The estate was used in turn as a sanatorium, kindergarten, municipal park and residential housing. By the 1980s it was in a state of such decay that a group of Soviet enthusiasts, guided by the famous academician D.S. Likhachev, set up a project to turn the house into a museum and the park into a nature reserve.
Recently the early-19th century mansion, the temple of Neptune and the Tea Arbour were restored by a Finnish voluntary organisation, 'Park Mon Repos'. but this is now facing severe financial difficulties. The wooden library pavilion, which stands in front of the house, is almost in ruins and many other features are under threat.

If you would like to help or know more, please contact Irina Lankinen at the 'Park Mon Repos' association in Helsinki on +00 35 8 9 801 6621.

Alla Vronskaya (June 2007)