Finnish Railway Museum

The Finnish Railway Museum in Hyvinkää displays a collection of locomotives, carriages, and railway equipment across three exhibition halls, an engine shed, and historic station buildings. The displays include documents, models, and technical equipment from different periods of Finnish railway history.

The museum was founded in 1898 in Helsinki and moved to Hyvinkää in 1974, taking over the original station yard and buildings of the Hanko-Hyvinkää railway line. This relocation allowed the site and its structures to become part of the museum experience.

The museum shows how the railway shaped everyday life in Finland and how people once traveled and worked with this transport. The displays tell stories through old photographs and personal objects about the workers and their families.

The museum sits about 60 kilometers from Helsinki and is easily reached by car or train. It operates seasonally with extended hours during summer months and adjusted opening times in winter.

The collection houses the oldest preserved locomotive in Finland, built in 1868, an engine of great technical significance. The Russian imperial carriages on display are exceptionally rare, with no other examples surviving anywhere else in the world.

Location: Hyvinkää

GPS coordinates: 60.62605,24.85004

Latest update: December 10, 2025 16:28