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Museums 15 hits
The Museum Card allows you to visit magnificent museums.
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Anti-Aircraft Museum
Discover the history of air defense and its significance to Finland during wartime trough exhibitions and army equipment.
Tuusula
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Arctic Centre
Discover the everyday life in the Arctic, the lifestyles of northern peoples, and the challenges facing the region. Arktikum is located in Rovaniemi, close to the polar circle.
Rovaniemi
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Temporarily closed!MUSEUM
Forum Marinum The Karjala corvette and the Keihässalmi minelayer
Historical warships from the 1950's and 60's, docked at the Forum Marinum. Open during the summer months.
Turku
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Hanko Front Line Museum
A unique museum at an authentic wartime frontline. The Hanko Front Museum is located at a historically significant site where the border between Finland and the Soviet Union was drawn between 1940...
Hanko
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Hanko Front Museum: Irma bunker
Bunker Irma 302 is an impressive and unique site to visit. This fully restored steel-reinforced concrete bunker is equipped with wartime weaponry and is located about five kilometers from the...
Hanko
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Military Museum´s Manege
In Military Museum´s Manege you can familiarise yourself with the Finnish military history and the history of the Finnish Defence Forces.
Helsinki
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Möhkö Ironworks Museum
Jump back in time to the 19th century at this atmospheric ironworks on the edge of the border. The nature and river rapids make for a truly amazing experience.
Ilomantsi
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Moomin Museum
The Moomin Museum is an experiential art museum for Moomin fans and art lovers of all ages.
Tampere
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Muisti Centre of War and Peace @ Headquarters Museum
Muisti Centre of War and Peace shares experiences of war in order to promote peace.
Mikkeli
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Museum Militaria
War history and lives of soldiers in Finland, from medieval days to modern times.
Hämeenlinna
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Temporarily closed!MUSEUM
Museum ships Tarmo and Kemi
The icebreaker Tarmo (1907) and lightship Kemi (1901) are open in the summertime at Maritime Centre Vellamo in Kotka.
Kotka
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Nootti, The Museum of Finnish-Russian Relations
True Story of Finlandisation.
Tampere
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RIISA - Orthodox Church Museum of Finland
Riisa, a museum with a soul. Thousands of years of byzanthine tradition meets karelian orthodox spirituality at this atmospheric museum.
Kuopio
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Skolt Sámi Heritage House
The Skolt Sámi Heritage House shows exhibits on the indigenous folk of Sevettijärvi, the Koltta tribe.
Inari
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Spy Museum
First museum of global espionage in the world.
Tampere
Exhibitions 29 hits
The Museum Card allows you to visit fascinating exhibitions.
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Time for the Sea
Exhibition Time for the Sea from The Maritime Museum of Finland is about the planet’s seas. It explores our blue planet, which could just...
The Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka
4.12.2026 –
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Momentti (Gallery)
The exhibition showcases the emerging generation of graffiti culture from Jyväskylä.
Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä
20.11.2026 – 17.1.2027
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The Border General's Cabin Rukapirtti
The lodge of the legendary Border General Raappana served as a command post on the Rukajärvi Front during the Continuation War (1941–1944).
Parppeinvaara poem village, Ilomantsi
1.1.2015 –
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Courage, Freedom, Love! A Moomin Adventure
The Courage, Freedom, Love! exhibition at the Maritime Museum of Finland is a magical adventure into the way of life and philosophy of the...
The Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka
14.2.2025 – 9.1.2028
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Escape to Moominvalley
The Architecture & Design Museum’s new main exhibition Escape to Moominvalley opens on 10 October 2025, highlighting the global...
Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki, Helsinki
10.10.2025 – 6.1.2027
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Forest Sami Exhibition – History, Language and Culture
The exhibition "Forest Samis – history, language, culture" opens a view, based on academic research, into the daily life,...
Museum-Gallery Alariesto, Sodankylä
13.10.2026 – 31.5.2028
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Sweat, Sisu and Ski Heroes
The exhibition "Sweat, Sisu and Ski Heroes" revisits the golden era of Finnish skiing, from the 1950s until the 1970s.
Ski Museum, Lahti
12.4.2019 –
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Sense of Skiing
The main exhibition “Sense of Skiing” tells the story of both skiing enthusiasts and professional athletes in Finland.
Ski Museum, Lahti
7.7.2017 – 31.12.2030
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Master painter Einari Junttila 125 years
Einari Junttila (1901–1975) from Kittilä was a pioneering artist from Lapland, best known for his Lapland landscapes and nature scenes.
