Rauma Maritime Museum, Rauma, Finland

The Maritime Museum was founded in 2004. It is located in the former Maritime school built in 1900. There are both permanent and temporary exhibitions of the maritime history in Rauma and the Finland west coast. The Maritime Museum is open in summer season.

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Andrzej Tarasiuk (3 years ago)
Great museum, one of my favorites in Rauma. We had a 2 year old with us and she had a blast too.

Stanko Man (5 years ago)
Nice

Markku Ranin (5 years ago)
One of the very best maritime museums I have seen. And I have seen a lot around the world

Laura Taivainen-Ristimäki (5 years ago)
Friendly service and easy to visit with kids.

Eliza O (5 years ago)
Small but intersting. The biggest impression made boat simulator :-)

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