The National Museum of Finland - Helsinki, Finland

Easy History

VINTTI, National Museum's newest department, is an interactive exhibition, where visitors can study the history of Finland and its culture using their hands and heads. It is based on experimentation and personal experience, and the tasks and assignments also point the way to exploring the permanent exhibitions of the museum.

IN VINTTI

you can build a log house or a brick wall, vote as Finns did in 1907, try your hand at assembly-line work, or help weave a long rug for the museum. You can also harness a horse for riding or pulling a cart. The different tasks present the rulers of Finland from kings to presidents, old weights and measures, timber species and fabrics used for clothing. You can also experience office work of the 1950's, or sit on a throne and consider what you might do if you were an emperor.

Open to Everyone

Vintti is suited to everyone over the age of seven. Younger children casn visit in the company of adults. There is no  upper age limit, VINTTI cab be visited with the museum's entrance ticket from noon to 4 pm from Tuesday to Sunday.

Group visits are by prior appointment and subject to a special fee. The museum also provides guided tours including a visit yo Vintti.

The National Museum of Finland
Mannerheimintie 34
Helsinki

Mannerheimvagen 34
Helsingfors
Helsinki

Tel:   (09) 4050 9544