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List of museums in Finland

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This is an incomplete list of museums in Finland. According to a report, the total number of museums in Finland is 280 (2013), of which 139 are cultural history museums, 71 special museums, 55 art museums and 17 natural history museums.[1] Circa 160 of these are run professionally. The central organisation for Finnish museums is the 1923 established Finnish Museums Association.[2]

National museums

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National central museums of Finland are the Finnish Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of Finland and the Finnish National Gallery which comprises three museums; Ateneum, Kiasma, and the Sinebrychoff Art Museum.[3]

Name Image Location Type Established
Finnish Museum of Natural History Helsinki Natural history 1923
National Museum of Finland Helsinki History 1916
Finnish National Gallery
Ateneum Helsinki Art 1887
Kiasma Helsinki Contemporary art 1996
Sinebrychoff Art Museum Helsinki Art 1921

Regional museums and regional art museums

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Finland has 22 regional museums and 16 regional art museums. They are responsible for promoting and guiding museum activities in their own area. The regional museum network was established in 1980 by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. The regional network covers the whole of Finland excluding Åland.[2]

Regional museums

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Name Image Location Region Established
Ekenäs museumcentre EKTA Ekenäs Uusimaa 1906
Helsinki City Museum Helsinki Greater Helsinki 1911
Hämeenlinna Historical Museum Hämeenlinna Tavastia Proper 1910
Kainuu Museum Kajaani Kainuu 1930
K. H. Renlund Museum – Central Ostrobothnia Regional Museum Kokkola Central Ostrobothnia 1909
Kuopio Cultural History Museum Kuopio Northern Savonia 1884
Kuopio Natural History Museum Kuopio Northern Savonia 1897
Lahti Historical Museum Lahti Päijänne Tavastia 1924
Museum Centre of Turku Turku Southwest Finland 1881
Museum Centre Vapriikki Tampere Pirkanmaa 1996
Museum of Central Finland Jyväskylä Central Finland 1932
Museum of Kymenlaakso Kotka Kymenlaakso 1927
North Karelian Museum Joensuu Northern Karelia 1917
Northern Ostrobothnia museum Oulu Northern Ostrobothnia 1896
Ostrobothnian Museum Vaasa Ostrobothnia 1896
Porvoo Museum Porvoo Eastern Uusimaa 1980
Provincial Museum of Lapland Rovaniemi Lapland (excluding Torne Valley and Sea Lapland) 1975
Regional Museum of South Ostrobothnia Seinäjoki Southern Ostrobothnia 1980
Satakunta Museum Pori Satakunta 1888
Savonlinna Provincial Museum Savonlinna Southern Savonia 1985
South Karelia Museum Lappeenranta South Karelia 1963
Torne Valley Museum

Tornio Torne Valley, Sea Lapland 1914

Regional art museums

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Name Image Location Region Established
Helsinki City Art Museum Helsinki Uusimaa 1974
Hämeenlinna Art Museum Hämeenlinna Tavastia Proper 1952
Jyväskylä Art Museum Jyväskylä Central Finland 1998
Joensuu Art Museum Joensuu Northern Karelia 1962
Kemi Art Museum Kemi Torne Valley, Sea Lapland 1947
Kuopio Art Museum Kuopio Northern Savonia 1980
Lahti Art Museum

Lahti Päijänne Tavastia 1950
Mikkeli Art Museum Mikkeli Southern Savonia 1976
Nelimarkka Museum Alajärvi Southern Ostrobothnia 1964
Ostrobothnian Museum Vaasa Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia 1896
Oulu Museum of Art Oulu Northern Ostrobothnia, Kainuu 1963
Pori Art Museum Pori Satakunta 1979
Rovaniemi Art Museum Rovaniemi Lapland (excluding Torne Valley and Sea Lapland) 1983
South Karelia Art Museum Lappeenranta South Karelia, Kymenlaakso 1965
Tampere Art Museum Tampere Pirkanmaa 1931
Turku Art Museum Turku Southwest Finland 1904

National specialist museums

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Seventeen[4] National specialist museums are responsible for the storage, research and exhibition of the subjects on their own field.[2] The first specialist museums were named in 1992.[5]

Name Image Location Type Established
Craft Museum of Finland Jyväskylä Craft 1982
Design Museum Helsinki Industrial design 1873
Finnish Aviation Museum Vantaa Aviation 1969
Finnish Glass Museum

Riihimäki Glass production 1961
Finnish Labour Museum Werstas Tampere Social history, working life 1993
Finnish Museum of Agriculture Sarka Loimaa Agriculture 2005
Finnish Museum of Photography Helsinki Photography 1969
Finnish Railway Museum Hyvinkää Railway 1898
Forum Marinum Turku Maritime, naval history 1999
Lusto Punkaharju Forestry 1994
Military Museum of Finland Helsinki Military 1929
Mobilia Kangasala Automobile 1992
Museum of Finnish Architecture Helsinki Architecture 1956
Museum of Technology Helsinki Technology 1969
Siida Inari Sámi culture 1959
Sports Museum of Finland Helsinki Sport 1943
Theatre Museum Helsinki Theatre 1962

