The Artillery Museum of Finland The Artillery Museum of Finland ( " Suomen Tykistömuseo " in Finnish ) is a special military museum dedicated to the history of the artillery from the 15th century to the present day . It was located in Niinisalo from 1977 to 1997 . In 1997 it was relocated to Hämeenlinna . History . A museum dedicated to the field artillery was discussed in Finland already in the 1930s but the war years put an end to that discussion . The idea was revived again in the beginning of the 1970s . A possibility of establishing the museum seemed feasible but the location was problematic . Proximity of some large artillery garrison was considered best for the museum . In the heart of Satakunta , in Niinisalo , a suitable building was found . An empty school of Saloharju was rented to Tykkimiehet Association by the borough of Kankaanpää . The large artillery garrison of Niinisalo was placed quite near . The museum was founded in the 2nd July 1977 in Niinisalo under the name Artillery Museum ( " Tykistömuseo " in Finnish ) . The great public did not , however , quite find its way to the museum , probably because of its remoteness . A campaign for finding a new location was launched . Linnankasarmi at Hämeenlinna , with its vacant barracks , begun to feel attractive . The new Artillery Museum was opened to the public on the 12th of May , 1997 . The name of the museum was changed 1 . 1 . 2004 to The Artillery Museum of Finland . Location and opening hours . The Artillery Museum of Finland is located at Hämeenlinna in the Linnakasarmi area . The buildings of Linnankasarmi date back to the Russian regime , to the Autonomy 1809 – 1917 . The construction of the barracks started in 1850 and was completed in 1913 . The archaeological committee values Linnankasarmi quite highly as a traditional military area and prehistoric site because the medieval town of Hämeenlinna has once been here and its remains are still under the barrack yard . Moreover , Häme Castle is right next door and its century ' s long tradition includes also artillery . The Artillery Museum of Finland is open all year round 24 . 8 . - 31 . 3 open from 11 to 17 and 1 . 4 - 23 . 8 open from 10 to 18 In the museum there is also a cafeteria run by the volunteer women who work with conscripts . Permanent exhibition . The permanent exhibition displays in three floors the history of artillery in Finland and the military history on the nation . First floor . On the ground floor of the main building the birth of our artillery centuries ago is on display . The story proceeds from the War of Finland 1808 - 1809 through the period of Autonomy to the Finnish Civil War and to the Jaeger movement . A muzzleloader called Helvig , a cannon dating back to the War of Finland 1808 - 1809 is one of the guns worth mentioning . On the center passage of each floor there are projectiles from different periods and different guns . Second floor . The second floor brings the visitor to the times of the winter and Continuation Wars . The firing methods of the field artillery and of the subjects connected , admirably demonstrate the high technical know - how of the Finnish artillery . The study of the world - famous Artillery General Vilho Nenonen is also in this floor . The proto type of the noted Nenon – camera is on display in this room . The floor of the artillery veterans ends with the present time and with its objects . Special branches , such as artillery intelligence , communications and survey activities are placed on this floor . On display is also the uniform of Väinö Myllyrinne , the largest Finnish soldier ever at 226 centimeters some 7 foot and 5 inches tall . Third floor . The third floor displays the life of the Marshal of Finland , Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim and for example the honorary gun , a Finnish 105 H 37 light howitzer on which gun carriage Mannerheim was escorted to the eternal rest in the winter 1951 is on display . Also is shown the life in the Finnish army after the Second World War and the technological development of artillery is also given special consideration . Gun hall . The gun collection of the museum is unique , the most comprehensive in the Scandinavia . As far as it is known there is no other museum outside Russia with a collection on Russian and Soviet artillery equipment as exhaustive as this . The amount of the pieces in the museum is now 90 different cannons plus heavy grenade launchers and rocket launchers . In the gun hall are located the rarest guns in the museum . Gun yard . The majority of guns in the museum are located at the gun yard . On the honorary place in the gun yard , with the flag of the Artillery Museum as a color guard , there is the funeral gun of the Artillery General , Mannerheim Cross Knight Vilho Nenonen , a Finnish 105 H 37 light howitzer . Special exhibitions . A new special exhibition " Artillery themed tin toys " opened in April 2010 . Auditorium . In the auditoriums are shown the multimedia video films : " The miracle of Ihantala " , based on the defensive victory in the summer 1944 on the Karelian Isthmus " Victory in wilderness " , which is about the successful offensive in the wilderness of Ilomantsi in the summer 1944 " The last battle in Ladoga Karelia " , the third film is also of the battles in the summer 1944 , this time in Ladoga Karelia . The Russo - Finnish Winter War of 1939 - 1940 " , the first defensive victory The road to continuation war in 1940 - 1941 , how Finland ended up allying itself with Germany against Russia . The museum has also an interactive system " The artillery system of Finland in different times " on computers , which illustrates us the development of artillery from the 13th Century to the present times .