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Originally Posted by obdl3945
Would any of our Finnish friends, or others, be able to supply me with details of aviation museums around the Helsinki area, please?
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Hello!
The only museum at the metropolitan area is the Finnish Aviation Museum at Vantaa near the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
Tietotie 3, Vantaa
Open daily from 11 am to 6 pm
http://www.suomenilmailumuseo.fi/en/index.html
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Originally Posted by obdl3945
I know there's one not too far from the airport, but I think someone posted details of another outwith the Helsinki area on this forum recently.
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Other aviation museums can be found from Halli, Kotka, Vesivehmaa, Lappeenranta and Jyväskylä / Tikkakoski.
The Hallinportti Aviation Museum is located north of Helsinki near the city of Tampere, c. 250 km from Helsinki. The museum is open daily at Summer from 1 pm to 5 pm on Monday to Friday and from 12 am to 6 pm on weekends.
http://www.museo24.fi/?action=56(2065) (in Finnish).
The museum at Kotka is open from 10 am to 6 pm. It's situated at the Kymi airfield about 150 km from Helsinki.
http://users.kymp.net/mode0449/etumus.htm (in Finnish)
Another aviation museum near the city of Helsinki is at Vesivehmaa, near the city of Lahti, c. 130 km from Helsinki. From 12 am to 6 pm, "open almost every evening during June / July".
http://www.lahdenilmasilta.fi/museo.html (in Finnish)
The museum at Lappeenranta is open from 2th June to 15th September between 10 am to 6 pm from Monday to Friday. About 250 km from Helsinki.
http://yhdistykset.etela-karjala.fi/imuseo/ (in Finnish)
The largest and the best aviation musem in Finland is near the city of Jyväskylä at Tikkakoski. Circa 300 km from Helsinki.
Museum open every day incl. week-ends (except Christmas week, 31.12, 1.1. and 22.-23.6.):
Between June 1st and August 15th:
10.00 am - 8.00 pm (10.00 - 20.00)
Between August 16th and May 31st:
11.00 am - 5.00 pm (11.00-17.00).
http://www.k-silmailumuseo.fi/?action=etusivu
PS. If you need help with visiting the museums during June or early July feel free to contact me.