Seurasaari is an excellent place to visit. With an entrance fee you can enter the houses/buildings in the open-air-museum but you can also decide not to pay the entrance fee and just walk around and see the buildings outside. There's lot's to see. Somewhat half of the island is recreation area and you can sit by the sea on rocky waterfronts. There are some cafe's and museum shop too. Lovely an beautiful location and easy to travel from the city center by bus or tram.See more..
4.0The National Museum of Finland(895 reviews) - Excellent overview of Finnish history Saturday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM History Museums
National Museum illustrates Finnish history from medieval times to the 19th century. The museum's unique exhibits tells of the life from a period of over 1000 years. Temporary exhibitions on current themes and an interactive exhibition Vintti, where you can experience history by doing yourself.See more..
4.5Natural History Museum(532 reviews) - Good of you are interested in animals and history of evolution Natural History Museums
The museum mostly shows stuffed/ conservated animals. The animals are nicely prepared and the museum tries to show them in their natural habitat and in their natural environment. The visit in total took us about 2h. I believe if you have small children it can take longer. The price is a little high for what the museum shows I would say. Probably I am a little biased, since we have a similar museum where I live and it costs less, yet if even larger. But still, if you like seeing animals and are interested in history of evolution, then it's worth a visit.See more..
4.5Finnish Aviation Museum(194 reviews) - Interesting Museum to All Aviation Enthusiasts. Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
The Finnish Aviation Museum is a national museum of aviation located close to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.See more..
4.0Museo Leikki(20 reviews) - The realm of childhood Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Children's Museums • Playgrounds • History Museums
The idea for a toy and play museum first emerged in 1984, when the children’s charity Children’s Day Foundation launched a toy collection to form the basis for the new toy museum. The Foundation wanted to promote children’s culture by setting up the Linnanmäki amusement park as a place for the whole family to enjoy, bringing different generations together. The Linnanmäki Toy and Play Museum was opened in April 1996. In 2006, the toy museum moved into the WeeGee Exhibition Centre in Tapiola, Espoo, where the museum was run by the Children’s Day Foundation. In 2010, the association of friends of the Hevosenkenkä children’s theatre took the museum under its wings. The museum and theatre now form a unique partnership both in Finland and on a worldwide scale.See more..
4.5Raseborgs Museum(17 reviews) - Fascinating history & prohibition exhibition Saturday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
I was taken to the museum by someone who lives nearby and was fascinated by the exhibits and local history (from 500 B.C.E. through to 1950s). They also had an exhibition on Finland’s prohibition. Given that my home country didn’t have prohibition, the concept was unfamiliar! The effort that was put into securing alcohol was noteworthy. It is well worth visiting. The whole museum was exceedingly well-curated, with Finnish, Swedish and English descriptions of all exhibits.See more..
4.0Hyvinkää Art Museum(12 reviews) - Art museum with local art Saturday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • History Museums
Located in the heart of Hyvinkää, the Museum Centre Taika brings together the Hyvinkää Art Museum and City Museum and their exhibitions. The Hyvinkää City Museum is a cultural history museum, and its exhibitions and collections portray the history of Hyvinkää and its residents. The art museum’s exhibitions showcase topical contemporary art and art phenomena from the 20th and 21st centuries.See more..
4.0Hanko Museum(8 reviews) - An interesting tiny museum History Museums
The museum of Hanko (Hangö) is very small. However, this year's exhibition is very interesting. It tells about nature in Hanko and also about the worldwide plastic problem. Unfortunately texts are only in Finnish and Swedish, not in English.See more..
4.0Archipelago Museum Pentala(7 reviews) - Lovely island to wander Spent More than 3 hours History Museums
The Pentala Archipelago Museum is your gateway to nature and the historical Espoo archipelago. The paths of lovely Pentala island have attracted visitors for more than hundred years. The Archipelago Museum introduces you to the everyday life of fishermen and the summer holidays of city-dwellers. A nature trail takes you to the heart of the island's unique natural environment, leading from the museum to a lake and a picturesque beach.See more..
4.5The Town Museum(6 reviews) - If you like to know about history... Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • History Museums
I enjoyed much this small museum which tell you the history of Loviisa, how people lived and shows the furniture and dresses. The Swedish King Kustaa III stayed here while steering the war against Russia at 18th century.See more..
4.0Postbacken - Postimäki(6 reviews) - Nice conserved village Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
Little old wooden village from 17th and 18th centuries without residents. Relaxing atmosphere there and luckily nothing to do :) Sometimes in the summer season some random activities aswell. Usually open only in June and July. Try to pick some nice sunny warm day. If no special happenings there, 1-2 hours is enough.See more..
4.0Home of Aleksis Kivi(5 reviews) - Mielenkiintoinen Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
Finland's national writer Aleksis Kivi was born in the village of Palojoki in Nurmijärvi province of Uusimaa in Finland, on 10th October 1834. The house where Aleksis Kivi lived was built in 1824 by his father Erik Stenvall, a tailor, right in the centre of the village. At the age of 12, talented Aleksis Kivi was sent to school in Helsinki. However, his childhood home and its surroundings remained dear to him all his life. The landscapes and people of Nurmijärvi had a profound impact on Kivi's writing. The Aleksis Kivi Society bought the house in 1947 and restored it to its original condition. The museum is furnished as a historic 19th century home and some of the objects currently displayed in the museum are originally from the Stenvall house.See more..
3.0Ilmatorjuntamuseo(5 reviews) - WW2 and more history and arms Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • Speciality Museums • History Museums
A very interesting military museum about Finnish antiaircraft arms. Good display of various special arms and some unique display items such as the Buk 9K37 M1 Transporter Erector Launcher and Radar. Also on display a Bell P-39 Airacobra aircraft. This museum gives a good picture of how the Finns defended Helsinki against the Russian bombardments. Worth a visit to all interested in Finnish history.See more..
Rajamäki Industrial and Alcohol Museum resides in an old factory building in the Nurmijarvi municipality, about 50 km outside Helsinki. The museum was first opened in 1963 and it tells the vivid story of industrial practises and curiosities - with special emphasis on the manufacturing, consumption and regulation of alcohol - in Finland from the late 1800s until now.See more..
4.5Suomen Valimomuseo(3 reviews) - Take the guided tour if possible History Museums
Interesting museum. The exhibition makes you understand the importance and advance of metal industry in Finland. Great experience was to see the old restored iron melting facility. Located just next to the museum. There are a hotel and cafe on site, too. However, due the pandemic the cafe was closed.See more..
4.5Vihti Museum(2 reviews) - What a place! Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
The history of Vihti presented in The Parsonage (Kirkkoniementie 1) and The Old School of Niuhala (Kirkkoniementie 4). The museum is a professionally managed cultural history museum maintained by the municipality of Vihti. We have permanet exhibiotions and two to four other exhibitions yearly. We also provide a small but cosy museum shop where you can purchase handicrafts and souvenirs.See more..
Nummi Local History Museum(0 review) Saturday: Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • Art Museums • History Museums
Nummi Local History Museum tells the story of the Nummi Village which has been listed as significant built cultural heritage site by the Finnish Heritage agency.See more..
