List of museums in Finland


This is an incomplete list of museums in Finland. According to a report, the total number of museums in Finland is 280, 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.

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 the Åland Islands.

Regional museums

Regional art museums

National specialist museums

Seventeen 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.
NameImageLocationTypeEstablished
Craft Museum of FinlandJyväskyläCraft1982
Design MuseumHelsinkiIndustrial design1873
Finnish Aviation MuseumVantaaAviation1969
Finnish Glass MuseumRiihimäkiGlass production1961
Finnish Labour Museum WerstasTampereSocial history, working life1993
Finnish Museum of Agriculture SarkaLoimaaAgriculture2005
Finnish Museum of PhotographyHelsinkiPhotography1969
Finnish Railway MuseumHyvinkääRailway1898
Forum MarinumTurkuMaritime, naval history1999
LustoPunkaharjuForestry1994
Military Museum of FinlandHelsinkiMilitary1929
MobiliaKangasalaAutomobile1992
Museum of Finnish ArchitectureHelsinkiArchitecture1956
Museum of TechnologyHelsinkiTechnology1969
SiidaInariSámi culture1959
Sports Museum of FinlandHelsinkiSport1943
Theatre MuseumHelsinkiTheatre1962

Other selected museums

Art museums

History and specialized museums

Historic house museums