he History of Nuhjala Manor House dates back a thousand years. It was owned by the Turku cathedral in the 14th century, and the vaulted cellars were built around 1350, the main building being built on top of them in 1764 by baron Clas Lybecker. It was owned by many noble families, e.g. Munck af Fulkila, Rehbinder, von Üxkull, Ehrenmalm, von Willebrandt, Eneskjöld, Indrenius, Aminoff and von Bonsdorff. It is one of the best preserved rococo houses in Finland.
he estate used to be of such vastity that one could walk all the way to the Naantali convent entirely on Nuhjala´s land. King Gustav III of Sweden and Tsar Alexander I have also stayed in the Manor and their bedroom can be visited during the guided tour. The novelty in Nuhjala is the museum outhouse used by the king and the tsar themselves!
The King's room.
oday Nuhjala is owned by Merja Ylismäki-Nerjanto, who inherited it from her parents. She and her family are growing wheat, barley and oil plants on the estate. Tourism is also an important product line nowadays.
istory is always present, when one wanders on the estate, but for the modern tourist there are many possibilities: traditional grandmother´s delicacies can be enjoyed in the old authentic bakeryhouse. The summer café and the museum shop located in the same building are open tue-sun 11.00-18.00 (during sommer months) and there are small museums to visit and a guided tour can be made in the main building. There are four 18th century double bedrooms in the attic, with antique furniture, and our own mystery woman, the Gray Lady.
The bakery house and summer café.
he services of Nuhjala have been awarded the Best in the County, and the Manor is one of the King´s Road entrepreneurs.
Inquiries and orders can be made to merja@nuhjala.com.