Other selected museums

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Art museums

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Name Image Location Type Established
Aine Art Museum Tornio Art 1986
Amos Rex Helsinki Art 2018
Cygnaeus Gallery Helsinki Art 1882
Didrichsen Art Museum Helsinki Contemporary art 1965
Espoo Museum of Modern Art Espoo Contemporary art 2006
Hirvitalo Tampere Contemporary art 2006
Kirpilä Art Collection Helsinki Art 1992
Kunsthalle Helsinki Helsinki Contemporary art, design 1928
Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art Vaasa Contemporary art 2007
Rauma Art Museum Rauma Art 1970
Sara Hildén Art Museum Tampere Art 1979
Serlachius Museums Mänttä-Vilppula Art, history 1945
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art Turku Contemporary art 1967

History and specialized museums

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Name Image Location Type Established
Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Turku History, contemporary art 1995
Alvar Aalto Museum Jyväskylä, Helsinki Architecture 1966
Archipelago Museum Loviisa Cultural history 1985
Ark Nature Centre Pori Natural history 2000
Artillery Museum of Finland Hämeenlinna Military 1977
Aviation Museum of Central Finland Jyväskylä Military aviation 1979
Eckerö Mail and Customs House Eckerö Mail, art 1994
Emil Cedercreutz Museum Harjavalta History, art 1916
Finnish Museum of Games Tampere Games, History 2017
Glims Farmstead Museum Espoo Agriculture, open-air museum 1958
Hallinportti Aviation Museum Jämsä Military aviation 1971
Helsinki University Museum Helsinki University museum 2003
Hotel and Restaurant Museum Helsinki Cuisine, tourism 1971
Huittinen Museum Huittinen History 1950
Jakobstad - Pietarsaari Museum

Jakobstad History 1904
Jokioinen Museum Railway Jokioinen Heritage railway 1978
Karelia Aviation Museum Lappeenranta Military aviation 2000
Karhulan ilmailukerho Aviation Museum Kotka Aviation 1992
Lahti Ski Museum Lahti Winter sports 1959
Luostarinmäki Turku Open-air museum 1940
Maritime Museum of Finland Kotka Maritime 2008
Museum Masuuni Brunou Juankoski Industry 1991
Moomin Museum Tampere Art 1987
Museum for Motion Pictures Helsinki Film 2004
Nanoq Jakobstad Cultural history, open-air museum 1991
Parola Tank Museum Hämeenlinna Military 1961
Pukstaavi Sastamala Literature 2011
Päijänne Tavastia Aviation Museum Asikkala Military aviation 2006
Päivälehti Museum

Helsinki Media, newspaper 2001
Qwensel House Turku Pharmacy 1958
Raahe Museum Raahe History 1862
Radio and TV Museum (Lahti, Finland) Lahti Media 1993
Rauma Maritime Museum Rauma Maritime 2004
Rauma Museum Rauma History 1891
RIISA- Orthodox Church Museum of Finland Kuopio Religion 1957
Rosenlew Museum Pori Industry 2006
Rupriikki Media Museum Tampere Media 2001
Salpa Line Museum Miehikkälä Military, open-air museum 1987
Savo Railway Museum Pieksämäki Railway 1989
Seurasaari Helsinki Open-air museum 1909
Spy Museum Tampere Espionage 1998
Tampere Lenin Museum Tampere History 1946
Turkansaari Oulu Open-air museum 1961
Uusikaupunki Automobile Museum Uusikaupunki Automotive museum 1984
Verla Kouvola Open-air museum, industry 1972
Åland Maritime Museum Mariehamn Maritime 1954
Åland Museum Mariehamn History, art 1963

Historic house museums

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Name Image Location Dedicated to Established
Ahola Järvenpää Juhani Aho, Venny Soldan-Brofeldt 1997
Ainola Järvenpää Jean Sibelius 1974
Aleksis Kivi Memorial Cottage Tuusula Aleksis Kivi 1908
Birthplace of Jean Sibelius Hämeenlinna Jean Sibelius 1965
Burgher's House Helsinki Alexander Wickholm 1980
Halosenniemi Tuusula Pekka Halonen 1977
Hvitträsk Kirkkonummi Eliel Saarinen 1971
Imperial fishing lodge Kotka Alexander III of Russia 1933
Kalela Ruovesi Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1965
Lepikon torppa Pielavesi Urho Kekkonen 1966
Louhisaari Manor Masku Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1967
Mannerheim Museum Helsinki Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1951
Marela Rauma Gabriel Granlund 1979
Studio Aalto Helsinki Alvar Aalto
Tamminiemi Helsinki Urho Kekkonen 1987
Tarvaspää Espoo Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1961
Villa Aalto Helsinki Alvar Aalto 1998
Villa Kokkonen Järvenpää Joonas Kokkonen 1998
Visavuori Valkeakoski Emil Wikström 1967

Science museums

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Name Image Location Type Established
Science Centre Tietomaa

Oulu Science 1988
Heureka Science Centre

Vantaa Science 1989

References

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  1. ^ "Report on the situation of libraries, museums and archive". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. The total number of library units was 1471. The total number of museums in Finland is 280, of which 139 are cultural history museums, 71 special museums, 55 art museums and 17 natural history museums.
  2. ^ a b c Museums and cultural heritage in the state administration Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ Museums & Galleries Discovering Finland. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ^ Specialized museums Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Museot.fi. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ^ Valtakunnalliset erikoismuseot; Selvitys erikoismuseojärjestelmän tilasta ja tulevaisuudesta Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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