Headquarters Museum
Headquarters Museum
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JMKOO
Pori, Finland73 contributions
Jun 2016 • Friends
This little museum tells interesting history of Finland.
Years of faith and commitment 1939 - 1945. History of World War II, what it ment for Finland.
Headquarters of our army located in this little town, Mikkeli, during the war.
Every Finn should visit here to understand our history better and really see, why we are independent country.
Thank you, all war veterans.
For foreigners, this is very interesting peace of history, too.
Definitely recommended !!
Years of faith and commitment 1939 - 1945. History of World War II, what it ment for Finland.
Headquarters of our army located in this little town, Mikkeli, during the war.
Every Finn should visit here to understand our history better and really see, why we are independent country.
Thank you, all war veterans.
For foreigners, this is very interesting peace of history, too.
Definitely recommended !!
Written 19 June 2016
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Natalia
Lappeenranta, Finland116 contributions
Mar 2015 • Couples
One of the best military museums I've visited by far. Really informative expositions demonstrating the actual headquarter's setting during the military time, many interesting facts about the Finnish part of the Second World War.
I loved the room where operations were planned with the maps. It was interesting to see, how maps changed with the dispositions of different armies.
Worth visiting.
6 euro for adult ticket. Discounted prices for kids and students.
I loved the room where operations were planned with the maps. It was interesting to see, how maps changed with the dispositions of different armies.
Worth visiting.
6 euro for adult ticket. Discounted prices for kids and students.
Written 22 March 2015
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chippy73
Turku, Finland99 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
As a veteran myself i had to give this museum a visit, it's not the biggest museum but is worth a visit - they have a lot of information available in English, but obviously most of it is in Finnish. Interesting exhibits are laid out along with some of the rooms how they would have been at the time, like Mannerheims office and the ops room. Pay the extra euro so you also get access to the comms bunker across the road.
Written 21 July 2014
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Janet R
Lafayette, CO612 contributions
Jun 2018 • Friends
For WWII military fans, very interesting to see the 'war room' and offices of mannerheim in an old elementary school, which is where they were actually located.
Written 6 June 2018
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lmsk2014
Helsinki, Finland849 contributions
Aug 2017 • Family
The museum is excellent for history buffs, lots of information about Finland in the WWII located in the actual wartime army headquarters.
The upstairs museum is a traditional history museum with some artefacts, plenty to read and with some audiovisuals, too.
The museum has two rooms that are authentic from the war.
First floor houses a new, modern exhibition on war and peace.
The upstairs museum is a traditional history museum with some artefacts, plenty to read and with some audiovisuals, too.
The museum has two rooms that are authentic from the war.
First floor houses a new, modern exhibition on war and peace.
Written 28 August 2017
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Maari100
Helsinki, Finland3,170 contributions
Apr 2017 • Couples
During the Winter and so called Continuation Wars in 1939-40 and 1941-1944, the headquarters of the Finnish were located in Mikkeli. The Commander-in-Chief. Marshal Mannerheim, and his staff were accommodated in the Central Elementary School. Teachers' room was converted into an operations room. Worthwhile to visit - to Finns this is an important place. Marshall Mannerheim has also a home museum in Helsinki. There are lots of books written about Mannerheim.
This time there was also a art exhibition.
This time there was also a art exhibition.
Written 30 April 2017
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pepics
Tampere, Finland708 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
It was good to brush-up the Finnish war-time history and how the headquarters was operated. There was quite a bit to read and see. Obviously more interesting to me than to my wife who got bored fast. It is good to reserve at least one hour to see and understand everything you experience there.
Written 26 March 2017
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Johan R
Malmö, Sweden290 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
The museum offers a glimpse of the wwII life in Finland and some unique artefacts. The bad thing is that most of the interesting texts aren't translated and those that are, are placed in one place in each room instead of following the exhibition like the Finnish text.
Written 21 July 2016
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GlobeHope
Helsinki, Finland239 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
If you are interested in the war time history this museum gives a thorough insight of Finland's involvement in the second world war. Lots of information, material and videos. A little hard to concentrate with the overlapping noise from the rooms.
Written 20 July 2016
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Tuire P
31 contributions
Jul 2015 • Friends
It's the actual place where Mannerheim lead Finnish army at WW2. There are some rooms with authentic pieces and furniture, and a lot of information about Finland during WW2.
Written 29 May 2016
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