The Gun and Military Museum

Kuhmoinen, Finland

The Gun and Military Museum in Kuhmoinen has a massive collection of over 3000 weapons, medals, swords, helmets, bayonets and lots of other material connected with war, especially the Second World War. The oldest showpieces are from the 18th century. In a separate area, there is a collection of both old and new hunting weapons. There is also a library of war history that includes more than 2000 books, as well as newspapers. The museum was founded in 2000 and is one of largest privately owned gun museums in Finland.

Reference: Official Website

Address

Toritie 60, Kuhmoinen, Finland

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Details

Category: Museums in Finland

More Information

www.asemuseo.com

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Vladimir Voruda (15 months ago)
We visited the museum in the summer and liked it here. Great collection of weapons, nicely done. Free parking right at the entrance.

Cindy (3 years ago)
Historical originals that are really very well preserved and well positioned so that everything can be viewed well. The owner is very friendly and even though he barely speaks English he answered everything we wanted to know and more. ??? Really great and highly recommended if you are interested in war history. Since the reception is not that good, take cash with you ?

metkitty H (3 years ago)
Nice guy. Probably interesting to watch. There was a flea market in the yard and a hobby car event was coming up

Petri Peraaho (5 years ago)
considering that it is a completely private collection, it is an awe-inspiring museum.

aleksi forss (6 years ago)
Quite OK

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