Finnish National Museum
The National Museum ( Finnish : Kansallismuseo , Swedish : National Museum ) in Helsinki shows Finland's history from the Stone Age to the present day .
The permanent exhibition is divided into six parts. In the first part, the treasury, old money , medals , trophies and weapons are on display. The section on Finnish early history is the largest archaeological exhibition of its kind in Finland. The section on Finland as a state and its culture extends from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. Furthermore, the area “country and people” describes life in the country before industrialization . The last part is devoted to Finland's independence and culture in the 20th century.
The ceiling of the museum building shows frescoes painted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela , which depict scenes from the Kalevala and can also be visited without paying the entrance fee. The museum building was designed by architects Herman Gesellius , Armas Lindgren , and Eliel Saarinen and built in the style of castles and churches between 1905 and 1910 and opened in 1916.
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Coordinates: 60 ° 10 ′ 30 ″ N , 24 ° 55 ′ 53.2 ″ E