I doubt you will find as many museums anywhere else in the world; following is a partial listing of museums available in the Helsinki area. Most are open during normal working hours all year round; some have guided tours. Fees, if any, are reasonable, and exhibits are excellent. The Finns are proud of their art, culture and history and preserve them well.

• Arabia’s Museum: Exhibitions of utility and
  decorative china.




• Helsinki City Museum: The history of Helsinki




• Mannerheim Museum: Former home of Carl Gustaf
  Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland




• Military Museum: Military history, collections of weapons & uniforms




• Museum of Finnish Architecture: Changing exhibitions of architecture, picture archive and library




• National Maritime Museum of Finland: History
  of shipbuilding and life aboard ship




• National Museum of Finland: Archaeological
  finds, religious art, furnishings and ethnological materials




• Urho Kekkonen Museum Tamminierni: Home museum of President Urho Kekkonen

There are also many art museums. Listed below are a few.

• Amos Anderson Art Museum




• Modern Finnish Art Museum: Includes special exhibitions of international art




• Finnish National Gallery: Finland’s largest collection of paintings, sculpture and graphic art.




• Helsinki City Art Museum: 20th century Finnish art; holds frequent exhibitions of contemporary artists.




• Reitz Museum: French paintings from the 19th century




• Museum for Foreign Art: Collections of International Art




• Museum of Applied Arts: Industrial art, handicrafts and industrial design collections.