• MUSEUM

  Makkarakosken sahamuseo

  he current Makkarakoski sawmill was built in 1875 to replace the previous sawmill that was destroyed by fire.

  Noormarkku

• MUSEUM

  Ahlström Voyage

  Experience the fascinating history of the Ahlström ironworks at the Ahlström Voyage exhibition, the Makkarakoski Sawmill Museum, and within the unique ironworks surroundings.

  Noormarkku

• MUSEUM

  Noormarkun ruukki - ruukkikierrokset

  Come and explore the history of Ahlström at the Ahlström Voyage exhibition, the Makkarakoski Sawmill Museum, and the ironworks area.

  Noormarkku

• MUSEUM

  Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki

  The Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki invites you into the world of architecture and design.

  Helsinki

• MUSEUM

  Biological Museum

  The Biological Museum, established in 1907, is a museum of natural history.

  Turku

• MUSEUM

  Cavalry Museum

  The oldest building in Lappeenranta houses stories of the Finnish cavalry both in war and peace, from the 14th century to modern days.

  Lappeenranta

• MUSEUM

  Degerby Igor museum

  The Degerby Igor museum tells stories of human interest about the lease period of Porkkala 1944-1956. This area, very close to Helsinki, was leased to the Soviet Union after WW2.

  Inkoo

• MUSEUM

  Emil Cedercreutz Museum

  Emil Cedercreutz Museum by the beautiful Kokemäenjoki river combines art and cultural history.

  Harjavalta

• MUSEUM

  Finnish Aviation Museum

  Welcome to the Finnish Aviation Museum. Check our audio guide at SoundCloud app!

  Vantaa

• MUSEUM

  Finnish Ice Hockey Museum

  The biggest ice hockey museum in Europe presents the history of ice hockey in Finland and elsewhere.

  Tampere

• MUSEUM

  Finnish Museum of Agriculture Sarka

  Sarka is the national museum of agriculture.

  Loimaa

• MUSEUM

  Finnish Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum

  Dive into the Baltic Sea, go face to face with the king of the woods, see dinosaurs and other wonders of evolution. Discover the wondrous nature of Finland and the world!

  Helsinki

• MUSEUM

  Finnish Railway Museum

  Finnish railway history in 19th century station milieu

  Hyvinkää

• MUSEUM

  Forestry Museum of Lapland

  Forestry Museum of Lapland - a unique stage for history.

  Rovaniemi

• MUSEUM

  Forum Marinum Maritime Centre

  Where the sea begins! Forum Marinum is a lively and versatile center for maritime activities. In the summertime you can also visit the various impressive museum ships by the river!

  Turku

• MUSEUM

  Hanko Front Line Museum

  2nd World War events in Finland in a museum built by war veterans. The area is bursting with history; the border to the area rented by the CCCP is only a hundred meters away.

  Hanko

• MUSEUM

  Hotel and Restaurant Museum

  Discover tastiest morsels of history! The hotel and restaurant museum, dedicated to Finnish food, drink and travel is located at the old Cable Factory in Helsinki.

  Helsinki

• MUSEUM

  J. L. Runeberg´s home

  The wonderful garden and home of the national poet J.L. Runeberg in the original 19th century style is a must see when visiting the idyllic Old Porvoo.

  Porvoo

• MUSEUM

  Juhani Aho Museum

  Early years of Finland's first professional author and Nobel candidate Juhani Aho, in an old rectory at the historical Koljonvirta area.

  Iisalmi

• MUSEUM

  K.H.Renlundin Museum

  Located in the middle of the beautiful Museum Quarter, the Exhibition Hall is a place for temporary exhibitions managed by the K.

  Kokkola

• MUSEUM

  Kruunu ja Finnish museum of Horology and Jewelery Kruunu

  At the Finnish museum of Horology and Jewellery Kruunu you can get to know the wonderful world of watches and jewellery.

  Espoo

• Temporarily closed!
  MUSEUM

  Kumpula Botanic Garden

  The garden will reopen to the public in spring 2026.

  Helsinki

• MUSEUM

  Kurikka Museum

  Kurikka museum has a variety of exhibitions that present the history of Kurikka and its culture.

