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.

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!

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!

27.6.2024 | The national Police Day will be celebrated on Saturday 10 August 2024. That day, you can get acquainted with police equipment and activities, such as motorcycles, police dogs and mounted police with their horses, at the Police Museum and in its yard.

Public Order Collapses 1917 – When Hatred Became a Virtue and Revenge a Merit The “Public Order Collapses 1917” exhibition took museum visitors through the turmoil of the birth year of independent Finland. What happens when opposing opinions divid...

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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.

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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.

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.

On this page, we have collected information that may be useful to you when planning a visit and when arriving at the 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 Police museum has a permanent exhibition, temporary exhibitions and online exhibitions.

Online exhibitions Online exhibitions enable you to get to know more about the history of the police, even if you would be unable to visit the Police Museum in Tampere. Our online exhibitions are open even when the museum is closed. This page has ...

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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.

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.

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.