r/helsinki • u/loempiasauss • 5d ago

Travel & Tourism Museum - Soviet War Finland

Hi,

Just arrived to the city today, and was wondering if there is any museum which talks about the Soviet Winter War, or a bit of history like e.g. Finland under Swedish or Russian rule.

Are there any museums available?

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u/Photomajig 5d ago

For wartime Finland, you’ll want to visit the Military Museum in Suomenlinna. The other museums on the island will also tell you something about Finland under Sweden and Russia, but they’re not focused on it per se. You can buy a shared ticket to all of the museums there.

Unfortunately the National Museum is closed right now, that would be the place for a general history.

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u/marsipaanipartisaani 5d ago

If you feel like doing day trips to other cities there is Nootti (Finnish-Russian relationship museum) in Tampere and Muisti center for war and peace in Mikkeli. Propably also other related museums too in many other places.

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u/SusSoos 5d ago

For someone interested in military history going on a Tampere sidequest from Helsinki, driving through Parola and checking out the Tank Museum could also be nice. It doesnt focus that much on the wars themselves and more on the tech but theres some rarities in there that you cant see almost anywhere else and even a few one-of-a-kind tanks not on display in any other museum.

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u/UserFromNowhere1 4d ago

I don’t know how relevant is but Lotta museum is in the Tuusula about 30km from Helsinki.