The National Museum of Finland is a national cultural history museum and its operations are governed by law.

The National Museum of Finland contains the oldest and most comprehensive cultural history collections in Finland with approximately half a million objects. The artefacts illustrate Finnish history, folk culture and the culture of Finno-Ugric peoples as well as world cultures from various parts of the world. The National Museum of Finland also documents contemporary culture in Finland. The collections are mainly accumulated through donations.

The National Museum of Finland was born when several collections were combined to form the State Historical Museum in 1893. As Finland became independent, the name of the museum, National Museum of Finland, was established. The building of the National Museum of Finland was completed in Helsinki in 1910 and opened to the public in 1916.

Exceptional opening hours 2023

April 7, Easter, closed
May 1, May Day, closed
December 24–25, Christmas time closure