  Kurikka

• MUSEUM

  LUOMUS Kaisaniemi botanic garden

  The Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden in central Helsinki introduces an eclectic and fascinating world of living plants. The evergreen glasshouses take the visitors into tropical paradise, all year-round.

  Helsinki

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• Exhibition

  In Search of Lost Savonlinna III

  Local history from the Years of Oppression to the Finnish Civil War.
  

  Riihisaari – Savonlinna Museum, Savonlinna

  27.2.2026 – 31.5.2026

• Exhibition

  ATLASES OF THE MARINER - Historical sea charts of the Baltic Sea

  The exhibition introduces the basics of marine charting and the history of mapping the Baltic Sea and four sea atlases from the 17th to the...
  

  Ehrensvärd Museum, Helsinki

  2.4.2026 – 30.9.2026

• Exhibition

  Artist Family Jansson

  The Tove Jansson Gallery at HAM opens on a larger scale than ever before, now spreading across three exhibition halls. The first exhibition...
  

  HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki

  13.2.2026 – 10.1.2027

• Exhibition

  Shipbuilding in Finland

  The exhibition follows the finnish shipbuilding through different timelayers by guiding the visitor through the stages of the innovations...
  

  Forum Marinum Maritime Centre, Turku

  29.11.2017 – 31.12.2026

• Exhibition

  Barley Porridge and Crispbread – The Story of Finnish School Meals

  Oat Porridge and Crispbread – The Story of Finnish School Meals explores the history of Finnish school meals and their role in everyday...
  

  Hotel and Restaurant Museum, Helsinki

  18.9.2026 – 29.8.2027

• Exhibition

  Sandra Kantanen: Between landscapes

  Sandra Kantanen’s work centers on the fundamental nature of photography and landscape, the interface between the real and the ideal, and...
  

  Turku Art Museum, Turku

  6.2.2026 – 17.5.2026

• Exhibition

  J.P Köykkä: Forms of Heritage

  J.P Köykkä’s solo exhibition presents new large-scale paintings, video works and installations by the artist.
  

  Kunsthalle Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki

  5.9.2026 – 6.2.2027

• Exhibition

  Post and Bites

  The new Post and Bites exhibition tells the story of the communicating Finn and Finnish postal services.
  

  Post Museum, Tampere

  8.5.2026 – 31.12.2030

• Exhibition

  The Peacock in the Garden – Mathias Withoos and Rome

  Friendship, inspiration, and the joys of togetherness! That was Dutch painter Mathias Withoos’ (1627–1703) experience of joining the...
  

  Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki

  24.9.2026 – 10.1.2027

• Exhibition

  Anna Sinebrychoff – Ahead of Her Time

  Anna Sinebrychoff (1830–1904) was an exceptional woman who ran one of Finland’s most successful businesses, the Sinebrychoff Brewery,...
  

  Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki

  3.3.2026 – 29.8.2027

• Exhibition

  Night

  Night is more mysterious than day. Most of us sleep through these mystical hours; by day, people work and the cogs of society whirr....
  

  Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki

  12.2.2026 – 23.8.2026

• Exhibition

  Modern classics: Elga Sesemann

  The Modern Classics series of exhibitions presents 20th-century artists from the Finnish National Gallery collections. The first artist to...
  

  Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki

  18.8.2026 – 8.8.2027

• Exhibition

  Kirsi Vahtera: The Land’s Crown – sculptures and photographs from Finnish mythology

  Kirsi Vahtera’s, a master blacksmith and designer, exhibition The Land’s Crown continues the series of exhibitions based on Finnish...
  

  Haltia The Finnish Nature centre, Espoo

  9.1.2026 – 26.3.2026

• Exhibition

  The Ghost and the Sailor – History of Tattoos

  History of tattooing, and items from the world’s largest collection of tattoo-related objects and artworks.
  

  Riihisaari – Savonlinna Museum, Savonlinna

  18.2.2026 – 27.9.2026

• Exhibition

  Sweat, Sisu and Ski Heroes

  The exhibition "Sweat, Sisu and Ski Heroes" revisits the golden era of Finnish skiing, from the 1950s until the 1970s.
  

  Ski Museum, Lahti

  12.4.2019 –

• Exhibition

  Virtual Exhibition: History of Underwater Warfare

  In this virtual exhibition, you can get acquainted with the history of Finnish underwater warfare.
  