Rovaniemi Art Museum Korundi, Rovaniemi
9.10.2026 – 4.4.2027
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Vibrating time - Satu Koivikko, Hannu Enver Mäkelä, Inari Virmakoski
Can a plant play music? This question is explored in Vibrating Time, the latest joint exhibition by Satu Koivikko, Hannu Enver Mäkelä and...
Loima art house, Loimaa
8.10.2026 – 19.12.2026
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Midori Tsunoi: Forest and Creatures
The exhibition “Forest and Creatures” features textile works and illustrations by Japanese textile artist Midori Tsunoi. Her works...
Haltia The Finnish Nature centre, Espoo
30.9.2026 – 13.1.2027
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Moomin Mug Mania
Moomin Mug Mania delves into Moomin mugs as iconic and hugely popular collectible objects, exploring the philosophy, sociology, and...
Moomin Museum, Tampere
26.9.2026 – 5.1.2028
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Southnord Artfest 2026: Roots En Route
Southnord Artfest festival unfolds across the greenhouses of the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden.
LUOMUS Kaisaniemi botanic garden, Helsinki
17.10.2026 – 10.1.2027
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Wendi Yan: Dream of Walnut Palaces
Dream of Walnut Palaces (2025) is an award-winning ten-minute computer-animated film that offers a dreamlike and alternative interpretation...
Turku Art Museum, Turku
2.10.2026 – 22.11.2026
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Marja Pirilä - Camera Obscura
Marja Pirilä is one of the leading artists in Finnish photography. The exhibition primarily focuses on the artist’s camera obscura series,...
Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa
19.9.2026 – 9.1.2027
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Preparedness - In safe hands
The themed exhibition Preparedness – In Safe Hands explores how Finland prepared for the challenges of the war years 1939–1945 and...
Hanko Front Line Museum, Hanko
15.5.2026 – 30.4.2028
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Lux Anima - Art by Emmi-Riikka Vartiainen
Emmi-Riikka Vartiainen is a visual artist originally from Juankoski who later settled in Rautalampi. Following a career as a graphic...
Rautalampi museum, Rautalampi
28.11.2026 – 13.3.2027
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Play and Explore
The new exhibition dedicated to play is now open.
Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa
20.12.2025 –
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Moss Giants
Four huge, bright green figures by Kim Simonsson have taken root in the forest on Örudden in Söderlångvik.
The Söderlångvik Museum, Kemiönsaari
2.5.2025 –
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Niclas Warius: Vanitas Chimitoensis
The series Vanitas Chimitoensis of symbolic still lifes is one of Niclas Warius’ extensive production with a vanitas theme that has been...
The Söderlångvik Museum, Kemiönsaari
1.5.2019 –
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The Contemplative Eye of Jonas Heiska – Quiet Poetics, Warm Humour
This exhibition presents the life and work of painter Jonas Heiska (1873–1937), born in the village of Oravasaari in Toivakka.
Aalto2, Jyväskylä
10.10.2026 – 10.10.2027
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“Half Acre of History – The Legacy of Winnie-the-Pooh” Mini Exhibition
Celebrate the 100-year journey of the world’s most beloved bear!
Leikki ─ The Museum of Play, Espoo
5.2.2026 – 29.11.2026
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The Story of South Karelia
The exhibition invites you on a journey through time, tracing the story of South Karelia from prehistory to the present.
South Karelia Museum, Lappeenranta
13.12.2023 – 31.12.2030
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Where Land and Sea Meets
For the first time in the 116 year old history of the Museum of Hanko we have a permanet exhibition called Where Land and Sea Meets.
Hanko Museum, Hanko
15.5.2025 –
Events 3 hits
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Panel discussion: Beyond Sensorium
Artists Erich Berger and Maija Tammi, participants in the panel discussion, direct our gaze beyond the human scale and the limits of...
Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
14.11.2026
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Sibbe Live!: Bel Canto – Sonatas and Opera
Sibbe Live!: Bel Canto – Sonatas and Opera
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
25.11.2026
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Gold Prospector's Starter Pack Winter
In winter Gold Museum's guided tour and gold panning Wed & Fri 1:30 pm. The found gold is yours to keep!
Gold Prospector Museum, Sodankylä
26.10.2026 – 31.5.2027
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This spring, museums all over Finland are offering many fantastic exhibitions. In addition to long-awaited classics, there will be intriguing modern art, internationally acclaimed photography, architecture and design. Learn more about what’s new this spring!
