Museums for Kids in and Around Helsinki, 5 of 8
Museums for Kids in and Around Helsinki, 5 of 8: Finnish Aviation Museum
Finnish Aviation Museum
MuseumVantaa
Area
Vantaa
Good for
4–14
Cost
Under 7 free, from €7
Setting
Indoor
Updated
Oct 25, 2026
What you need to know
- Unheated exhibition halls, so bring warm layers in the colder months; lockers in the entrance lobby are free
- Instructor-led simulator flights need booking at least a week ahead, and suit kids of about 10 and up who are 150 cm or taller
- Aviapolis station on the Ring Rail (I and P trains) is a 300 m walk, and visitors park free in the museum's own lot
About
Two hangar halls hold about 70 aircraft, from Finland's oldest surviving plane, a 1922 Hansa seaplane, to a Saab Draken jet fighter and a Douglas DC-3. Kids can sit in the vintage seats of a walk-in Convair Metropolitan cabin and try a free Draken fighter simulator sized for children.
A middle hall runs changing exhibitions and workshops. Older kids can book instructor-led flights in Boeing and Airbus simulators.
Indoor
Under 7 free, from €7
Adults €14; ages 7-17, students and seniors €7; under 7 free. Family ticket (2 adults, 3 kids) €30. Free with the Museum Card; with the Helsinki Card, adults €6 and kids €3.
Tue10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wed-Fri10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Weekends10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Also open Mondays 10am-5pm, June to August
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Location
Finnish Aviation Museum
Karhumäentie 12, 01530 Vantaa, Finland
