HELSINKI

Helsinki Museums

Helsinki Finland Tours - With more than 80 museums in Helsinki to arouse your interest, you will never have a boring time. A visit to the Suomenlinna Fortress alone will give you access to seven museums.

The National Museum of Finland should be included in your itinerary if you want a good grasp of Finnish history. Get to know the prehistoric Finland, the present Finland and the life-changing events in between.

Sports lovers should not miss the Helsinki Sports Museum which is located in the Olympic Stadium. The open-air museum in Seurasaari is a one-stop shop of the whole of Finland, complete with a representation of the different Finland provinces.

The Mannerheim Museum has been operational since 1951. It is located in the same villa where Baron Gustaf Mannerheim lived when he was still marshal of Finland.

National Museum of Finland
Mannerheimintie 34
Helsinki, Finland
Get to know the history of Finland right under one roof. It contains the major archaeological and historical in Finland for the past 170 years. If you want to discover how the Fin society evolved then here’s your chance.

Sports Museum of Finland
Olympic Stadium
Helsinki, Finland
Sports is very historical in Finland considering that it was supposed to be the host of the 1940 Olympics Games, the game that never was no thanks to World War II. Helsinki however got to host the 1952 Olympic Games. Know all these in the Sports Museum of Finland.

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
Seurasaari
Helsinki, Finland
The open-air museum is an exciting place to visit not only because it is located in one of Helsinki’s islands but because it is the location of farmhouses and a church that has stood the test of time since the17th century. The buildings here are a good representation of Finnish history and its evolution.

Design Museum
Korkeavuorenkatu 23
Helsinki, Finland
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This is specialist museum for those who want to view historical and contemporary designs. The building itself (which was built 1894) is already a historical place of interest to tourists. There is also a space outside the museum for exhibits.

Helsinki City Art Museum
Salomonkatu 15
Helsinki, Finland
The Art Museum, which is located at the Tennis Palace, boasts of a wide variety of exhibits including experimental art. The museum is strategically located and is adjacent to other art museums so it is possible for you to visit several museums all in one day.

Suomenlinna Museum
Suomenlinna
Helsinki, Finland
With six museums in one location, the Suomenlinna Museum might as well be called the museum of all museums. Get to know the history of this 18th century military fortress through a 250-minute widescreen presentation.

Maritime Museum of Finland
Hylkysaari
Helsinki, Finland
It is not enough to join the maritime tour of Helsinki. Make the most of your experience by visiting the Maritime Museum of Finland and get to know the history of merchant shipping as well as shipbuilding through the various exhibits at the museum.

Mannerheim Museum
Kalliolinnantie 14
Helsinki, Finland
Get to know the life of a president and a military strategist; visit the home of Baron Carl Mannerheim. His home (which has been preserved the way it was in 1951) has been converted into a museum and it now showcases his various collections.

Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Sinebrychoff, Bulevardi 40
Helsinki, Finland
Built in 1842, this museum is home to an extensive collection of 14th and 19th century works of art. Most of the collection used to be the property of a wealthy Russian family who were avid antique collectors.

Submarine Vesikko
Susisaari
Helsinki, Finland
The submarine with the same name was built by the Germans and was used to destroy Vyborg, a Russian ship weighing 4,100 tons. It is perhaps the only remaining submarine in Finland after the 1947 Paris Peace Treat forbade its presence in Finland.