Museums

Finnish art of the 20th c. European art from the 15th to the 18th c. Modern art. Interiors. Read more

The basic part of the Finnish National Gallery. Finnish art from the 18th c. to the 1960s (incl. many national treasures). Western art from the late 19th c. to the 1950's. Read more

History of money, central banking, monetary policy, banknote art and artists. Special exhibitions. Read more

The oldest art museum (1882) in Finland. The basic exhibition displays 19th c. Finnish art. Special exhibitions. Read more

Special museum for design and industrial art in Finland. The collections include over 75,000 items from the 19th century to the present day. Read more

Utility and art ceramics made by Arabia factory. In the Gallery temporary exhibitions. Iittala outlet – the factory’s retail shop – is located in the same building. Read more

Interior museum, named after the founder of the fortress, Augustin Ehrensvärd. Portraits, artefacts, models of ships etc. Read more

A cornucopia of museums and exhibitions – the biggest in Finland. Five museums: EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, KAMU – Espoo City Museum, Helinä Rautavaara Museum, The Finnish Toy Museum Hevosenkenkä and Finnish Museum of Horology. Read more

Art and practice of photography in Finland and media art. Temporary Finnish and foreign photo exhibitions. Located in Cable Factory. Read more

Jugend-style studio-castle of Finland's national artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931). Art by Gallen-Kallela and his contemporaries. Read more

Changing Finnish and foreign art exhibitions from different periods complemented by related programmes. Please note! The museum is closing June 10 and will be closed for the rest of the year. Read more

Changing Finnish and international art exhibitions from various periods. Read more

The exhibition about design in films set in Helsinki provides visitors a look at the period from the 1930s to the 1960s. It shows the strong influence of design and architecture on films. WDC Read more

The basic exhibition of the Finnish Mission Museum presents the life of the Ovambo people of North Namibia and Imperial China in the late 19th and early 20th century. Read more

Former home of Baron G. Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland, as it was in his life time. Guided tours of the museum. Read more

The exhibition about the Winter War of 1939–40 tells about the reasons for the war, the main events and consequences. Read more

The museum exhibition presents the history of Finland's defence forces and Finnish soldiers as well as wars involving Finland from the 12th century to the present day. Read more

Finnish and international art since 1960s. Kiasma is a part of the Finnish National Gallery. Special exhibitions. Read more

The decades of Finnish architecture presented in the permanent exhibition. Temporary exhibitions on Finnish and international architecture. Read more

The only general museum of technology in Finland. The exhibitions demonstrate how technological and industrial advances have influenced Finnish society and everyday life. Read more

The museum presents Finnish life from prehistoric times to the present. Major archaeological finds. New permanent exhibition: Suomi Finland 1900 – 20th century Finland and Finns. Read more

The colourful history of the postal service in Finland, stretching back more than 370 years. Please note! The museum is closing on June 21 and will be closed for the rest of the year. Read more

The Seurasaari Open-Air Museum provides an insight into Finnish housing in days gone by and Finnish folk tradition. Read more

Finland’s most significant collection of paintings by old foreign masters and an interior museum. A part of the Finnish National Gallery. Special exhibitions. Read more

A modern museum, at the Olympic Stadium, devoted to sport in Finland. Basic display and theme exhibitions. Read more

Submarine Vesikko, which belongs to the Military Museum, operated as a part of the Finnish navy during the wars in 1939–44. Read more

History of Suomenlinna naval fortress enhanced by the widescreen show "Suomenlinna Experience" in 7 languages. Special exhibitions. Read more

The museum presents toys from the beginning of the 19th century up to the 1960s. The collection features hundreds of dolls, around a hundred teddy bears and other old toys. Read more

Permanent exhibitions provide a vista of the whole magic world of the theatre supplemented by temporary exhibitions. At Cable Factory. Read more

Tamminiemi served as the official residence of the President of Finland from 1940 to 1981. Urho Kekkonen lived there during his entire presidency from 1956 to 1981. Read more

Art museum and gallery showing older Finnish art and paintings by old foreign masters. The gallery, modernized in 2011, introduces beautifully a large art collection by Helene Schjerfbeck. Read more