Numlahti Manor, Manor house in Nurmijärvi, Finland
Numlahti Manor is a two-floor manor house with a long mansard-roofed wing situated along Lopentie road. The estate contained various facilities throughout its operational history, including a mill, sawmill, small power plant, brick factory, and dairy.
The manor was established in 1594 by military officer Klaus Hästesko, who acquired nine houses in Paijala village and transformed their former owners into tenant farmers under estate management. This foundation shaped the property's economic structure for centuries to come.
The manor belonged to film producer Hjalmar V. Pohjanheimo from 1922 to 1930, who showed silent films to estate workers and local villagers during summer months. These gatherings connected the property to early film culture and made it a center of entertainment for the surrounding community.
The estate stands approximately five kilometers from Klaukkala town along Lopentie road, making it accessible by car or local transport. Visitors can explore the grounds at a leisurely pace, with the main building and surrounding facilities visible from the road.
A criminal incident in 1697 involved two farmers murdering the estate tenants and hiding their bodies beneath the vestibule floor before fleeing to Tallinn. This dark episode reveals the tensions that existed between landowners and tenant farmers during that period.
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