National Museum of Finland
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The National Museum of Finland (Finnish: Suomen kansallismuseo, Swedish: Finlands Nationalmuseum) is a museum in Helsinki presenting Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history. The Finnish National Romantic style building is located at Mannerheimintie 34 in central Helsinki and is a part of the Finnish Heritage Agency (until 2018 the National Board of Antiquities) (Finnish: Museovirasto, Swedish: Museiverket), under the Ministry of Culture and Education.[1]
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National Museum of Finland | |
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Suomen kansallismuseo Finlands Nationalmuseum | |
General information | |
Classification | Museum |
Location | Helsinki, Finland |
Address | Mannerheimintie 34 |
Coordinates | 60.1749°N 24.9294°E / 60.1749; 24.9294 |
Construction started | 1905 |
Construction stopped | 1910 |
Opened | 1916 |
Client | Board of Public Building |
Owner | Senate Estates |
Height | tower 58 m (190 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor area | Exhibition area more than 3,100 m2 (33,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen |
Main contractor | Master Builder August Pettersson and Master Builder Frans Johansson |
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