Museum’s Windmill

The Konnevesi windmill was originally built in 1867 in Pieniniemi, Rautalampi. In 1919 it was moved to Istunmäki’s Hannula farm, where it served the local farmers for decades. Finally, in 1958, the windmill was relocated to its present site at the Konnevesi Museum, where it now stands as a landmark visible to everyone driving along road 69.

The move to the museum was a true community effort — nine tractors and dozens of volunteers took part in transporting and reassembling the heavy log structure. At the same time, the Tuomisto smoke cabin was also relocated, forming the foundation of the current local heritage museum. The windmill remains one of the oldest and most historically valuable buildings in the Konnevesi museum area.

Over the decades, the windmill has been carefully maintained and restored. The most extensive renovation took place in 2020 as part of the “Myllyt Pyörimään” project, which aimed to preserve traditional Finnish windmills for future generations. Today, the Konnevesi windmill continues to tell the story of wind, work and community — of an era whennature and people worked side by side.

Visible from afar, the windmill has become one of Konnevesi’s most beloved symbols, representing both the town’s rich rural heritage and the enduring power of collective effort.