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. Circa 160 of these are run professionally. The central organisation for Finnish museums is the 1923 established Finnish Museums Association.

National museums 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.Museums & Galleries Discovering Finland. Retrieved 29 August 2014. Name Image Location Type Established Finnish Museum of Natural History Helsinki Natural history 1923 National Museum of Finland Helsinki History 1916Finnish National Gallery Ateneum Helsinki Art 1887 Kiasma Helsinki Contemporary art 1996 Sinebrychoff Art Museum Helsinki Art 1921

Regional museums and regional art museums 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.Museums and cultural heritage in the state administration Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

Regional museums Name Image Location Region Established Ekenäs museumcentre EKTA Ekenäs Uusimaa 1906 Helsinki City Museum Helsinki Greater Helsinki 1911 Hämeenlinna Historical Museum Hämeenlinna Kanta-Häme 1910 Kainuu Museum Kajaani Kainuu 1930 K. H. Renlund Museum – Central Ostrobothnia Regional Museum Kokkola Central Ostrobothnia 1909 Kuopio Cultural History Museum Kuopio North Savo 1884 Kuopio Natural History Museum Kuopio North Savo 1897 Lahti Historical Museum Lahti Päijät-Häme 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 South Savo 1985 South Karelia Museum Lappeenranta South Karelia 1963 Torne Valley Museum

Tornio Torne Valley, Sea Lapland 1914

Regional art museums Name Image Location Region Established Helsinki City Art Museum Helsinki Uusimaa 1974 Hämeenlinna Art Museum Hämeenlinna Kanta-Häme 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 North Savo 1980 Lahti Art Museum

Lahti Päijät-Häme 1950 Mikkeli Art Museum Mikkeli South Savo 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 SeventeenSpecialized museums Museot.fi. Retrieved 29 August 2014. National specialist museums are responsible for the storage, research and exhibition of the subjects on their own field. The first specialist museums were named in 1992.Valtakunnalliset erikoismuseot; Selvitys erikoismuseojärjestelmän tilasta ja tulevaisuudesta Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 August 2014. 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

Art museums 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 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 Uusikaupunki Automobile Museum Uusikaupunki Automotive museum 1984 Verla Kouvola Open-air museum, industry 1972 Åland Maritime Museum Mariehamn Maritime 1954 Åland Museum Mariehamn History, art 1963

Historic house museums 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 Name Image Location Type Established Science Centre Tietomaa

Oulu Science 1988 Heureka Science Centre

Vantaa Science 1989

References

External links Finnish Museums Association