkäne) is a nature photographer from Forssa who has photographed landscapes for […]
The much-demanded Maretarium Dog Month is approaching. Throughout November, Maretarium also welcomes dog guests to see the fish. The aquarium waters of the Maretarium are thus cool in the fall and the aquarium premises have comfortable conditions for dogs. Most aquarium tanks are also at a viewing height suitable for dogs. Maretarium is open in […]
Maretarium and Merisydän Cafe take part in Aaltoja! -festival, the work will be placed outside the Maretarium yard pool and inside the aquarium facilities. The title of the work is “Under Waves”, by the collective TELAKKA & Co. Musician Esa Kotilainen surfs the sound waves of the work. In addition, Esa Kotilainen’s solo performances at […]
The Kotka Fish Market will be held in Sapokka around Maretarium and Tulikukko on the 15.-16.10.2022. The market’s theme fish is Baltic herring, and there will be not only fresh fish and various fish products, but also Baltic herring processing shows by fish biologist Kari Nyberg. The fish market will be opened by The Mayor […]
