The National Museum of Finland

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Museums and Castles

The National Museum of Finland

History is here!

Häme Castle

Experience the Middle Ages as well as the grandeur and decline of this 700-year-old castle by yourself or on a...

Olavinlinna Castle

The origin of a thousand stories and the site of numerous battles, Olavinlinna Castle is one of the best-known sights...

The Maritime Museum of Finland

Exciting stories related to the history and present of seafaring.

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum

Rural Finland in miniature

Tamminiemi

Home of the presidents

Hvitträsk

A jewel of national romantic architecture

Louhisaari Manor

The unique manor home of the Flemings and the Mannerheims lets you experience the life of a 17th–19th century noble...

Langinkoski

Emperor's Fishing Lodge

The Prison

Finland’s largest prison museum

Current exhibitions at the National Museum of Finland
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Temporary exhibitions

Inherit the Dust – Photographs by Nick Brandt

5 April – 1 September 2019. What kind of world will we be leaving behind? British-born photographer Nick Brandt...
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Pop-up exhibitions

Traces

5 April – 4 August 2019. The Traces exhibition explores the relationship between people and animals through museum collections....
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Permanent exhibitions

Prehistory

​Who are we and where did we come from? The area now comprising Finland was first settled 10,000 years...
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Permanent exhibitions

Story of Finland

Never before has the story of Finland’s independent years been told in such a touching way.
All exhibitions

Current exhibitions at our other museums
The Maritime Museum of Finland
Temporary exhibitions

The Sea Monsters

When the earth was flat and the seas teemed with monsters... The monsters of old naval charts have been...
Olavinlinna Castle
Permanent exhibitions

Olavinlinna Castle Exhibition "If the walls could tell"

Exhibition "If the walls could tell - pickings from the phases of the castle" tells about the defence use...
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