Military Museum of Finland, Helsinki, Finland

The Military Museum of Finland was earlier located in a garrison building designed by Evert Lagerspetz in 1883.

This site was closed in 2016.

Nils-Anders said 3 years ago

The exhibitions at Liisankatu are permanently closed since 2016. Parts of them can be found at Suomenlinna fortress.

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Jamie Hudson (2 months ago)
Great use of space and descriptions.

Šemso Grof (5 months ago)
fun museum, albeit small. The secondary building is excellent with the SAAB fighter simulator cockpit. In which you can sit in. Also, they have an area dedicated to old uniforms, which you can try on. I've had fun visiting it. And ticket cost was 7€.

Gabor Biro (5 months ago)
Absolutely brilliant museum. Loved that we could try on different military uniforms (in the building behind the main museum). Was great fun getting into the fighter jet too.

Kerri Vork (7 months ago)
I'm in the USA and I found this book has no info anywhere on internet. But got enough that I was lead herr. Could anyone tell me about this book. Found no other book like it.

Ashlen Naiko (11 months ago)
Recommended! Included in the Helsinki card if you have one. Fully packed with Finnish military history and some fun sections for pictures(wear helmets, uniforms etc). Wasn't expecting a tank and an anti-aircraft warfare inside! Check it out even if you dont like military history :)

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