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The National Museum of FinlandHelsinkiFinnish history from prehistoric times to the present. The Museum of CulturesHelsinkiThe collections derive from all inhabited continents of the world. The Fenno-Ugric and the Alaskan collections, to name two, are world famous. The Cygnaeus GalleryHelsinki, KaivopuistoThe collection consists primarily of Finnish paintings and sculptures from the 19th century. HvitträskKirkkonummi, 30 km west of HelsinkiA noteworthy example of the turn-of-the- century National Romantic architecture in Finland. The Maritime Museum of FinlandKotka, The new Maritime Centre VellamoThe Maritime Museum of Finland is a national maritime museum whose role is to preserve and interpret the history of Finnish seafaring. The Seurasaari Open-Air MuseumHelsinki, Seurasaari IslandBuildings from the different provinces give an overall view of the life in Finnish countryside from the 18th century to the 20th. The Suomenlinna MuseumHelsinkiThe Historic Exhibition in Inventory Chambers Visitor Centre. The Urho Kekkonen Museum TamminiemiHelsinki, SeurasaarentieThe official residence of President Urho Kekkonen. |
Alikartano ManorMäntsäläA manor is known as the childhood home of the world-famous explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, discoverer of the Northeast Passage. Anjala ManorAnjalankoskiThe manor's rooms are furnished in the styles from the 18th and 19th centuries. KotkaniemiLuumäkiThe home of President P. E. Svinhufvud. Kuusisto ManorKaarinaThe Kuusisto Manor house was built in 1738 as a residence for the commander of the infantry regiment in Turku. Louhisaari ManorAskainen, 30 kms north of TurkuMarshal of Finland, C.G.E. Mannerheim was born at this 17th-century manor. Paikkari CottageSammatti, Haarjärvi, 75 kms west of HelsinkiThe birthplace of Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of Finland's national epic, the Kalevala. Pukkila ManorPiikkiö, 15 kms from Turku along Helsinki roadAn 18th-century manor in Rococo style. Asikkalavon Heideman family's manor with a romantic garden in English style and a splendid vista point. The Yli-Laurosela Farmhouse MuseumIlmajoki, 16 kms from SeinäjokiAn example of the homes built by the prosperous farmers of southern Ostrobothnia in the 19th century. |
Castles
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