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North Star, Southern Cross. Open until 2 March, 2025.
Main exhibition of the Maritime Museum of Finland

The sea conveys. At the Maritime Museum of Finland you can travel on the surface and in the depths. The sea is a medium for people, goods and ideas. At the Maritime Museum of Finland you can travel on the sea through time and place, on ships, at ports, in distant...

The Coast Guard Museum
Until 8.12.2024. New exhibition opens in the spring of 2025.

The Coast Guard Museum, built in cooperation between the Kymenlaakso Museum and the Finnish Border Guard, sheds light on the work of coast guards from the prohibition eras of the 1930s to the present day. The Coast Guard Museum exhibits among other things the Beaver...

Under Griffin Wings
Art from the collections of the UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation 15.5.-15.9.2024

Forests are an integral part of Finland’s national culture. The forest industry has long been a patron of art and culture, and in Kymenlaakso, it has also had a great impact on the man-made cultural environment. The art collection of the UPM-Kymmene Cultural...

Oceanista – Fashion and the Sea
19.4.2024-29.9.2024

Oceanista reveals how the style and culture of sailors has been borrowed in high fashion over the decades. The exhibition of the Maritime Museum of Finland showcases ocean-inspired fashion designed by internationally renowned fashion houses and Finnish designers. The...

Surrounded by Hydrosphere. Johanna Rytkölä’s sculptures from 2013–2023.
19.1.-14.4.2024

I love swimming in the gentle waters of lakes and snorkelling at the shores of salty seas. The Surrounded by Hydrosphere exhibition showcases the water-themed works of Johanna Rytkölä, a long-time ceramic artist and sculptor, in the Museum of Kymenlaakso. The...

Studio Leisti
Photography of Tapio Leisti 3.10.2023–17.3.2024

Photographer Tapio Leisti (1912–1993) was based in Kotka and mainly photographed black-and-white portraits, compositions, and milieu images from the 1940s to the 1980s. His photographs are a combination of professional skill, playfulness, and nostalgic daily life. The...

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North Star, Southern Cross. Open until 2 March, 2025.
Main exhibition of the Maritime Museum of Finland

The Coast Guard Museum
Until 8.12.2024. New exhibition opens in the spring of 2025.

Under Griffin Wings
Art from the collections of the UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation 15.5.-15.9.2024

Oceanista – Fashion and the Sea
19.4.2024-29.9.2024

Surrounded by Hydrosphere. Johanna Rytkölä’s sculptures from 2013–2023.
19.1.-14.4.2024

Studio Leisti
Photography of Tapio Leisti 3.10.2023–17.3.2024

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North Star, Southern Cross. Open until 2 March, 2025.Main exhibition of the Maritime Museum of Finland

The Coast Guard MuseumUntil 8.12.2024. New exhibition opens in the spring of 2025.

Under Griffin WingsArt from the collections of the UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation 15.5.-15.9.2024

Oceanista – Fashion and the Sea19.4.2024-29.9.2024

Surrounded by Hydrosphere. Johanna Rytkölä’s sculptures from 2013–2023.19.1.-14.4.2024

Studio LeistiPhotography of Tapio Leisti 3.10.2023–17.3.2024

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North Star, Southern Cross. Open until 2 March, 2025.
Main exhibition of the Maritime Museum of Finland

The Coast Guard Museum
Until 8.12.2024. New exhibition opens in the spring of 2025.

Under Griffin Wings
Art from the collections of the UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation 15.5.-15.9.2024

Oceanista – Fashion and the Sea
19.4.2024-29.9.2024

Surrounded by Hydrosphere. Johanna Rytkölä’s sculptures from 2013–2023.
19.1.-14.4.2024

Studio Leisti
Photography of Tapio Leisti 3.10.2023–17.3.2024