The Police Museum is one of the candidates for the Museum of the Year award, granted by the Finnish Museums Association and ICOM (International Council of Museums) Finland.
Four museums were chosen as the finalists for the Museum of the Year 2022 award. Alongside the Police Museum, the candidates are the Hotel and Restaurant Museum in Helsinki, the Lotta Museum in Tuusula and the Muisti Centre of War and Peace @ Headquarters Museum in Mikkeli.
The award is granted to a museum that in its field has significantly promoted the visibility and impacts of the museum sector in society, and whose activities have introduced new or different perspectives, ideas and visions to the museum sector.
The award jury will visit the finalist museums during the spring. The winner of the Museum of the Year award will be announced in connection with the National Museum Days in May.