Museum ships Tarmo, Kemi and Telkkä

Built in England in 1907, Tarmo was the Grand Duchy of Finland’s third icebreaker upon its completion. During the First World War, Tarmo served in the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy, assisting naval ships and troop transportations. During the Winter War, the icebreakers were armed and assigned to the Finnish Defence Forces. Tarmo remained in use until 1970 after which the decision was made to restore the ship into a museum ship. The restoration was carried out at Kotka Shipyard between 1990 and 1992.

The Kemi is the last lightship to have operated in Finland. The ship, which was completed in Pori in 1901, secured navigation over the course of decades in various shoals on the Finnish coast. The most recent place the ship was stationed in was Kemi, where its beacon blinked until 1974.

Telkkä (1958) and the other steel-framed Koskelo-class vessels were introduced in 1955–1960. The coastguard vessels travelled along the narrow waterways of the archipelago and could also withstand the waves on the open sea. In addition to surveillance, they were used in sea rescue and search missions. Telkkä sailed for almost 50 years, one of the decades as a school ship. The Koskelo class was removed from use in the 1980s, but Telkkä and two other vessels was restored and donated to Estonia. Telkkä returned to Finland in 2002 and started a new career as a museum vessel of the Kymenlaakso Museum/Coast Guard Museum in Kotka.

Learn more about Tarmo, Kemi and Telkkä: www.merikeskusvellamo.fi

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Museum ships Tarmo, Kemi and Telkkä
Tornatorintie 99, 48100 Kotka

040 350 0497

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Yhteislippu Tarmo, Kemi ja Telkkä 10/8/0 €

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Vellamossa käyvät käteinen, yleisimmät pankki- ja luottokortit, Museokortti ja Kaikukortti sekä Smartumin, Epassin (mobiilisovellus) ja Edenredin kulttuuriedut.

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Tarmo, Kemi and Telkkä are open in the summertime, see https://www.merikeskusvellamo.fi/en/information/. Vellamo's exceptions to opening hours: www.merikeskusvellamo.fi/en/exceptions-to-opening-hours/