The researcher’s choice - Digital collection - The National Museum of Finland

The researcher’s choice

Fishing gear from the ethnological collections

Furniture from the ethnological collections

Rustic furniture is part of the National Museum’s ethnological collections. The collections tell the story of Finnish folk culture...

Artwork from the Ethnological Collections

The National Museum’s ethnological collections include dozens of works of art.

Traditional blankets from the ethnological collections

Various types of patterned blankets are the most spectacular textiles in traditional interior decoration and a significant kind of...

Silver from the Historical collections

Portrait miniatures

Portrait miniature painting is an art form developed in the 16th century and practised until around the mid-19th century...

X-ray examination of medieval sculptures

X-rays show the materials, structure and methods of making sculptures.

Salt containers

Salt was an important commodity for thousands of years.

Birch-bark artefacts of the Mansi

The collections, compiled by Artturi Kannisto, include birch-bark ladles and containers onto which intricate decorations have been created by...

Objects that belonged to ornithologist and conservationist Pentti Linkola

Pentti Linkola made his living by fishing, but his passion was birds. Linkola studied birds and recorded his observations....

Objects made of recycled materials from the collection of Eila Kivekäs

Products removed from use may be reused as such, repaired or modified, and waste materials can be turned into...

Objects from the children’s ward of the Hämeenlinna central prison

Women served their prison sentences working in workhouses until the first women’s penitentiary started operating in Hämeenlinna in 1881....

Products made by prisoners from the collections of the prison museum

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