All nature & natural history museums and attractions to visit in Helsinki

Helsinki (Finland) has a lot to offer for people that like animals, plants and anything else related to nature and its history. Below we list all 6 nature and natural history museums that are located in Helsinki.

Is nature and the natural world something that interests you and are you looking for the best nature museums to visit in Helsinki? These are the ones:

  1. Seurasaari Open-Air Museum1

    Seurasaari Open-Air Museum

     Helsinki
    Seurasaari (Finnish) or Fölisön (Swedish) is an island located in Helsinki. The island is best known as the location of the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum of Finland that was founded in 1909 and where houses and buildings from all over the country are located. Besides the buildings, the island is home t
  2. Finnish Museum of Natural History2

    Finnish Museum of Natural History

     Helsinki
    The Natural History Museum of Finland (Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, Naturhistoriska centralmuseet) is a research institution and natural history museum of the University of Helsinki. The Finnish Museum of Natural History holds, maintains and exhibits the national collections of plants, fungi and
  3. National Museum of Finland3

    National Museum of Finland

     Helsinki
    The National Museum of Finland (SUomen Kansallismuseo) is a museum in Helsinki on Finnish history from prehistory to the present. Besides this, the museum holds and exhibits a large collection of excavations of the Mesa Verde culture. The building that houses the museum was designed by architects He
  4. Helsinki Zoo4

    Helsinki Zoo

     Helsinki
    The Helsinki Zoo (Korkeasaaren eläintarha, Högholmen djurpark) is the largest zoo in Finland. The zoo is located on the island of Korkeasaari, a 22-hectare rocky island, connected to Helsinki. The Helsinki Zoo is home to around 200 animal species, and about a 1000 plant species, all divided geograph
  5. SEA LIFE Helsinki5

    SEA LIFE Helsinki

     Helsinki
    Visitors can enter the fascinating world of sea in SEA LIFE Helsinki. The main attraction in SEA LIFE Helsinki is an underwater tunnel with sharks and a discovery pool.
  6. Tropicario6

    Tropicario

     Helsinki
    Tropicario is a reptile and lizard-oriented animal house in Helsinki. The Tropicario is home to or houses some of the world's most poisonous snakes, large-scale varanaries and numerous other reptiles. Highlights in the Tropicario are the large strangler snakes.