The Prison
The Prison is a museum in Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper which is located on Kustaa III:n katu. The Prison is situated nearby to the quarter Linnanniemi, as well as near the museum Palander House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Also known as: “Hämeenlinna Prison Museum”, “Prison museum”, “Prison Museum”, “Prison Museum (Hämeenlinna)”, “Prison Museum, Hämeenlinna”, and “Vankilamuseo”
- Address: Kustaa III:n katu 8, Hämeenlinna, 13100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palander House and Sibelius Park.
Palander House
Museum
Photo: Mikkoau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palander House is a museum, which is situated 510 metres southeast of The Prison.
Birthplace of Jean Sibelius
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linnanniemi and Saaristenmäki.
The Prison
- Categories: prison museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hämeenlinna, Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.00289° or 61° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
24.4593° or 24° 27′ 34″ eastElevation
91 metres (299 feet)Operator
KansallismuseoOpen location code
9GH62F35+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 6383636670OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
12824283Wikidata ID
Q18346791
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“The Prison” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Hämeenlinnan vankilamuseo”
- Finnish: “Vankila”
- Finnish: “Vankilamuseo (Hämeenlinna)”
- Finnish: “Vankilamuseo”
- French: “musée de la prison”
- French: “Musée de la prison”
- Russian: “«Тюрьму»”
- Swedish: “Fängelset”
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