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Here are 10 must-see museums for you to visit in Helsinki that offer a wide variety of collections for every taste:
The re-invented Amos Rex museum is a meeting place for art and urban culture, located in the centre of Helsinki.
Mannerheimintie 22-24, 00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0)9 684 4460
E-mail: museum@amosrex.fi
Open: Mon 11 am – 6 pm; Wed & Thu 11 am – 8pm; Fri 11 am – 6 pm; Sat & Sun 11am – 5 pm; Tue closed.
Admission: General – 18€, reduced price – 12€, students and under 30 – 5€. Under 18 – free entry.
The Ateneum Art Museum is one of three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery and has the largest art collection of classical art in Finland.
Kaivokatu 2, 00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0)294 500 401
E-Mail: ainfo@ateneum.fi
Open: Tue & Fri 10 am – 6 pm; Wed & Thu 10 am – 8 pm; Sat & Sun 10 am – 5 pm; Mon closed.
Admission: Normal 17 €, discount 15€, children under 18 free entry.
Founded in 1873 as The Museum of Applied Arts, the Design Museum is now an internationally recognised museum that specialises in Finnish design.
Korkeavuorenkatu 23, 00130 Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0)9 622 0540
Open: (Wintertime) 1. 9 – 31.5: Tue 11 am – 8 pm; Wed – Sun 11am – 6pm; Mon closed.
(Summertime) 1.6 – 31.8: open daily 11 am – 6 pm.
Admission: adults 12€, pensioners 10€, students 6€, children for free.
Museum card, Design evenings: free entry on the last Tuesday of every month during the winter period, from 5pm to 8pm.
The Helsinki Art Museum, HAM, looks after an art collection that belongs to the people of Helsinki, which includes over 9,000 works of art. HAM also houses an exhibition of Tove Jansson’s art.
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, (Tennis Palace) Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0)9 310 1051
Open: Tue – Sun 11–19, Mon closed
Admission: Regular 12€; reduced €10. Children under 18 free entry.
At Helsinki City Museum, visitors are whisked off on a journey to discover Helsinki’s past. Entry to the museum is always free.
Aleksanterinkatu 16, 00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0)9 3103 6630
Open: Mon – Fri 11 am – 7 pm; Sat – Sun 11 a.m. –5 p.m.
www.helsinginkaupunginmuseo.fi
A museum depicting the life of Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland (1867–1951). Mannerheim’s home has been preserved almost in its original state.
Kalliolinnantie 14, (Kaivopuisto) Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0)9 635 443, info@mannerheim-museo.fi
Open: Fri – Sun 11 am – 4 pm; other times by prior arrangement.
Admission: adults 12€; children under 12 free entry; pensioners, students and groups of over 10 persons 10€ per person.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART KIASMA
For thought-provoking exhibitions which redefine art and culture, visit Kiasma. The museum is part of the Finnish National Gallery and is one of the Nordic region’s leading museums of contemporary art.
Mannerheiminaukio 2, 00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0)294 500 501, info@kiasma.fi
Open: Tue 10 am – 6 pm; Wed – Fri 10 am – 8:30 pm; Sat 10 am to 6 pm; Sun 10 am – 5 pm; Mon closed.
Admission: Adults 15€; reduced 13€. Children under 18 free entry. Free entry on 1st Friday of the month.
Popular with adults and children alike, the museum features impressive collections of taxidermied animals, dinosaur bones and dioramas of Finnish nature and nature from around the world from biological and historical perspectives.
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, 00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 (0) 294 1911
Admission: Adults – 15€, children 7 – 17 – 7€
Open: Wintertime (1.9 – 31.5): Tue, Wed, Fri 9 am to 4 pm; Thur 9 am to 6pm; Sat 10 am to 5 pm; Sun 10 am to 4pm; Mon closed.
Summertime (1.6 – 31.8): Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun 10 am to 5 pm; Thur 10 am to 6 pm; Mon closed.
Part of the Finnish National Gallery, the museum exhibits Finland’s most significant collection of paintings by old European masters and is also a historic house museum.
Bulevardi 40, 00120 Helsinki
Open: Tue, Thur, Fri 10 am – 6 pm; Wed 11 am – 8 pm; Sat – Sun 10 am – 5 pm; Mon closed.
Tel. +358 (0) 294 500 460
Admission: Normal 15; Reduced 13€. Children under 18 free entry.
Free admission on the first Wednesday of the month at 5–8 p.m.
www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi
The 18th-century fortress at Suomenlinna island was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. The main museum is open throughout the year and features a permanent exhibition about its history.
The museum is located at the Suomenlinna centre, Suomenlinna C74, 00190 Helsinki.
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Open: Summer season (May 2 – September 30) 10 am – 6 pm; winter season (October 1 – April 30) 10:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Admission: Adults – 8€, students/retirees – 5€, children – 7 – 17 4€, children under 7 free entry.
Tel. +358 (0)9 6841850