  Forum Marinum Maritime Centre, Turku

  4.11.2021 – 31.12.2030

• Exhibition

  Emma Ainala

  Emma Ainala’s large-scale, dreamlike oil paintings delve into themes around femininity, girlhood, the gaze, and the experience of being...
  

  Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki

  9.10.2026 – 14.2.2027

• Exhibition

  The Doll Exhibition at Riihisaari

  The exhibition presents the story of the Finnish doll.
  

  Riihisaari – Savonlinna Museum, Savonlinna

  1.6.2021 – 31.12.2027

• Exhibition

  Lähiluonnon kätköissä

  Finnish Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum, Helsinki

  16.12.2025 – 22.2.2026

• Exhibition

  Community Curated Exhibition: Wireless – For the Love of Radio

  The exhibition presents radios as technological innovations, as design objects, and as something that brought people together and opened...
  

  Museum of Technology, Helsinki

  10.12.2025 – 1.3.2026

• Exhibition

  From Hakkapeliittas to Red Riding Trousers – Cavalry Life through the Centuries

  The Cavalry Museum’s exhibition From Hakkapeliittas to Red Riding Trousers – Cavalry Life through the Centuries introduces visitors to...
  

  Cavalry Museum, Lappeenranta

  1.6.2021 –

• Exhibition

  Gerda Thesleff

  Collection Kakkonen, which presents Finnish glass and ceramic art from the collection of Commercial Counsellor Kyösti Kakkonen, will be...
  

  EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo

  25.11.2026 – 26.11.2028

• Exhibition

  Howard Smith

  The retrospective exhibition of Howard Smith (1928–2021) presents the versatile career of a well-loved and distinctive artist. The...
  

  EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo

  9.9.2026 – 7.2.2027

• Exhibition

  Makkarakoski Sawmill

  Welcome to experience sawmill history in an authentic setting – the Makkarakoski Sawmill Museum!
  

  , Noormarkku

  1.5.2025 –

Museum Card museums

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  14.2.2026

• Event

  Guiding in Finnish: Laskiainen, winter traditions

  Come and find out what traditions have been associated with the celebration of Laskianen in the past.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  15.2.2026

• Event

  Fantasy and Fact, guided tour in Finnish

  Fantasy and Fact, guided tour in Finnish is related to the Fantasy and Fact Exhibition.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  15.2.2026

• Event

  Winter traditions in 'Laskiainen' and sledding

  How was 'Laskiainen' celebrated in the past? Come and Learn more about the traditions (guiding in Finnish) and go down the slope. If...
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  15.2.2026

• Event

  Winter traditions in 'Laskiainen' and sledding

  How was 'Laskiainen' celebrated in the past? Come and Learn more about the traditions (guiding in Finnish) and go down the slope. If...
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  15.2.2026

• Event

  Guiding in Finnish: Laskiainen, winter traditions

  Come and find out what traditions have been associated with the celebration of Laskianen in the past.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  17.2.2026

• Event

  Winter traditions in 'Laskiainen' and sledding

  How was 'Laskiainen' celebrated in the past? Come and Learn more about the traditions (guiding in Finnish) and go down the slope. If...
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  17.2.2026

• Event

  Winter traditions in 'Laskiainen' and sledding

  How was 'Laskiainen' celebrated in the past? Come and Learn more about the traditions (guiding in Finnish) and go down the slope. If...
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  17.2.2026

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  21.2.2026

• Event

  Fantasy and Fact, guided tour in Finnish

  Fantasy and Fact, guided tour in Finnish is related to the Fantasy and Fact Exhibition.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  22.2.2026

• Event

  Guided Tour: The Taste Matters in English

  During the guided tour, the guide presents food and drink culture and its history in English
  

  Hotel and Restaurant Museum, Helsinki

  25.2.2026

• Event

  Ilta museossa: Kotina metsä

  Finnish Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum, Helsinki

  26.2.2026

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  28.2.2026

• Event

  Fantasy and Fact, guided tour in Finnish

  Fantasy and Fact, guided tour in Finnish is related to the Fantasy and Fact Exhibition.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  1.3.2026

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  6.3.2026

• Event

  Get to know Glims, guided tour in Finnish

  Learn more about Glims and its history. The guided tour is in finnish.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  8.3.2026

• Event

  Guided Tour: The Taste Matters in swedish

  During the guided tour, the guide presents food and drink culture and its history in Swedish.
  

