Jokioinen Manor

Jokioinen, Finland

Jokioinen manor was established in 1562 when Erik XIV, the king of Sweden, donated the area as fiefdom to Klas Kristersson Horn. The heyday of Jokioinen manor was in the 18th century at the time of R.H. Jägerholm (he bought the manor in 1752), when the manor owned 32000 hectares land around the Jokioinen. After him several famous families have owned Jokioinen including Flemings, Jägerhorn af Spurilas, Reuterholms, von Willebrands sekä Mannerheims.

The present manor house was built in 1794. With 30 rooms it was then second largest building in Finland. The garden is from the 17th century. Today it is owned by the MTT Agrifood Research Finland. The manor outdoor areas are open to the public.

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