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Guided tours Enquiries and booking a guided tour: nayttelyt.sotamuseo(at)mil.fi Hidden

Prices We prefer debit and credit cards and contactless payment to cash. Entrance fees Free entry for persons under 18 years. Adults: €10 Students (18–), pensioners €5 Free entrance: persons under 18, school and student groups when accompanied by ...

News Information about the Military Museum's current events can be found on the museum's Facebook and Instagram. https://www.facebook.com/sotamuseofi/ https://www.instagram.com/sotamuseo/ The Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces on the 4th of Ju...

Services The Military Museum offers services in the museum exhibits to both individual visitors and groups. The museum also serves people who are interested in Finnish military history in general. Services to Museum Visitors You can book guided gr...

Ensembles Concert Band The Concert Band is a symphonic wind orchestra consisting of wind musicians and percussionists. As an ensemble it is the largest orchestra in the Conscript Band. Parade Band The Conscript Band’s Parade Band consists of three...

There is strength in youth! The Conscript Band of the Finnish Defence Forces represents the Defence Forces both at home and abroad. It is formed each year from about 90 of the most skilled musicians in the age group entering military service. The ...

Concert Band The Concert Band is a symphonic wind orchestra consisting of wind musicians and percussionists. As an ensemble it is the largest orchestra in the Conscript Band. The Concert Band is an ensemble that does not require separate audio sys...

Responsible managers for the areas Each firing and training area of the Defence Forces has its own person in charge. The manager in charge represents a unit or administrative unit designated for the task and responsible for many practical measures...

Senior Conductor Major (Mus.) Tero Haikala Tero Haikala graduated as a clarinet pedagogue from Tampere Conservatoire in 2002, a musician from Pirkanmaa University of Applied Sciences in 2005 and as a wind orchestra conductor from Sibelius-Academy ...

Contact Information Exhibitions Military Museum´s Manege and Artillery Manege Suomenlinna C 77 and C 81 (Iso Mustasaari), 00190 Helsinki May–September open Mon–Sun 11:00–18:00 From October onwards open Wed–Mon 11:00–16:30, on Tuesdays closed Telep...

6.5.2026 | The Midnight Hawks, the Finnish Air Force aerobatic team includes both old-timers and one new face for the 2026 season.

6.5.2026 | The Midnight Hawks, the Finnish Air Force aerobatic team includes both old-timers and one new face for the 2026 season.

24.5.2024 | MILjazz 2024 Offers a Variety of Activities Across Finland

17.8.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces' concert tour March to Seven Wonders starts on 22 August in Rauma. The tour takes place in August-September at seven locations around Finland.

Music and Experiences Across Finland This summer, the Finnish Defence Forces' MILjazz tour offers an even more diverse music program! The tour, which kicks off on May 29 in Seinäjoki, will bring the bands to nine different locations. The tour will...

Museum visitors This is where you can find information when you are planning to visit the Military Museum or when you wish to make inquiries. Opening hours of exhibitions Exceptional opening hours How to find us Entrance and guided tour fees The a...

Concert Sound Engineers One of the most important parts of The Conscript Band's concerts is the technical production. Not everyone knows how the technology or the infrastructure goes together to create a full concert production, so real profession...

Showband The Conscript Band’s Showband is a party band of some 20 musicians, including a rhythm section, singers and wind instrument players. Its repertoire ranges from classic rock nuggets to modern hits. Over the years, the band’s guest vocalist...

The Guards Brass Septet The septet is a band that fosters and develops the tradition of the most Finnish of all ensembles, the brass septet. In addition to touring Finland, the band featuring seven brass players and two percussionists has played i...

Exhibition Archive The exhibitions' archive contains information on previous exhibitions at the Military Museum. Finnish Defence Forces - 100 years at war and peace On display as a two-part exhibition from 9 May 2018 to 3 March 2024. The "Defense ...