Helsinki City Museum

Helsinki City Museum is a museum in that documents and displays the history of Helsinki, the capital of . Its mission is to record and uphold Helsinki's spiritual, material and architectural heritage.
helsinginkaupunginmuseo.fi
+358 9 310 36630
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Photo: Laurakakkonen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: kaupunginmuseo@hel.fi
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Kaupunginmuseo”
  • Address: Aleksanterinkatu 16, Helsinki, 00170
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Senate Square and Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.

Square
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of , . is situated 130 metres northwest of Helsinki City Museum.

Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. is situated 210 metres northwest of Helsinki City Museum.

Town hall
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a central administrative building of , Finland. City Hall is located in the district, overlooking , at address Pohjoisesplanadi 11–13. City Hall is the seat of the City Council of Helsinki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kruununhaka and Kluuvi.

Suburb
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Suburb
Photo: Paasikivi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the commercial centre of , , and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the , Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in .

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the southern part of , . consists of the area between the park and the Tähtitornin vuori park.

Helsinki City Museum

Latitude
60.16876° or 60° 10′ 8″ north
Longitude
24.95403° or 24° 57′ 15″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9GG65X93+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4723948808
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12670124
Wiki­data ID
Q2031357
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Helsinki City Museum” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Гарадскі музей Хельсінкі”
  • Catalan: “Museu de la Ciutat d’Hèlsinki”
  • Chinese: “赫尔辛基城市博物馆”
  • Chinese: “赫尔辛基市博物馆”
  • Chinese: “赫爾辛基城市博物館”
  • Dutch: “Stadsmuseum van Helsinki”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin kaupunginmuseo”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin Kaupunginmuseo”
  • French: “musée municipal d’Helsinki”
  • French: “Musée municipal d’Helsinki”
  • German: “Stadtmuseum Helsinki”
  • Inari Sami: “Helsig kaavpugmuseo”
  • Japanese: “ヘルシンキ市博物館”
  • Macedonian: “Градски музеј Хелсинки”
  • Northern Sami: “Helssega gávpotmusea”
  • Persian: “موزه شهر هلسینکی”
  • Russian: “Городской музей Хельсинки”
  • Russian: “Музей города Хельсинки”
  • Skolt Sami: “Heʹlssen gååradmuʹzei”
  • Skolt Sami: “Heʹlssen lâʹnnmuʹzei”
  • Slovenian: “Helsingin kaupunginmuseo”
  • Slovenian: “Helsinški mestni muzej”
  • Slovenian: “Mestni muzej v Helsinkih”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors stadsmuseum”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors Stadsmuseum”
  • Ukrainian: “Міський музей Гельсінкі”

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