Helsinki Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum at the University of Helsinki is located in the center of the capital, near the Camppi metro station. It occupies a four-storey mansion built in classical style. The building can be easily recognized by the elk sculpture, which is installed to the right of the entrance.

There are 4 permanent exhibitions in the museum building, the objects of which can even be touched. In the halls there are zoological collections, all kinds of landscape, various skeletons of ancient creatures, as well as objects telling about evolutionary theory.

Initially, the museum was intended for a Russian school for boys, and during the Civil War it housed the headquarters of the army. In 1923, the University of Helsinki bought the building and housed its zoological collections.