Exhibitions of the National Museum of Finland

The National Museum of Finland presents Finnish life from prehistoric times to the present.

The entrance hall has direct access to the prehistoric section where the museum visit can begin in chronological order. The hall leads to the Treasure Troves at basement level and also to the historical section The Realm, which continues on the second floor. The visit leads to the ethnological section A Land and its People. The 20th century permanent exhibition Suomi Finland 1900 will open in Spring 2012. On the third floor of the museum is workshop VINTTI. Temporary Exhibitions.

Kitchen area of the Streng dollhouse from the 1950s. The kitchen is perhaps the part of the dollhouse that follows its own time most closely. Photo: National Board of Antiquities / Jan Lindroth.

Dream Homes - Dollhouses at the National Museum of Finland
12 November 2010 -

2 September 2012

The permanent exhibition

Workshop VINTTI - Easy History

Interactive workshop for the whole family.
Open Tue-Sun 12 noon - 4 p.m.

The National Museum floorplans

Ground floor

The National Museum ground floor. Design: Tomi Nikander

V The Treasure Troves

Rooms 001-005 The Coin Cabinet - Coins, Medals, Orders and Decorations
006-008 The Silver and Jewellery Room
009 The Armoury

The cafeteria offers snacks and pastries from its own kitchen. Lunch is served between 11 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday. The cafeteria has feeding-chairs and a microwave for heating food for children.

Auditorium
The museum's 200-seat auditorium can be rented by companies and organizations for various events.

First floor

The National Museum first floor. Design: Tomi Nikander

I Prehistory

Rooms 101 - 103 The Stone Age, The Bronze Age, The Iron Age

II The Realm

Rooms 105 - 111 The Realm 12th - 17th centuries

105 The Middle Ages 12th-16th century
106 The Catholic Church Room - Medieval Ecclesiastical Art
107-108 The Reformation and the Lutheran Church Room - Ecclesiastical Art 16th-18th centuries
109 Funerary Objects from the 17th century
110 The Crown - The Vasa Rulers and the Renaissance 16th century
111 Regional Developments - Borders, towns, communications

IV Rooms 127-132

Exhibition rooms closed.

Forthcoming:
Suomi Finland 1900
The 20th century permanent exhibition

The Museum Shop

Second floor

The National Museum second floor. Design: Tomi Nikander

II The Realm

Exhibition rooms 201 - 214 The Realm 17th - 19th centuries

Landing 201 The Rulers and the Four Estates
202 The Nobility - The Era of Dominion 17th century
203 The Peasants
204 The Clergy
205 Rulers and Monarchs
206-207 The Burghers
208 Trade and Industry
209 The Drawing Room of Jakkarila Manor
210 The Gentlemen's Room of Jakkarila Manor - "The Paradise"
211 The Enlightenment 18th century
212 Finland as Part of Russia 19th century - Romanticism and the Home
213 The Throne Room - Emperors and Civil Servants

215 Dream Homes - Dollhouses at the National Museum of Finland 12 November 2010 - 2 September 2012

III A Land and its People

Exhibition rooms 220-226 Perspectives on Folk Culture 18th - 19th centuries

220 In Cabins without Chimneys
221 From the Fields and the Waters - Traditional Means of Livelihood
222 Life in the Land of the Sámi
223-224 The Finns - Folk Costumes
225 Crafted by Hand for Admiring Eyes - Traditional Wood Carving
226 Chest chairs and tableware cupboards - Folk Furniture

Third floor

The National Museum third floor. Design: Tomi Nikander

Workshop VINTTI - Easy History, 3rd floor

An interactive exhibition, where visitors can study the history of Finland using their hands and heads.

Open Tue - Sun 12 noon - 4 p.m.

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