Items and images belonging to the Police Museum may also be borrowed by other museums, and through our information service you can receive help regarding matters related to the history of the Police.

We do not loan or rent uniforms or other items within the Police Museum collections to private persons or other operators.

Take a virtual tour of the Police Museum on your own computer or smartphone.

The Police Museum is open to all, free of charge. The museum presents the history and activities of the Finnish police from the Middle Ages to today.

Visiting the museum with children Everyone is welcome at the Police Museum. It is also an excellent destination for families with children as well as day-care and school groups. You can explore our exhibitions independently or book a guided tour f...

Explore the museum independently The Police Museum’s exhibitions and the children’s section, Pokela police station, have been designed to be enjoyed independently as well as with a guide. All signage and exhibition texts are in Finnish, Swedish, a...

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Our museum is located in Tampere and open to the public without an admission fee. Our exhibitions showcase the history and activities of the Finnish police force from medieval times to the present day.

On this page, we have collected information that may be useful to you when planning a visit and when arriving at the museum.

We are a fully accessible museum.

On this site, you can find contact details of the Museum staff and you can download photographs related to the Museum from our image bank.

The poliisimuseo.fi online service provides information about the Police Museum. The Police Museum is responsible for the site as a whole.

17.9.2026 | The summer season at the Police Museum was exceptionally busy. Throughout the summer, the museum welcomed visitors from across Finland, and in July it achieved the highest monthly visitor count in its history.

The Police Museum is located in Hervanta, Tampere on Vaajakatu 2.

Vi är ett helt tillgänglighetsanpassat museum.

The Police museum has a permanent exhibition, temporary exhibitions and online exhibitions.

This site includes a list of our social media accounts.

Guided tours and events at the Police Museum are generally held in Finnish. You can find more information about Finnish guided tours and other events by selecting Finnish (suomi) at the top of this page.

In this section you can find, for example, our image bank and information on services that we offer to bodies such as other museums and media representatives.

Institutions such as museums, libraries and schools can borrow the travelling exhibition and display on their premises. The exhibition consists of eight roll-up posters.

Guided tours and information and image services are chargeable. You can find a price list on this site.

We are a museum in Tampere that offers free entry for all visitors. Our exhibitions tell the history of the Finnish police and policing from the middle ages to the current day.

Groups can explore the museum on their own or reserve an introduction or guided tour. Please always inform us about your group visit in advance.

4.8.2026 | The national Police Day will be celebrated on Saturday August 29, 2026. On that day, you will have a chance to get acquainted with police activities and equipment at the Police Museum and in its yard. Lots of fun activities are in store for the whole family!

The Police Museum is located in the facilities of the Police University College in the district of Hervanta in Tampere. You can contact us by email, telephone, post or on social media.

Groups can explore the museum on their own or reserve an introduction or guided tour. Please always inform us about your group visit in advance

Vårt museum i Tammerfors är gratis och öppet för alla. Vi visar polisens historia och verksamhet i Finland från medeltiden till idag.

Vi är ett museum öppet för alla, beläget i Tammerfors. Museet visar polisens historia och verksamhet i Finland från medeltiden till idag. Inträdet är gratis.

8.6.2026 | The Police Museum is a free museum located in Hervanta, Tampere. After Midsummer, the museum will also be open on summer Sundays until August 30.

19.1.2026 | The highlights of the year were the special exhibition on Art Crime Cases and the In Memoriam online exhibition, which opened in the autumn. The museum also hosted several events.

11.2.2026 | Are you looking for an activity for the winter holidays? Welcome to visit the Police Museum in Tampere! During the Tampere region winter holiday week, the museum offers special program for visitors.

6.11.2025 | The collection services of the Police Museum will not be available from January 1 to August 31, 2026. The information service related to the museum items is closed during this period. Moreover, the museum does not receive donations of objects.

9.12.2025 | The Police Museum will be closed from 15 December 2025 to 19 January 2026. We will open our doors again on Tuesday 20 January 2026. During the break, you can explore our virtual museum and online exhibitions.

29.9.2025 | A separate parking area has been reserved for the vehicles of museum visitors from the beginning of October 2025. The parking permit required for the parking spaces can be collected from the reception point of the museum.

5.8.2025 | The national Police Day will be celebrated on Saturday August 30, 2025. On that day, you will have a chance to get acquainted with police activities and equipment at the Police Museum and in its yard. Lots of fun activities are in store for the whole family!

2.6.2025 | Heading to Tampere on a summer vacation? Visit the Police Museum while you’re there!

30.6.2025 | In the future, the Police Museum will keep the historical artefacts of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo). The items transferred to the museum collections include objects such as a secret mailbox from the 1950s related to espionage and bottles found at sea in the 1970s, intended for the smuggling of prohibited material.

4.12.2025 | The Police Museum's new online exhibition “In Memoriam – Police killed in the line of duty” examines the history of police fatalities. The exhibition reveals for example the most dangerous types of assignments for police officers and how the work community responded to these events in different periods.

17.2.2025 | Are you looking for an activity for the winter holidays? Welcome to visit the Police Museum in Tampere! During the Tampere region winter holiday week, the museum offers special program for visitors.

25.9.2025 | An exhibition opening in the new gallery facility of the Police Museum describes art crime through 14 criminal cases. Forged artwork of works by Reidar Särestöniemi, Helene Schjerfbeck, Pablo Picasso and others will be on display in the exhibition from October 1.