THE GALLEN-KALLELA MUSEUM
The atelier home designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela is a museum exhibiting the artist’s life and work. The changing exhibitions illustrate Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s works through his contemporaries and modern art. Gallen-Kallela designed the Tarvaspää on the Laajalahti coast in Espoo as an atelier home. The national-romantic building has features of medieval castles and Italian renaissance architecture. The […]
Forngården Museum
Forngården Museum, which opened in 1958, gives visitors a feel of life on a farm in the archipelago in the mid-19th century. The museum consists of a main building, the oldest parts of which are from the 18th century, a storage building, two sheds, a storage building for fishing equipment, an outhouse, a barn and […]
Fiskars Museum
In recent years, Fiskars Museum has developed into a local museum of living ironworks history. Through guided tours, time travels and events, we wish to give our visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in life at Fiskars Ironworks from the 17th century to present day. You will see many items and hear exciting stories from the […]
The Evacuation Museum
The Evacuation Museum is based at Niuhala old village school. The exhibition tells the story of residents of Heinjoki on the Karelian Isthmus (part of Finnish Karelia which became Russian territory after the Second World War) who were evacuated and relocated to Vihti during the Second World War. It describes the former Heinjoki: The nature, […]
ESPOO CAR MUSEUM
Pakankylä in rural Espoo houses a museum containing over one hundred cars and a number of two-wheel vehicles! All visitors will no doubt find their favourites among the colourful group of sports cars, American cars, famous Eastern European cars as well as various mopeds, motorcycles and bicycles. Both children and adults will have a good time […]
EMMA – ESPOO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
EMMA is located in the exhibition centre WeeGee, which is a revitalised former printing house. The ferroconcrete and glass-based industrial facility and its 5,000 square metres serve as the canvas for the museum’s modern and contemporary art collection. Half of the space is occupied by the art collection of the Saastamoinen Foundation, a significant portion of […]
MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE
The Museum of Moving Image located in the vicinity of the Kalasatama metro station captures the essence of an old film studio. The set, painted in black, is brought to life through the presentation of scenes of the decades past and the stardust of the stars of yesterday. Here, the visitors are provided the opportunity […]
ELISA TELEPHONE MUSEUM
The elegant telephone centre building in Töölö exhibits a huge number of telephones, switchboards run by telephone operators and a genuine telephone box! The museum’s collections cover the entire range of telecommunications technology from the company’s early days as Helsinki Telephone Association to today’s Elisa Corporation. In addition to old ornamental models, the exhibits include a […]
EHRENSVÄRD MUSEUM
A croquant-adorned banquet table, cannonballs and one dark basement taken over by a secret society give the visitor a glimpse of 18th-century life in Suomenlinna. The Ehrensvärd Museum operates in the former home of the constructor of the Viapori fortress, Field Marshal Augustin Ehrensvärd. In this museum bearing his name, the cultural atmosphere of the era […]
THE DIDRICHSEN MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURE
The Didrichsen Art Museum is located in the beautiful, natural district of Kuusisaari in Helsinki. The modern seaside building designed by architect Viljo Revell creates an impressive background for Finnish and international art gems as well as objects from ancient times. The collection of Marie-Louise and Gunnar Didrichsen is displayed in their former private residence and […]