Temporary Exhibition

LAPLAND GOLD PROSPECTOR’S FACES

Different life stories of today’s gold prospectors in Finnish Lapland.

What does it take to prospect gold in Lapland, above Arctic Circle? Who prospects gold nowadays? What makes prospector return back to gold fields year after year? And what makes you stop prospecting? Our new temporary exhibition “Lapland gold prospectors’ faces” answers these questions – or part of them.

The exhibition tells over 10 different life stories from today’s Lapland gold fields. Some persons have prospected for decades and some have started few years ago, few have also stopped prospecting.

The temporary exhibition “Lapland Gold Prospector’s Faces” opened on 19th June 2025 and will be on display at the Gold Museum until 8th of May 2026. The exhibition is included in the price of the entrance fee.

The exhibition is in Finnish but English version will be available as text document.