Ship, seafarer and navigation.
Without these, there is no seafaring.
The Maritime Museum of Finland describes seafaring in Finland, but seafaring, if anything, is an international phenomenon. Finns are accustomed to traversing the seas of the world – both under the North Star and the Southern Cross.
The Maritime Museum of Finland is a national maritime museum operating under the National Board of Antiquities and the Ministry of Education, destined to record the history of seafaring in Finland and to convey related information. The Maritime Museum collects and preserves items, photographs, archival material and literature pertaining to seafaring and boating.
In its main exhibition “North Star, Southern Cross”, the Maritime Museum of Finland tells about the history of seafaring in Finland, focusing on issues such as life of seafarers, development of ships, maritime trade, and travelling by sea. The main exhibition also covers the speciality of Northern seafaring, winter shipping and ice.
You can also learn about the maritime past and present by using your senses and doing things yourself. In the exhibition, you can smell tar, lift an anchor, and you can also try signalling with signal flags.
