List of museums in Finland explained

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.[1] 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.[2]

NameImageLocationTypeEstablished
1923
1916
Finnish National Gallery
1887
1996
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.[3]

Regional museums

NameImageLocationRegionEstablished
1906
1911
1910
1930
1909
1884
1897
1924
1881
1996
1932
1927
1917
1896
1896
1980
Lapland (excluding Torne Valley and Sea Lapland) 1975
1980
1888
1985
1963
1914

Regional art museums

NameImageLocationRegionEstablished
1974
1952
1998
1962
1947
1980
1950
1976
1964
1896
1963
1979
Lapland (excluding Torne Valley and Sea Lapland) 1983
1965
1931
1904

National specialist museums

Seventeen[4] National specialist museums are responsible for the storage, research and exhibition of the subjects on their own field.[3] The first specialist museums were named in 1992.[5]

NameImageLocationTypeEstablished
1982
1873
1969
1961
1993
2005
1969
1898
1999
1994
1929
1992
1956
1969
1959
1943
1962

Other selected museums

Art museums

NameImageLocationTypeEstablished
1986
2018
1882
1965
2006
2006
align=center 1992
align=center 1928
2007
1970
1979
1945
1967

History and specialized museums

NameImageLocationTypeEstablished
1995
1966
1985
2000
1977
1979
1994
1916
2017
1958
1971
2003
1971
1950
1904
1978
2000
align=center 1992
1959
1940
2008
Industry 1991
1987
2004
1991
1961
2011
2006
Päivälehti Museum 2001
1958
1862
1993
2004
1891
1957
Industry 2006
2001
1987
1989
1909
1998
1946
1961
1984
Open-air museum, industry 1972
1954
1963

Historic house museums

NameImageLocationDedicated toEstablished
1997
1974
1908
1965
Alexander Wickholm 1980
1977
1971
1933
1965
1966
1967
1951
Gabriel Granlund 1979
1987
1961
1998
1998
1967

Science museums

NameImageLocationTypeEstablished
1988
1989

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report on the situation of libraries, museums and archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083950/http://cordis.europa.eu/libraries/en/nfp/finland.html . 2014-09-03 . live . The total number of library units was 1471. The total number of museums in Finland is 280, of which 139 are cultural history museums, 71 special museums, 55 art museums and 17 natural history museums. .
  2. http://www.discoveringfinland.com/travel/what-to-do/attractions-culture/museums-galleries/ Museums & Galleries
  3. http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Kulttuuri/Museot_ja_kulttuuriperintoe/?lang=en Museums and cultural heritage in the state administration
  4. http://www.museot.fi/en.php?k=9381 Specialized museums
  5. http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Julkaisut/2012/erikoismuseot.html?lang=fi Valtakunnalliset erikoismuseot; Selvitys erikoismuseojärjestelmän tilasta ja tulevaisuudesta