Exhibitions Outdoors – Science Park Galilei
Science Park Galilei alongside Keravanjoki river
Hands-on outdoor science, acoustic wonders, and ancient geology by the river!
Science Park Galilei is an open-air science park along the picturesque Keravanjoki river. Experiment with outdoor physics installations, whisper across huge distances with parabolic sound mirrors, climb human-powered water spirals, and walk among boulders representing billions of years of Finnish geological heritage.
Exhibition Highlights
- Giant outdoor parabolic acoustic sound mirrors focusing voices across 50 meters
- Lithophone musical rocks playing melodious tones on ancient Finnish bedrock
- Human-powered outdoor Archimedes water spiral alongside the river
- The Bedrock Garden (Kivipuisto) showcasing specimens from all Finnish geological eras
Hands-on Discovery Stations
Large-scale open-air apparatus nestled in beautiful Finnish nature:
Parabolic Acoustic Sound Mirrors
Whisper quietly into giant stone dishes across 50 meters of open lawn and hear your friend reply with crystal clarity.
Lithophone Resonant Bedrock
Strike tuned slabs of Finnish rapakivi granite with rubber mallets to discover the musical acoustics of solid stone.
Human Archimedes Spiral Pump
Climb on the stepping platform to rotate a heavy outdoor spiral screw, lifting gallons of water into a scenic raised flume.
Equatorial Sundial Shadow Clock
Cast your own shadow across the stone compass circle to read precise solar time calibrated for the 60th parallel north.
Scientific Principles & Phenomena
Combines environmental science, geological history, outdoor wave mechanics, solar orbital geometry, and the resonance of natural materials.
Discover how sound waves diffract around ground obstacles and refocus precisely at parabolic focal points. Contrast the crystalline hardness and density of igneous plutonic granite with metamorphic gneiss and sedimentary sandstone along the Geological Path.
Did you know?
The stones in the Bedrock Garden are up to 2.8 billion years old! They represent the Fennoscandian Shield—some of the most ancient, stable continental crust anywhere on Earth.
Exhibit Highlights & History
Named after Galileo Galilei, Science Park Galilei opened in 1993 to blend science education with the peaceful riverside nature of Vantaa.
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