Vormsi Farm Museum

Western Estonia & the Islands


Vormsi’s Swedish heritage is kept alive in this restored farmstead, also known as Pears Farm. It's a fascinating insight into the ways of a population that fled wartime chaos in 1944, including its distinctive fashion sense (the women wore chunky red socks to advertise their strong legs; nobody wanted a wife who couldn’t perform heavy manual work).


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