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The Military Museum of Finland is the central museum of the Finnish Defence Forces and the national special museum of military history. It is located in Helsinki and it is part of the Finnish National Defence University. In 2018, the Military Museum's exhibitions in Suomenlinna had around 131,000 visitors. The most popular exhibition is the submarine Vesikko, visited by around 50,000 people annually. Military Museum's exhibitions in Suomenlinna are located at Manege and Artillery Maneage.

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  • bombing of Helsinki in Winter War
    bombing of Helsinki by the Soviets in 1939-40
  • Battle of Helsinki
    1713 battle during the Great Northern War
  • Siege of Sveaborg
    1808 battle of the Finnish War
  • Battle of Suomenlinna
    1855 battle of the Crimean War
  • Sveaborg Rebellion
    1906 Russian military mutiny
  • Battle of Tikkurila
    1918 battle in the Finnish Civil War
  • Battle of Helsinki
    1918 Civil War Battle
  • bombing of Helsinki in Continuation War
  • Kuivasaari
    island in Helsinki, Finland
  • 24 warehouse shelters
    buildings on Vallisaari, Helsinki
  • Alexander Battery
    building on a Vallisaari island, Helsinki
  • Battery 1
    building on Vallisaari, Helsinki
  • warehouse shelters
    buildings on Vallisaari, Helsinki
  • Suomenlinna B 26a
    building in Suomenlinna
  • cavern luola, 1900 (5)
    Area on a kuninkaansaari island in Helsinki
  • protective structure, originally a casemate for a kerosene engine, 1937
    building on Kuninkaansaari, Helsinki
  • Ruoholahti air-raid shelter
    air-raid shelter and tunnel in Helsinki, Finland
  • Itäkeskus swimming hall
    underground swimming center in Helsinki, Finland
  • Crownwork Ehrensvärd
  • Isosaari Fortress
  • Krepost Sveaborg
    Russian fortifications in World War I
  • Ulricasborg
  • Suomenlinna
    sea fortress by Helsinki, Finland
  • Bastion, caponier and cavalier Hamilton
    Bastion Hamilton in Susisaari, Suomenlinna, Finland
  • Military Museum of Finland
    military museum in Helsinki, Finland
  • Vesikko
    Finnish submarine museum ship
  • Keihässalmi
    1957 minelayer
  • Anti-Aircraft Museum
    anti-aircraft defence museum in Tuusula, Finland
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1936 Vesikko
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classwatercraftIosif Stalin-class passenger shippassenger vessel, shipWikidata
    eventarmed conflictbombing of Helsinki in Winter Waraerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1713Battle of HelsinkibattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1808Siege of Sveaborgsiege, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1855Battle of SuomenlinnaSecond French Empire, battle, Russian Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1906Sveaborg RebellionrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1918Battle of TikkurilabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1918Battle of HelsinkibattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1941bombing of Helsinki in Continuation Waraerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    linkchannelFacebook channel@Wikidata
    linkpageOpen GLAM Survey page@Wikidata
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    objectwatercraftKönigin Luisemotor shipWikidata
    organisationarms industry1997Patriabusiness, enterprise, arms industryWikidata
    organisationfactory1951Valmetenterprise, shipyard, shipbuilding, business, metal industryWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1952Rauma-Repolawood industry, metal industry, shipbuilding, business, enterpriseWikidata
    siteartillery batteryKuivasaariartillery battery, islandWikidata
    sitebunker24 warehouse sheltersbunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerAlexander Batterybattery, barracks, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerBattery 1bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerwarehouse sheltersbunkerWikidata
    sitebunker1897Suomenlinna B 26aarchitectural structure, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunker1900cavern luola, 1900 (5)bunkerWikidata
    sitebunker1937protective structure, originally a casemate for a kerosene engine, 1937bunkerWikidata
    sitebunker1978Ruoholahti air-raid shelterAlko, air-raid shelter, tunnelWikidata
    sitebunker1993Itäkeskus swimming hallunderground structure, swimming center, bunkerWikidata
    sitefortCrownwork EhrensvärdfortressWikidata
    sitefortIsosaari FortressfortWikidata
    sitefortKrepost SveaborgfortressWikidata
    sitefort1747UlricasborgfortWikidata
    sitefort1748SuomenlinnaEhrensvärd Society, fortress island, sea fort, fortressWikidata
    sitefort1753Bastion, caponier and cavalier Hamiltonstar fortWikidata
    sitemuseum1929Military Museum of Finlandspecialised museum in Finland, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1936Vesikkopreserved watercraft, museum ship, submarineWikidata
    sitemuseum1957KeihässalmiFinnish Navy, preserved watercraft, minelayer, museum ship, Military Museum of FinlandWikidata
    sitemuseum1967Anti-Aircraft Museumspecialised museum in Finland, military museumWikidata
    commonsimageMECHELIN(1894) p174 Barracks of the Nyland Battalion Commons
    commonsimageMECHELIN(1894) p174 Barracks of the Nyland Battalion Commons
    commonsimageElisabetinkatu 1 (Liisankatu) ja Elisabetin tori (Liisanpuistikko) Pohjoisrannasta nähtynä - N145 (hkm.HKMS000005-km003k5c) Commons
    commonsimageElisabetinkatu 1 (Liisankatu) ja Elisabetin tori (Liisanpuistikko) Pohjoisrannasta nähtynä - N145 (hkm.HKMS000005-km003k5c) Commons
    commonsimageLiisank kasarmi 120608 Commons
    commonsimageLiisank kasarmi 120608 Commons
    commonsimageRRAB bomblets Commons
    commonsimageHäyhä2 Commons
    commonsimageHäyhä2 Commons
    commonsimageSotamuseo1 Commons