- Type
- Museum
- Environment
- Indoor
- Age
- 5-12 years
- Price
- 7€/child, 14€/adult
- Estimated visit
- 75-150 min
The Finnish Aviation Museum is in Aviapolis, Vantaa, near the airport. Two large exhibition halls cover civil, recreational, and military aviation from different periods, with dozens of aircraft plus engines, propellers, scale models, and other aviation objects. For children, the clearest single highlight is the Convair Metropolitan airliner, whose cabin visitors can enter and use to imagine an older style of air travel. The exhibition also includes older Finnish aviation highlights, such as the Hansa seaplane, as well as military and passenger aircraft that make the visit easy to look around even without deep aviation knowledge. The Middle Hall may have changing aviation-themed exhibitions, workshops, or other activities, so check its current content if you want to plan the visit around a specific theme.
At a glance
- Age fit
- 5-12 years
- Price snapshot
- 7 €/child 14 €/adult
- Opening season
- Year-round
- Duration
- 75-150 min
- Toilets
- Yes
- Baby changing
- Yes
- Accessibility
- Partial
- Stroller-friendly
- Partial
- Parking ease
- Partial
- Travel estimate with HSL from my location
- Accessibility
- The official information says the museum is mostly accessible, but there are stairs to some exhibition-hall galleries and to the Convair Metropolitan airliner. The entrance lobby has an accessible toilet, baby-care station, and loanable wheelchair, and accessible parking spaces are in front of the museum.
Plan your visit
- Practical notes
- The museum has three halls, and the official page says the exhibition route runs clockwise. Construction of the new aviation museum may temporarily restrict the route in Hall 2, so ask customer service for the current route if you want to check the full visit before going. Vantaa light-rail works are changing local car and bus routes, but the museum is still walkable from Aviapolis train station.
- Opening-hours notes
- In 2026, the winter schedule 1.9.-31.5. is Mon closed, Tue 10-17, Wed-Fri 10-20, Sat-Sun 10-17. The summer schedule 1.6.-31.8. is Mon-Tue 10-17, Wed-Fri 10-20, Sat-Sun 10-17. Check holidays and exceptions before going.
- Booking notes
- Booking is not needed for a normal museum visit. Group tours, birthday packages, and paid simulators are booked separately. The museum gives simulator pilots an age recommendation of about 10 years and up and a height recommendation of about 150 cm so the pedals can be reached properly. The Draken fighter simulator may be available for free public use and can suit children to try, but check current availability with the museum before planning the visit around it.
- Price notes
- Paid museum. The official price list gives admission as EUR 14 for adults, EUR 7 for children aged 7-17 and concession groups, free for children under 7, and EUR 30 for a family ticket for two adults and three children. Museum Card holders enter free.
- Age notes
- Best for children around 5-12 who are interested in aircraft, technology, or old transport. Younger children can still enjoy looking at the large planes with an adult, but some parts involve stairs and slower looking.
- Seasonal notes
- The museum works year-round, but the exhibition halls are not heated. In cold weather, treat the visit as partly cool indoor time.
- Weather notes
- Rain and wind mainly affect arrival because the visit is indoors. In cold weather the halls can feel chilly, so warm clothing is useful.