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Museums in Finland

Jakola Farm

One of Finland’s largest private car museums is found in the farmyard of Jakola. The car museum, collected and built by one man, Raimo Oikari, for fun of his retirement days houses about forty maintained vehicles in museum car condition. Most of the vehicles in the collection are of Eastern European origin, including a Trabant, but there's also a 1970s Chrysler, a 1950s Mercedes and a 1920s Ford.

Kuopio Car Museum

The Kuopio Automobile Museum is located in Puistokatu 22, right next to the local swimming hall and bowling hall.
The museum is administrated by a group of local car enthusiasts.
The museum contains a collection of old cars, motorbikes and motoring-related gadgets, for example taxi meters and license plates.

In the same building there's a café called Cafe Herkku Mobiili, where you can enjoy lunch and delicious pastries. The café is also rentable for different occasions and meetings.

Kuopion Automuseo

Lavia Bus Museum

Lavi, near Pori, used to be one of Western Finland's traffic hubs, through which more than 70 bus trips per day passed. V.Keto-Seppälän was based here and a bus museum is now occupying their former premises

Lavian linja-automuseo

Mobilia Road and Traffic Museum

Automobile and road museum Mobilia is situated at a beautiful site in Kangasala, by Längelmävesi lake, about 20 kilometres (13 miles) from Tampere. Mobilia experience is much more than just a museum; from permanent as well as annually changing exhibitions to a variety of exciting events – without forgetting the cafe restaurant and museum gift shop that are open for visitors daily. In 2016 a new section was opened: The Rally Museum was opened in June 2016. It is located in Mobilia's main building. The Rally Museum exhibits a wide range of rally cars from different eras.

Mobilia

Oulu Car Museum

About 60 vehicles are on display in the museum, and the oldest ones are always from the 1910s. There are cars, motorcycles, fire equipment, various engines, miniature models, photos and literature. Every year the museum has a changing exhibition theme. 

Oulun Automuseo

South Karelian Car Museum

Situated on Highway 6, the South Karelian Motor Museum was founded in 1990 and is owned by the Classic Motor Vehicles of South Karelia Association. The permanent exhibition, which is spread over two floors, features motor vehicles from the 1920s to the 1970s. The upstairs exhibition area houses old cars along with motor cycles. The ground floor exhibition on the other hand displays the special features of the museum, such as a 1920s Model T Ford, and a car that used to belong to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Etelä-Karjalan Automuseo