The purpose of The Seurasaari Foundation is to support Seurasaari Open-Air Museum by means of supporting ethnological research and publishing, studying Finnish folk art and making it more widely known, organizing folklore performances and presentations on the Finnish popular culture, developing other folklore activities suitable for the Seurasaari Island area and maintaining collections and organizing exhibitions.

Our foundation is a member of the Association of Finnish Foundations, and we follow the code of conduct Best Practice for Foundations.