The National Museum of Finland presents Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history . It is located in central Helsinki .

The Permanent Exhibition of the National Museum is divided into six parts. The Treasure Troves presents the collections of coins , medals , orders and decorations, silver , jewellery and weapons . Prehistory of Finland is the largest permanent archeological exhibition in Finland. The Realm presents of the development of Finnish society and culture from the Middle Ages 12th century to the early 20th century, through the Swedish Kingdom Period to the Russian Empire Era. The "Land and It's People" presents Finnish Folk Culture in 18th-19th centuries, life in the countryside before the industrialisation . The 20th century exhibition presents independent Finland and its united and international culture.

VINTTI ( Attic ), Easy History - National Museum’s newest department, is an interactive exhibition, where visitors can study the history of Finland and its culture using their hands and heads. It is based on experimentation and personal experience, and the tasks and assignments also point the way to exploring the permanent exhibitions of the museum.

The museum's entrance hall ceiling has ceiling frescoes about the Kalevala , painted by Akseli Gallén-Kallela , which can be seen without an entrance fee. The frescoes, painted in 1928, are based on the frescoes painted by Gallén-Kallela in the Finnish Pavilion of the Paris World Fair in 1900.

The building of the National Museum was designed by architects Herman Gesellius , Armas Lindgren , and Eliel Saarinen . The appearance of the building reflects Finland's medieval churches and castles . The architecture belongs to national romanticism and the interior mainly to jugend . The museum was built from 1905 to 1910 and opened to the public in 1916.

Well worth the visit as there are many things of interest in there concerning the history of Finland. They do English tour guides and it's certainly a good idea to take advantage of this. They also have student price tickets, so remember to bring your student id!

I enjoyed this museum, as I wasn't very aware of Finnish history. It helped me to understand developments and discoveries in Finnish history and how Finland related to the rest of Europe (in terms of development).

I could have spent all day in the section dedicated to pre-history and early Finnish history (and I did spend several hours there, indeed); I found the exhibits on later history (1950s, etc) was kind of boring, though.

The place it self is wonderfull. There are Akseli Gallen-Kallelas Frescos, they are something to see.
Museum gives to you all about Finlands history, and there is good store too.