Search
Persons who have brought a humanitarian/peace message have traditionally donated an object as a concrete symbol of their message. These objects are kept in the Brinkkala Mansion at the Old Great Square in a glass cabinet known as the Showcase for Peace. It is possible to go and see the objects during the opening hours of the mansion.
Also, the Declaration of Christmas Peace is read aloud to all of Finland from a balcony in the Brinkkala Mansion.
The earliest records of the Brinkkala Mansion date back to the 16th century. During its history the mansion has functioned as the town house of the owners of Brinkhall Manor, as a hotel and as the home of a Russian Governor General. After the fire of 1827 in Turku, the Brinkkala Mansion was renovated as the new town hall.
Brinkkala is best known as the place where Christmas Peace has been declared every Christmas Eve at noon since 1886. Before that, Christmas Peace was declared from “the doors and windows of the town house”, as the old saying goes.