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Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout their history, including their latest Leopard 2A4 tank. A rare exhibit is an armoured train used in World War II. The museum was opened on June 18, 1961, when there were 19 tanks and 12 anti-tank guns on display.
Panssarimuseo | |
 Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum courtyard with the latest extension, Hall 2, on the left. | |
  Location within Finland | |
| Established | 18 June 1961 |
|---|---|
| Location | Parola, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°02′31″N 24°20′39″E / 61.04194°N 24.34417°E |
| Type | Military museum |
| Public transit access | Parola |
| Website | www.panssarimuseo.fi |
Full list of vehicles [1]Edit
- Renault FT-17
- Vickers-Carden-Loyd
- Vickers 6-ton
- T-26
- T-28
- T-50
- T-60
- T-70
- BT-42
- T-34
- T-34-85
- JSU-152
- KV-1
- KV-1E
- BA-20M
- BA-10
- T-20 Komsomolets
- T-54
- T-55M
- T-72M1
- ZSU-57-2
- BTR-50
- BTR-60
- BTR-80
- BMP-1
- PT-76
- Leopard 2A4
- StuG III Ausf. G
- Panzerkampfwagen IV
- FAMO
- Daimler Ferret
- Sisu armoured car
- Humber "Pig"
- M2 White
- Landsverk Anti II
- M4 Sherman
- Patria AMV
- Patria AMV AMOS
- MT-LB
- Charioteer
- Comet
- Armoured train
Light tanksEdit
Renault FT light tank (1917)
Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank with 37mm Bofors gun
Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank (T-26E). This was upgunned during World War II with a captured Soviet 45 mm gun in a T-26 turret.
T-26, Ps.163-16
T-26, Ps.163-33
Soviet T-50
Soviet T-60
Soviet T-70
Medium tanksEdit
Soviet-made T-28E captured by the Finnish Defence Forces
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J with Finnish roundel 1945-. Imported from Germany during WW2
Finnish T-54
Heavy tanksEdit
Special tanksEdit
Assault gunsEdit
BT-42 from another angle
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G
Armoured carsEdit
Infantry fighting vehiclesEdit
Modern vehiclesEdit
![XA-360[3]](/wiki/File:XA-360_Parola_Tank_Museum_June_2012.jpg)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Museokalustoa". Panssarimuseo (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ [1] Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Panssarimuseon kesä 2011" (PDF). Panssarimuseo.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
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