List of museums in Finland
Introduction 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. Name Image Location Type Established Finnish Museum of Natural History  125px  Helsinki  Natural history 1923 National Museum of Finland  125px  Helsinki  History 1916'''Finnish National Gallery'''   Ateneum  125px  Helsinki  Art 1887 Kiasma  125px  Helsinki  Contemporary art 1996 Sinebrychoff Art Museum  125px  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.=== Regional museums === Name Image Location Region Established Ekenäs museumcentre EKTA   Ekenäs  Western Uusimaa 1906 Helsinki City Museum  125px  Helsinki  Greater Helsinki 1911 Hämeenlinna Historical Museum  125px  Hämeenlinna  Tavastia Proper 1910 Kainuu Museum   Kajaani  Kainuu 1930 K. H. Renlund Museum – Central Ostrobothnia Regional Museum  125px  Kokkola  Central Ostrobothnia 1909 Kuopio Cultural History Museum  125px  Kuopio  Northern Savonia 1884 Kuopio Natural History Museum Kuopio  Northern Savonia 1897 Lahti Historical Museum  125px  Lahti  Päijänne Tavastia 1924 Museum Centre of Turku  125px  Turku  Southwest Finland 1881 Museum Centre Vapriikki  125px  Tampere  Pirkanmaa 1996 Museum of Central Finland  125px  Jyväskylä  Central Finland 1932 Museum of Kymenlaakso  125px  Kotka  Kymenlaakso 1927 North Karelian Museum  125px  Joensuu  Northern Karelia 1917 Northern Ostrobothnia museum  125px  Oulu  Northern Ostrobothnia 1896 Ostrobothnian Museum  125px  Vaasa  Ostrobothnia 1896 Porvoo Museum  125px  Porvoo  Eastern Uusimaa 1980 Provincial Museum of Lapland  125px  Rovaniemi  Lapland (excluding Torne Valley and Sea Lapland) 1975 Regional Museum of South Ostrobothnia  125px  Seinäjoki  Southern Ostrobothnia 1980 Satakunta Museum  125px  Pori  Satakunta 1888 Savonlinna Provincial Museum  125px  Savonlinna  Southern Savonia 1985 South Karelia Museum  125px  Lappeenranta  South Karelia 1963 Torne Valley Museum  125px  Tornio  Torne Valley, Sea Lapland 1914=== Regional art museums === Name Image Location Region Established Helsinki City Art Museum  125px  Helsinki  Uusimaa 1974 Hämeenlinna Art Museum  125px  Hämeenlinna  Tavastia Proper 1952 Jyväskylä Art Museum  125px  Jyväskylä  Central Finland 1998 Joensuu Art Museum  125px  Joensuu  Northern Karelia 1962 Kemi Art Museum  125px  Kemi  Torne Valley, Sea Lapland 1947 Kuopio Art Museum  125px  Kuopio  Northern Savonia 1980 Lahti Art Museum  125px  Lahti  Päijänne Tavastia 1950 Mikkeli Art Museum  125px  Mikkeli  Southern Savonia 1976 Nelimarkka Museum  125px  Alajärvi  Southern Ostrobothnia 1964 Ostrobothnian Museum  125px  Vaasa  Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia 1896 Oulu Museum of Art  125px  Oulu  Northern Ostrobothnia, Kainuu 1963 Pori Art Museum  125px  Pori  Satakunta 1979 Rovaniemi Art Museum  125px  Rovaniemi  Lapland (excluding Torne Valley and Sea Lapland) 1983 South Karelia Art Museum  125px  Lappeenranta  South Karelia, Kymenlaakso 1965 Tampere Art Museum  125px  Tampere  Pirkanmaa 1931 Turku Art Museum  125px  Turku  Southwest Finland 1904
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.Name Image Location Type Established Craft Museum of Finland  125px  Jyväskylä  Craft 1982 Design Museum  125px  Helsinki  Industrial design 1873 Finnish Aviation Museum  125px  Vantaa  Aviation 1969 Finnish Glass Museum  125px  Riihimäki  Glass production 1961 Finnish Labour Museum Werstas  125px  Tampere  Social history, working life 1993 Finnish Museum of Agriculture Sarka  125px  Loimaa  Agriculture 2005 Finnish Museum of Photography  125px  Helsinki  Photography 1969 Finnish Railway Museum  125px  Hyvinkää  Railway 1898 Forum Marinum  125px  Turku  Maritime, naval history 1999 Lusto  125px  Punkaharju  Forestry 1994 Military Museum of Finland  125px  Helsinki  Military 1929 Mobilia  125px  Kangasala  Automobile 1992 Museum of Finnish Architecture  125px  Helsinki  Architecture 1956 Museum of Technology  125px  Helsinki  Technology 1969 Siida  125px  Inari  Sámi culture 1959 Sports Museum of Finland  125px  Helsinki  Sport 1943 Theatre Museum  125px  Helsinki  Theatre 1962
