Our current museum facilities are outdated and no longer functional. The main exhibition halls are unheated, creating poor conditions for both the museum’s collections and our visitors. In addition the buildings we own are on land we rent, and the lease expires in 2028. For these reasons, we need to build a modern, sustainable museum that better serves new audiences and meets today’s standards. Learn how your support can help us make it happen!
How funds are used?
Need for private funding: five million euros
The Finnish Aviation Museum received an investment grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2024, which will partially cover the cost of building the new museum. However, this funding does not cover everything. We still need support for planning and building the exhibitions, services, and modern facilities, as well as for moving and preserving the collections.
Examples of support
Exhibitions
Human stories, amazing aircraft, and the connection of aviation history to our everyday lives. In the new exhibition, you will be able to understand the causes, consequences, and relationships of things. The themes that connect the content are internationality, development, and people.
Collections
The Finnish Aviation Museum is the national aviation responsibility museum, which comprehensively collects materials related to Finland’s civil and military aviation. The focus of our collections is on domestic aviation, aircraft designed or used by Finns, and the contribution of Finns to both domestic and international aviation. The collections include photographs, documents, and literature, which are a nationally valuable treasure trove of aviation knowledge. The Aviation Museum’s collections contain about 10,000 items – moving and preserving the collections to the New Aviation Museum is a significant operation for which we need support.
Restoration and conservation
Restoration of historical aircraft is one of the most classic forms of volunteer work at the Finnish Aviation Museum. Through restoration, we pass on aviation history and valuable cultural heritage to future generations.