North Star, Southern Cross
The Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka
- 2.10.2015–2.3.2025
At the Maritime Museum of Finland you can travel on the surface and in the depths.
The sea is a medium for people, goods and ideas. At the Maritime Museum of Finland you can travel on the sea through time and place, on ships, at ports, in distant countries and on familiar shores. The fixed points of the voyage are the North Star of our northern sky and the Southern Cross of the southern hemisphere, which guide travellers both on the home waters and far-away oceans.
As an example, the extensive exhibition presents items recovered from underwater wrecks like the Borsto I which sank in 18th century. They tell a fascinating tale of life at sea in the past − and of life in general. The magnificent 7.5-metre scale model, in turn, brings to life the passenger ship s/s Arcturus with its dramatic phases.
Finnjet − the fastest hotel on the Baltic Sea, the greyhound of the sea − is displayed in many ways. The large work of art “Suomalaisia kuvia” (Finnish images) by Kimmo Kaivanto, which used to be in the main staircase of the ship, can now be found on the wall of the boat hall. The exhibition also shows what a B-cabin might have looked like before the cleaner got to work.
Winter navigation and ice are also covered in the main exhibition.
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Museum contact details
The Maritime Museum of Finland
Tornatorintie 99, Kotka
040 350 0497
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Näytä reitti museolle Matkahuollon reittioppaassa
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Päämäärä:
The Maritime Museum of Finland, Tornatorintie 99, Kotka
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Admission fees
15/10/0 €
Payment methods
Vellamossa käyvät käteinen, yleisimmät pankki- ja luottokortit, Museokortti ja Kaikukortti sekä Smartumin, Epassin (mobiilisovellus) ja Edenredin kulttuuriedut.
Opening hours
Mon | Closed |
Tue | 10:00-17:00 |
Wed | 10:00-20:00 |
Thu | 10:00-17:00 |
Fri | 10:00-17:00 |
Sat | 10:00-17:00 |
Sun | 10:00-17:00 |
Maintenance break 13.-26.1.2025, closed. Exceptions to opening hours: https://www.merikeskusvellamo.fi/en/exceptions-to-opening-hours/.