State of Emergency
Our main exhibition is about Finland and Finns in the Second World War. Eight different exhibits take us through people’s experiences of war and peace. Through modern exhibition technology, we tell people’s stories and the events behind them. Explore the Winter War battle through virtual glasses, or stop by an evacuation trolley. What if it had been you?
Repairing the Irreparable – Thinking of Ukraine
The sculptures by artist Alexander Reichstein are inspired by the emotions evoked by news images of the war in Ukraine. “I can’t stop thinking about the war in Ukraine all the time. The works are a hopeless and futile attempt to repair, heal, restore what has been broken, destroyed, dead forever,” says the artist himself, who has Ukrainian roots.
The Headquarters Museum
The Headquarters Museum tells the story of warfare and leaders in an authentic setting. Marshal Mannerheim’s study and the Operational Department’s Land Forces Office can be seen in their original wartime outfits. The exhibition rooms show the military and political leadership of the 1939-1945 war, the Headquarters Communications Centre Lokki and Marshal Mannerheim as Commander-in-Chief.
The Rainbow Tour
The Rainbow Tour, built inside the exhibitions of the Muisti and the Headquarters Museum, introduces the history of gender and sexual minorities during our wars. The tour can be viewed via qr-codes – so you will need your own smartphone to view this section.