In addition to an interesting exhibition, visitors can experience the thrill of flying in our simulators, and there are plenty of activities for children. Our popular aviation events also bring enthusiasts together every year. Come and experience it for yourself!
Discover the Aviation Museum
Come and fly with us!
Come and fly with us!
We are a museum larger than our size. In 2024, we welcomed over 50,000 visitors. Our diverse museum serves a wide range of audiences, and visitor satisfaction has been excellent every year. Come and explore the Aviation Museum!
The Aviation Museum as a venue
Extensive exhibitions and engaging guided tours
The Aviation Museum’s two large exhibition halls house aircraft from across the entire history of Finnish aviation. The museum also displays a wide range of aviation-related objects, including engines, propellers, instruments, and scale models.
We offer guided tours for adult groups:
The General Tour covers the main stages of Finland’s civil and military aviation history.
The ‘Wings of War’ Tour focuses on the history of Finnish military aviation.
The ‘Air Travel Then and Now’ Tour is a time-travel experience through decades of aviation history.
Museum for the culture lovers
The Aviation Museum is well known for its events. Annual favorites include the Literature Days and the book auction. The museum year culminates in December with a concert by the Finnair Pilots’ Big Band.
The museum also features art. Our auditorium is decorated with stylish aviation-themed paintings by former pilot Kari Vertanen.
The Avia Cabinet is adorned with aviation artworks by Petri Kauppi. Kauppi explains that he uses several of his own photographs in each piece.
Aviation Museum Digitally
As a national responsibility museum of aviation, we also serve aviation enthusiasts online. Contents from our collections, such as photographs, objects, and publications, have been widely published in the Finna search service.
From the openly available online materials, we have also created educational packages for schools, including “The Changing Face of Travel” and “Timetables as Historical Sources”.
Online, you can also explore the history of DC-3 aircraft, watch interesting videos about our aircraft, and listen to the museum’s audio guides.
Organize special occasions at our museum
We also serve as a venue for private events. Whether you want to celebrate a birthday or another special occasion, the Aviation Museum is the perfect place.
You can include experiences such as our flight simulators and catering from Café Yläpilvi. We can also help plan your event together – contact our customer service, and we will be happy to assist you.
Café Yläpilvi
Café Yläpilvi offers a tasty lunch on weekdays and a selection of sweet and savory treats during museum opening hours. Come and enjoy a relaxing moment with a cup of coffee.
Café Yläpilvi is open during the museum’s opening hours. Read more
Leisurely shopping
The museum shop is a treasure for aviation fans. It offers a variety of aviation-themed products, including scale models, model airplanes, toys, souvenirs, gifts, and of course books and magazines.
Museum Card holders can enjoy monthly special offers. The shop is open during the museum’s opening hours. If you cannot visit in person, you can also explore our selection in the online store.
Experience the thrill of flying!
To become an Airbus captain or a fighter ace?
Have you ever tried what it’s like to be an aircraft captain? With our paid Airbus and Boeing simulators, you will learn to fly an aircraft under the guidance of our experienced pilots. Or if you’re interested in flying a fighter jet, take control of a Messerschmitt. Read more and book a flight on our online store!
For children and teenagers
Simppa welcomes children to the Aviation Museum!
All year round, in addition to our fascinating exhibits, the museum offers a self-guided exhibition trail, a drawing corner, reading materials, and board games.
During school holidays and once a month on Sundays, our event calendar is filled with activities for children. We can also help you organize children’s birthday parties!
We warmly welcome all kindergarten and school groups. We offer age-appropriate workshops and guided tours, including general tours, hands-on workshops, and children’s guided tours.
Opportunities for young people to explore aviation
We offer young people work experience through internships. During the internship, you can gain hands-on experience working in the museum and assist with a variety of tasks.
Our flight simulators are a great way to get a first taste of flying. Included in the entrance fee is the Saab Draken fighter simulator, and with advance booking, you can try other simulators for small planes and passenger aircraft for an additional fee.
Events at the Aviation Museum
Favorites for families with children include the monthly Children’s Sundays and the Children’s Day held during the summer.
Little Pilot Flight School is a guided experience designed for children. School and early childhood groups can enjoy a general guided tour, while upper secondary and high school students can take part in the ‘Reasons and Consequences of Air Travel’ workshop.
If you would like to organize a birthday or other special celebration, please contact us.
Our customers are grateful for their successful visit to the aviation history
Children love the Aviation Museum
“Very good and child-friendly tour/guidance.”
“Good location, easy to come with a group of children.”
Simulators are awesome!
“The only birthday wish of the 10-year-old was an Airbus simulator flight. The flight, purchased as a group gift, crowned the young man’s birthday when the former professional captain instructed and the boy learned both the flight preparations, take-off, and landing phases. The boy will surely remember the flight even when he is 20 years old.”
To the museum with a group of students?
“Good location, easy to come with a group of children.”
“Excellent excursion destination for early childhood education age groups. It’s great that museum visits are free for early childhood education groups if they don’t want a guided tour. Thank you!”
Children's birthday parties at the museum
“We organized a birthday party and it was a really nice event. The guidance was also very good for small children, who surprisingly managed to follow the tour well after eating cake. The children were taken into account excellently.”
The feeling of flying at its best!
“The visit was pleasant and the children enjoyed it. Their favorites were the Saab fighter simulator and the passenger plane that you could go inside.”
“My daughter also enjoyed being at the controls of the Draken. It’s nice that you can also fly for free!”