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List of museums in Finland

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Name Image Location Region Established
Ekenäs museumcentre EKTA Ekenäs Western 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Art museums edit

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 edit

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
Verla   Kouvola Open-air museum, industry 1972
Åland Maritime Museum   Mariehamn Maritime 1954
Åland Museum   Mariehamn History, art 1963

Historic house museums edit

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 edit

Name Image Location Type Established
Science Centre Tietomaa

 

Oulu Science 1988
Heureka Science Centre

 

Vantaa Science 1989

References edit

  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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