News
The City Museum breaks its visitor record once again
The family of museums under Helsinki City Museum saw a total of 433,969 guests in 2017. The Helsinki City Museum, located at the corner of the Senate Square, attracted the most visitors, the total number being 362,631. The year was the second consecutive record-breaking year for the museum.
Helsinki City Museum a Finalist for European Museum of the Year
Announced December 5th, the Helsinki City Museum is one of the finalists for European Museum of the Year 2017 (EMYA), awarded by the esteemed European Museum Forum.
100 and Counting Photography Exhibition at Villa Hakasalmi
What is the secret to old age? Which places in Helsinki are important for 100-year-olds? How can past and present […]
The City Museum Presents: Courtyards Live!
In July and August 2017, the city museum and café-winebar El Fant make a grand entrance into Helsinki’s bustling music scene. On three summer Wednesday evenings, the museum becomes a venue for some of the freshest live acts in all of Finland.
Helsinki City Museum is Finland’s Museum of the Year 2017
Rauma, in Western Finland, set the scene for a joyous evening of celebration on May 9 2017. As the sun […]
Open Access to Helsinki City Museum’s Photographs
Helsinki City Museum makes its photograph collection available online. High-resolution photographs can be browsed and downloaded at Helsinkiphotos.fi.
All-time visitor record at the Helsinki City Museum
The family of museums belonging to the Helsinki City Museum saw a total of 401,181 guests in 2016, which is […]
Advent calendar takes you to Children’s Town
The popular Advent calendar tradition continues at the Helsinki City Museum. This year, the stories will take visitors to the […]
What does Helsinki smell like?
What does the nose remember? What does Helsinki smell like? Can a museum experience be built on a single smell? […]
New light installation at the City Museum
Jaakko Niemelä’s light installation Shadow projects people walking through the streets of Helsinki on the wall of the museum’s courtyard. […]