Ainola - the home of Jean Sibelius in Tuusula, near the city of Helsinki (this attraction is recommended by the bestseller book 1000 Places To See Before You Die): http://www.ainola.fi/eng_index.php

 

Arktikum (Exhibition of  Arctic Regions, Rovaniemi): http://www.arktikum.fi

 

Bengtskär Lighthouse (Scandinavia's highest lighthouse, 52 meters, built in 1906, the first lighthouse museum in Finland, a possibility for overnight stayings in the old home of the lighthouse keeper): http://www.bengtskar.fi

Finnish Aviation Museum (Helsinki-Vantaa airport area): http://www.ilmailumuseo.fi/index.php?page=home-eng

 

Finnish Museum Association: http://www.museoliitto.fi/en.php

 

Finnish Museum of  Horology (the only museum of its kind in the Nordic Countries, Espoo, near Helsinki): http://www.kellomuseo.fi

 

Finnish Museum of  Natural History (Helsinki): http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/english/index.htm

 

Finnish National Gallery: http://www.fng.fi/fng/html4/en/default.htm

 

Gallen-Kallela Museum: http://www.gallen-kallela.fi/english.html

 

Gold Prospector Museum: http://www.kultamuseo.fi/

 

Jokioinen Railway Museum (scheduled steam trains - a trip on a narrow gauge!): http://www.jokioistenmuseorautatie.fi

 

Kierikki - the Stone Age Centre (the biggest modern log building in Europe, prizes awarded in 2001 and in 2002): http://www.kierikki.fi

 

Lighthouse museums:  http://sites.google.com/site/finlandtravelclub/lighthouses

 

List and search of museums in Finland: http://www.museums.fi/english/

 

Lusto (Finland's national forest museum: exhibitions & arboretum, we especially recommend "The Room of Silence" audiovisual nature show, in Punkaharju near the city of Savonlinna, visit also Retretti - see below): http://www.lusto.fi

 

Museum Links by TTE: http://www.tte.ch/finland/act/#76

 

Museums in East Uusimaa (quite near the city of Helsinki, especially interesting museums in Porvoo): http://www.ita-uudenmaanmuseot.com/

 

Museums in Turku: http://www.turunmuseot.fi, http://www.turku360.fi/360/museot/aboavetus/aboavetus.htm (click photos or choose other museums 1-12 on the right, please)

 

National Board of Antiquities: http://www.nba.fi/en/

 

Old Mine in Outokumpu: http://www.kaivosmuseo.net/index_eng.php

 

Pahkaparatiisi - The Gnarl Paradise - Knorrenparadis (the collection of gnarled wood, over 4000 gnarls in Huittinen): http://www.satakuntatourist.fi/index.php?id=544, http://www.pahkaparatiisi.fi, http://www.pahkaparatiisi.fi/panoraama.html (the panorama), http://www.pahkaparatiisi.fi/galleria/index.htm (the photo gallery) 

 

Porkkala (historical area near Helsinki): http://www.porkkala.net/?lang=en

 

Puppet House (over 300 puppets in Sysmä): http://www.sci.fi/~kinnunen

 

Retretti Art Centre in the Finnish primary rock and glass-bottom boat cruises (in Punkaharju near Lusto Forest Museum, see above): http://www.retretti.fi

 

Rock Planetarium in Jyväskylä (the world's only planetarium in a primary rock, also saunas for rent): http://www.kallioplanetaario.fi/en/services

 

Rosala Viking Centre (a museum, viking houses, viking dinners): http://www.rosala-viking-centre.com/english.htm

 

Sibelius Museum (in Turku): http://www.sibeliusmuseum.abo.fi/index_eng.php

 

Spy Museum (in Tampere, the first spy museum in the world): http://www.vakoilumuseo.fi/englanti/index.htm

 

Steam train trips (scheduled trips or rent a steam train): http://www.jokioistenmuseorautatie.fi and http://www.steamrail.fi

 

Suomenlinna Island Fortress (the island fortress no visitor to Helsinki should miss, the biggest sea fortress in Scandinavia, founded in 1748 on the islands of the coast of Helsinki, included in the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, many museums, beaches for swimming, restaurants and cafes, a wonderful "Suomenlinna Experience" multi-image show, boats from the Market Square, also guided tours, in Helsinki): http://www.suomenlinna.fi  and http://finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=162945&contentlan=2&culture=en-US and http://www.suomenlinnatours.com/frontpage and http://www.locationguide.fi/index.php?p=browse&mc=5

 

The Craft Museum of Finland (Net exhibitions are also worth seeing!): http://www.craftmuseum.fi/eng/index.htm

 

The Finnish Museum of  Agriculture: http://www.sarka.fi/etusivu.asp?kieli=2

 

Tytyri Limestone Mine & Dimensio Under Ground light show (in Lohja): http://www.kaupunki.lohja.fi/matkailupalvelukeskus/default.asp?kieli=826