  Hotel and Restaurant Museum, Helsinki

  11.3.2026

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  14.3.2026

• Event

  Get to know Glims, guided tour in Finnish

  Learn more about Glims and its history. The guided tour is in finnish.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  15.3.2026

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  21.3.2026

• Event

  Get to know Glims, guided tour in Finnish

  Learn more about Glims and its history. The guided tour is in finnish.
  

  Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

  22.3.2026

• Event

  Gold Prospector's Starter Pack Wed & Fri at 2 pm

  Gold Museum’s new weekly program, Gold Prospector’s Starter Pack, introduces you to Lapland’s gold prospecting history and gold’s...
  

  Gold Prospector Museum, Sodankylä

  15.10.2025 – 27.3.2026

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  28.3.2026

• Event

  Ahlström Voyage utställning, guidad tour

  The permanent exhibition explores, in an immersive way, the 175-year history and present day of the Ahlström companies, the Ahlström...
  

  , Noormarkku

  11.4.2026

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See the Tips on New Exhibitions and enjoy the Cultural Spring in Finnish Museums!

This spring, museums all over Finland are offering many fantastic exhibitions. In addition to long-awaited classics, there will be intriguing modern art, internationally acclaimed photography, architecture and design. Learn more about what’s new this spring!

Rise up to the Museum challenge – Discover museums with a year of 50 challenges!

The museum challenge will inspire people to discover art, science, technology, design, nature, music, architecture and history! The challenge is a fun way to truly discover museums, whether you're a museum novice or a hard-core museum fan.

Autumn Offer: Renew your Museum Card for the discounted price of €73

This autumn, get 12 more months of art, history and inspiration – for just €73! Explore the season’s most talked-about exhibitions with this limited-time offer: The Offer is valid online and in museums until 12 October.

Give a Museum Card as a gift – Christmas offer of one extra month (12 + 1 months) for all Museum Cards

An immaterial gift, a full year of new experiences! A year-long entrance ticket to more than 300 museums in Finland is a perfect gift for anyone. The Museum Card (€72) includes experiences in the world of art, science, history, design or even ice hockey.

Give a Gift of Joy – Christmas Offer of One Extra Month (12 + 1 months) for All Museum Cards

The offer is no longer available! An immaterial gift, a full year of new experiences! A year-long entrance ticket to 350 museums in Finland is a perfect gift for anyone. The Museum Card (€74) includes experiences in the world of art, science, history, design or even ice hockey.

Over 360 Ideas for Summer Adventures – Bring a Museum Card as Your Travel Companion!

Have a look at our recommendations and find the best ideas for your summer holiday in Finland. The Museum Card is a useful travel companion for a thrifty domestic traveller. The card gives you unlimited access to more than 360 attractions, such as Turku Castle, Heureka and the Hämeenlinna Prison.

The New Exhibitions Bring Colour into the Darker Time of the Year – Check Out the Tips!

Experience Rafael Wardi, Kaija Aarikka, Claude Monet and other beloved classics, as well as the newest currents of contemporary art. The autumn’s new exhibitions also offer something to see for fans of rap music, exercise enthusiasts and nostalgic visitors. We have gathered together exhibitions...

Take advantage of the gift offer and celebrate Mother's Day with 360 experiences!

Give the delightful gift of a year-long cultural journey for Mother's Day! A Museum Card is a popular gift that suits many tastes. Museum Cards as a gift for only €69.90 (normally €79). The gift offer is valid only online until 12 May.

Museum activities for children, and the childlike!

In museums you can find a lot of things to do and see for people of all ages. With your Museum Card, you can for example set out for adventure in ancient castles, explore a submarine on Suomenlinna island, play at a toy museum, wash gold or climb into a plane or the cab of a train!

Summer offer: Museum Card only 62 € (normal price 74 €)

Welcome to museums! Enjoy the cultural summer and take advantage of the Museum Card offer. Buy a new Museum Card or extend the validity of your card for 62 €. The offer is valid online on our web store until Wednesday 15 June, 2022.