Ateneum Museum

The Ateneum Museum, in Helsinki

The Ateneum Museum is the great museum of classical art of Helsinki, which keeps the masterpieces of Finnish art. The Helsinki audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this high cultural place, facing the central station.

The masterpieces of Finnish art

The Ateneum Museum is the main museum of classical art of Finland, located in an elegant nineteenth-century building facing the central station of Helsinki. It keeps the most important collection of Finnish art, works from the eighteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, as well as international works. There you discover the great masters of the golden age of Finnish painting, including the landscapes, the scenes inspired by the national epic and the portraits that forged the imagination and the identity of the country. A high cultural place of Helsinki, the Ateneum offers an essential immersion into the art and the soul of Finland.

What to see

Here you discover the most important collection of Finnish art, from the great masters of the golden age to international works, in an elegant nineteenth-century building facing the central station. The Ateneum Museum is a high cultural place of Helsinki. It is a stop for art lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Ateneum Museum lies facing the central station of Helsinki, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary with the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Ateneum Museum present in Helsinki?

The most important collection of Finnish art, works from the eighteenth century to the middle of the twentieth and international works, including the great masters of the golden age of Finnish painting.

Where is the Ateneum Museum?

Facing the central station of Helsinki, in Finland.