Other selected museums === Art museums === Name Image Location Type Established Aine Art Museum  125px  Tornio  Art 1986 Amos Rex  125px  Helsinki  Art 2018 Cygnaeus Gallery  125px  Helsinki  Art 1882 Didrichsen Art Museum  125px  Helsinki  Contemporary art 1965 Espoo Museum of Modern Art  125px  Espoo  Contemporary art 2006 Hirvitalo  125px  Tampere  Contemporary art 2006 Kirpilä Art Collection  125px  Helsinki  Art  1992 Kunsthalle Helsinki  125px  Helsinki  Contemporary art, design  1928 Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art  125px  Vaasa  Contemporary art 2007 Rauma Art Museum  125px  Rauma  Art 1970 Sara Hildén Art Museum  125px  Tampere  Art 1979 Serlachius Museums  125px  Mänttä-Vilppula  Art, history 1945 Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art  125px  Turku  Contemporary art 1967=== History and specialized museums === Name Image Location Type Established Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova  125px  Turku  History, contemporary art 1995 Alvar Aalto Museum  125px  Jyväskylä, Helsinki  Architecture 1966 Archipelago Museum   Loviisa  Cultural history  1985 Ark Nature Centre  125px  Pori  Natural history 2000 Artillery Museum of Finland  125px  Hämeenlinna  Military 1977 Aviation Museum of Central Finland  125px  Jyväskylä  Military aviation 1979 Eckerö Mail and Customs House  125px  Eckerö  Mail, art 1994 Emil Cedercreutz Museum  125px  Harjavalta  History, art 1916 Finnish Museum of Games  125px  Tampere  Games, History 2017 Glims Farmstead Museum  125px  Espoo  Agriculture, open-air museum 1958 Hallinportti Aviation Museum  125px  Jämsä  Military aviation 1971 Helsinki University Museum  125px  Helsinki  University museum 2003 Hotel and Restaurant Museum  125px  Helsinki  Cuisine, tourism 1971 Huittinen Museum  125px  Huittinen  History 1950 Jakobstad - Pietarsaari Museum  125px  Jakobstad  History 1904 Jokioinen Museum Railway  125px  Jokioinen  Heritage railway 1978 Karelia Aviation Museum  125px  Lappeenranta  Military aviation 2000 Karhulan ilmailukerho Aviation Museum  125px  Kotka  Aviation 1992 Lahti Ski Museum  125px  Lahti  Winter sports 1959 Luostarinmäki  125px  Turku  Open-air museum 1940 Maritime Museum of Finland  125px  Kotka  Maritime 2008 Museum Masuuni Brunou   Juankoski  Industry 1991 Moomin Museum  125px  Tampere  Art 1987 Museum for Motion Pictures   Helsinki  Film 2004 Nanoq   Jakobstad  Cultural history, open-air museum 1991 Parola Tank Museum  125px  Hämeenlinna  Military 1961 Pukstaavi  125px  Sastamala  Literature 2011 Päijänne Tavastia Aviation Museum  125px  Asikkala  Military aviation 2006 Päivälehti Museum  125px  Helsinki  Media, newspaper 2001 Qwensel House  125px  Turku  Pharmacy 1958 Raahe Museum | Raahe  History 1862 Radio and TV Museum (Lahti, Finland) | Lahti  Media 1993 Rauma Maritime Museum  125px  Rauma  Maritime 2004 Rauma Museum  125px  Rauma  History 1891 RIISA- Orthodox Church Museum of Finland  125px  Kuopio  Religion 1957 Rosenlew Museum  125px  Pori  Industry 2006 Rupriikki Media Museum  125px  Tampere  Media 2001 Salpa Line Museum  125px  Miehikkälä  Military, open-air museum 1987 Savo Railway Museum  125px  Pieksämäki  Railway 1989 Seurasaari  125px  Helsinki  Open-air museum 1909 Spy Museum  125px  Tampere  Espionage 1998 Tampere Lenin Museum  125px  Tampere  History 1946 Turkansaari  125px  Oulu  Open-air museum 1961 Verla  125px  Kouvola  Open-air museum, industry 1972 Åland Maritime Museum  125px  Mariehamn  Maritime 1954 Åland Museum  125px  Mariehamn  History, art 1963=== Historic house museums === Name Image Location Dedicated to Established Ahola  125px  Järvenpää  Juhani Aho, Venny Soldan-Brofeldt 1997 Ainola  125px  Järvenpää  Jean Sibelius 1974 Aleksis Kivi Memorial Cottage  125px  Tuusula  Aleksis Kivi 1908 Birthplace of Jean Sibelius  125px  Hämeenlinna  Jean Sibelius 1965 Burgher's House  125px  Helsinki  Alexander Wickholm 1980 Halosenniemi  125px  Tuusula  Pekka Halonen 1977  Hvitträsk  125px  Kirkkonummi  Eliel Saarinen 1971 Imperial fishing lodge  125px  Kotka  Alexander III of Russia 1933 Kalela  125px  Ruovesi  Akseli Gallen-Kallela  1965 Lepikon torppa  125px  Pielavesi  Urho Kekkonen 1966 Louhisaari Manor  125px  Masku  Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1967 Mannerheim Museum  125px  Helsinki  Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1951 Marela  125px  Rauma  Gabriel Granlund 1979 Studio Aalto  125px  Helsinki  Alvar Aalto  Tamminiemi  125px  Helsinki  Urho Kekkonen 1987 Tarvaspää  125px  Espoo  Akseli Gallen-Kallela  1961 Villa Aalto  125px  Helsinki  Alvar Aalto 1998 Villa Kokkonen  125px  Järvenpää  Joonas Kokkonen 1998 Visavuori  125px  Valkeakoski  Emil Wikström 1967=== Science museums === Name Image Location Type Established Science Centre Tietomaa  125px  Oulu  Science 1988 Heureka Science Centre  125px  Vantaa  Science 1989
References
External links *  Finnish Museums Association