Helsinki City Museum (Finnish : Helsingin kaupunginmuseo, Swedish : Helsingfors stadsmuseum) is a museum in Helsinki that documents and displays the history of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. [1] [2]
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The Helsinki City Museum's collection includes over 1.5 million artifacts and works of art that tell the history of the city and its residents. [3]
Its mission is to record and uphold Helsinki's spiritual, material and architectural heritage. The museum features personal memories and everyday life of the city's residents. [1]
The Helsinki City Museum won the Finnish Museum of the Year award in 2017. [4]
In 2025, it was the second most visited museum in the entire country, attracting 330,312 visits. [5]
It also acts as the regional museum for central Uusimaa with a mission to promote and steer museum activities in the region. [6]
Helsinki City Museum is located next to the Senate Square in the oldest blocks of the city. One of the buildings is the Sederholm House. [7] It also operates four other museums around Helsinki: Villa Hakasalmi, Burgher's House, Worker Housing Museum and Tram Museum. Entrance to all museums is free of charge. [1]
The museum's collections contain about one million photos, for instance popular photos of early 20th century Helsinki by Signe Brander, and 450,000 items. [8] [1]
