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Submarine Vesikko Vesikko is a restored Finnish submarine from the 1930s and 1940s. A Submarine Experience on Dry Land In Vesikko the visitor can experience first hand the crowded working and living spaces of the submarines in the midst of diesel ...

Pohjanmaa-class corvettes A large part of the Navy’s tasks and operations are conducted at sea. These tasks require high-performance vessels which are capable of operating at sea regardless of the weather and ice circumstances for extended periods...

Tasks The Military Museum records, conducts research and cares for items and photographs relating to the Finnish Defence Forces and military and weapons history organises exhibitions and lectures on military historical topics produces military his...

Concept image of the future Pohjanmaa -class corvette Squadron 2020 replaces the vessels the Navy will decommission The multi-role corvettes to be procured will be able to operate in versatile tasks around the clock. Squadron 2020 is a project of ...

22.4.2026 | Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, (SNMG1), will conduct a scheduled port visit in Turku arriving on 22 Apr 2026, Commanded by Commodore Maryla Ingham, Royal Navy, on the flagship German frigate FGS Sachsen and Portuguese frigate NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida. The vessels will moor at Turku harbor.

The Finnish, French and Swedish navies will rehearse countering subsurface threats off the Swedish west coast from 13 to 20 March 2024. The Coastal Fleet will participate in the Marex Spring 24 exercise with Hamina-class missile boat Pori. In addition, two Finnish officers will be deployed on board Swedish corvettes for the duration of the exercise.

Exhibitions You can get to know the colourful phases of Finnish military history in the exhibitions of the Military Museum in Suomenlinna. The Military Museum has three exhibition locations in Helsinki: Military Museum's Manege, Artillery Manege a...

How to Find Us Military Museum's Manege, Artillery Manege and submarine Vesikko are located in Suomenlinna. Suomenlinna fortress island is accessible by ferry. Helsinki Region Transport has a ferry from the Helsinki Market Square to the main pier ...

Coastal Fleet consists of Headquarters and four squadrons: 4th Mine Countermeasures Squadron, 6th and 7th Surface Warfare Squadrons and 8th Service Support Squadron. Bases are situated in Turku and Kirkkonummi but the battleships operate around all Finnish territorial waters.

News Information about the Military Museum's current events can be found on the museum's Facebook and Instagram. Summer opening hours into use in the Military Museum's Manege and Artillery Manege Summer opening hours will be taken into use at the ...

Museum Shops In our shops you'll find publications, postcards, multimedia products and small souvenirs. The Artillery Manege exhibition room has a museum shop and you'll also find a small selection of products in the Military Museum's Manege and i...

20.4.2026 | The Finnish Navy Command hosted the BALTOPS 2026 planning meeting in Turku 14. – 16.4.2026.

About us The Military Museum, established in 1929, is the central museum of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Military Museum is part of the National Defence University. The Defence Forces' museum activity encompasses the Military Museum, its partne...

Opening hours Military Museum´s Manege and Artillery Manege Suomenlinna, Iso Mustasaari, Helsinki 1 October–30 April open Wed–Mon 11:00–16:30, on Tuesdays closed 1 May–30 September open Mon–Sun 11:00–18:00 Last admittance 30 minutes before closing...

22.4.2026 | Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, (SNMG1), will conduct a scheduled port visit in Turku arriving on 22 Apr 2026, Commanded by Commodore Maryla Ingham, Royal Navy, on the flagship German frigate FGS Sachsen and Portuguese frigate NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida. The vessels will moor at Turku harbor.

20.4.2026 | The Finnish Navy Command hosted the BALTOPS 2026 planning meeting in Turku 14. – 16.4.2026.

22.4.2026 | Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, (SNMG1), will conduct a scheduled port visit in Turku arriving on 22 Apr 2026, Commanded by Commodore Maryla Ingham, Royal Navy, on the flagship German frigate FGS Sachsen and Portuguese frigate NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida. The vessels will moor at Turku harbor.

20.4.2026 | The Finnish Navy Command hosted the BALTOPS 2026 planning meeting in Turku 14. – 16.4.2026.

22.4.2022 | This week, the Finnish and Swedish Navies conducted a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Gulf of Finland.  Hamina-class fast-attack craft Hamina and Tornio, multi-purpose vessel Louhi and a patrol boat of the Border Guard took part in the exercise.  Sweden sent Gotland-class submarine HSWMS Uppland to the exercise.  

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy has three statutory tasks related to the military defence of Finland: the surveillance of our territorial waters, repelling of territorial violations and maritime attacks, and protecting sea lines of communication. Th...