Located near the Raahe Sea Museum, on the other side of Rantakatu, Raahe’s oldest remaining dwelling house, Sovelius house remains open for visitors.

Built in 1780´s, Sovelius house exhibits the wealthy house of one of the richest ship owners at the time in Raahe. The house is filled with beautiful furniture, novelties of the time, as well as various other articles. Sovelius House is an attraction full of feeling suitable for all ages. Upstairs in the Sovelius House, there is a restored home of a shipowner.

The home offers an overview of the wealthy lifestyle of a shipowner and a merchant in the 1890s. The home is full of exquisite heirloom furniture, novelties of the period and various other items. Just like his ancestors, the shipowner worked as a captain on his ships.

The conservator of the museum has recreated wallpapers with silk-screen printing, using the old wallpapers that were found on the walls as a model. The museum office is in the Art Nouveau style downstairs in the premises. The walls of his home were adorned with paintings of his ships that been built for him in foreign ports.