 : Nahkelantie 388, Tuusula |  : 1 h |  : Farm/Halloween |
October 2026 | Halloween is still finding its feet in Finland. Although pumpkins, skeletons and spooky decorations are becoming increasingly common, we’re not quite at the point where every neighbourhood turns into a haunted wonderland in October.
That doesn’t mean we haven’t had our own traditions. Long before Halloween arrived from across the Atlantic, Finns celebrated Kekri, an ancient harvest festival with some surprisingly familiar elements. Spirits of the dead, frightening costumes and visits from door to door were all part of the celebrations. You could almost call Kekri Halloween’s long-lost Finnish cousin.
Finding something suitably spooky to do in the weeks leading up to Halloween can still be a challenge. Luckily, we’ve found something worth screaming about.
Just a stone’s throw from Helsinki Airport, in Tuusula, Joken Navetta transforms its spacious yard into a frightfully delightful Halloween experience (Halloweenpiha).
Parking
Parking is available directly beside the Halloween yard. We also heard that additional parking spaces could be found at a nearby school, although we didn’t need to use them ourselves.
Daylight or Darkness?
Joken Navetta offers two rather different Halloween experiences, depending on when you visit.
The early evening is more family-friendly, with autumn decorations and Halloween displays to admire without quite so many things trying to scare the living daylights out of you.
But at 6 pm, things take a darker turn.
That’s when the scarier programme begins, bringing the yard to life with terrifying clowns, menacing zombies, escaped hospital patients and all sorts of characters who really ought to have stayed six feet under.
We visited after sunset, when the darkness made everything just a little more unsettling.
The Yard
We hadn’t even reached the entrance when the screaming started.
Eerie laughter and blood-curdling shrieks were already echoing through the darkness along Nahkelantie road. Whatever was waiting for us inside, it certainly wasn’t going to be a peaceful evening stroll.
Around every corner, there seemed to be another reason to question whether walking into a dark garden full of strangers was such a brilliant idea. Creepy clowns, wandering zombies and other rather questionable characters made sure that visitors had plenty of opportunities to practise their screaming.
Fortunately, you don’t have to spend the entire visit looking over your shoulder.
The café offers a welcome little sanctuary from the horrors outside, serving delicious hot drinks and wonderfully colourful cakes and pastries. A perfect opportunity to calm your nerves, gather your courage and perhaps convince yourself that you’re ready for another round.
And despite all the terrifying inhabitants, the yard has a softer side too.
Among the Halloween decorations, you’ll find rabbits and some absolutely adorable sheep. During the daytime, you might also meet more of the farm’s animals, of which there are quite a few.
It’s a rather wonderful combination of spooky entertainment, cosy autumn atmosphere and furry little residents who couldn’t care less about the horrors happening around them.
Good to Know
- Parking: Free parking is available directly beside the Halloween yard. Additional parking can be found at the nearby school.
- Choose your scare level: Early evenings are more family-friendly, with autumn decorations and a gentler Halloween atmosphere. From 6 pm onwards, things get considerably scarier, so choose your visiting time according to how much fright you can handle.
- Opening times: In 2026, the Halloween yard is open at weekends. Check the current opening times before visiting.
- Tickets: Available both online and at the entrance.
Side Quest
If you prefer your autumn adventures with fewer zombies and more pumpkins, Koiramäen Pajutalli is another lovely place to visit in Tuusula (even closer to the airport).
There you’ll find animals, pumpkins and all sorts of seasonal delights.
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