Natural History Museum of Helsinki, Natural history museum in Etu-Töölö, Finland
The Natural History Museum of Helsinki is a natural history museum displaying the nature of Finland and the wider world. It houses several permanent exhibitions covering living creatures, skeletal anatomy, evolutionary history, and climate change across its spaces.
The building was constructed in the 1920s following a baroque revival design and opened as a natural history museum in 1924. It has remained a hub for scientific collections and public learning ever since.
The museum shows how people engage with Finnish nature through displays that reflect local interests in ecosystems and research questions that matter to communities in the north.
The museum provides access for visitors with varying mobility needs throughout its building. Plan to spend a few hours here to properly explore the different exhibition sections and their contents.
A highlight is the chance to experience diving simulations in gulf waters. Visitors also encounter detailed reconstructions of ice-age landscapes that show what ancient environments looked like.
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