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Finnish Aviation Museum, Vantaa

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The Finnish Aviation Museum is a museum specialising in aircraft, located near Helsinki Airport in Veromies, Vantaa, Finland.
The Aviation Museum Society was founded on 4 December 1969. Opened in 1972, the museum was initially located in the basement of the Helsinki Airport terminal but received its own facilities in 1981. The museum has constantly expanded and today has an office wing, research rooms, aviation library, archive, and an auditorium for 200 people.
Currently the museum is owned by the Finnish Aviation Museum Foundation, founded in 1996.
The museum displays some 9,000 items, and the library has about 17,000 books and 160,000 aviation-related magazines. Furthermore, the museum has a large collection of flight instruction and service books. There are also some 78,000 photographs, negatives, and slides. The archive spans some 1,600 shelf metres.
The whole collection comprises some 80 aircraft, of which 22 are gliders. The following is a list of some of the more noteworthy aircraft:
A complete list can be found at the museum's web page.

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• By Marion C

  Great little museum housing Dakota's and some rare planes. Out of the way area. Get off the train at Aviapolis. One stop before the Helsinki airport. Exit and turn left, then walk past bus stops and c...  more »

• By MMMMOK

  Aviapolis駅で下車すると僅かながら表示もあり、駅舎から出ると目の前にホテルがあるだけで呆然としてしまいました。 貴を落ち着けて駅舎の裏側方向に回り込むと屋外展示機が目に入りました。ここが正に博物館でした。見学に多くの時間が避けなかった為、早回りしただけですが、飛行機好きにはたまらない施設でした。 猶、地図上は空港からも程近い場所のようでしたが、目印になるものが無く迷いそうだったので、往復共...  more »

  When I got off at Aviapolis Station, there was a little indication, and when I got out of the station building, I was stunned just because there was a hotel in front of me. When I calmed you down and turned around the back side of the station building, I saw an outdoor exhibition machine. This was a museum. Because I did not avoid a lot of time to visit, I only went around early, but it was a facility that is unbearable for the airplane lover. On the map, it seemed to be a place close to the airport, but there was no landmark and it seemed to get lost, so I decided to use the train for both round trips.
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• By Peter Antoniac

  Nice place to spend some time if you are around airport. Short distance from the underground it has a lot of history of Finnish aviation since WW I, including modern times. I recommend it especially when traveling with kids.

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• By Craig Purdie

  Good explanation of exhibits also in English. Simulator and kids activity room is great.

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