Natural History Museum

Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13
Open Tue–Sun.
Entrance 15/12/7 €.

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Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden

Kaisaniemenranta 2
Outdoor garden open every day, free entrance.
Greenhouses open Tue–Sun,
entrance 10/8/5 €.

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Kumpula Botanic Garden

Jyrängöntie 2
Open Tue–Sun, 2.5.–30.9.
Entrance 7/5/4 €

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Mineral Cabinet

Closed

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The Finnish Museum of Natural History is an independent research institution functioning under the University of Helsinki. It is also one of the three central national museums in Finland and responsible for the national collections in its field. The collections, which include botanical, zoological, geological and paleontological specimens from all over the world, serve research in the fields of biology and geology as well as educational purposes.

News

Help bat researchers by collecting droppings!

A Finnish research group is looking for volunteers to collect bat droppings (feces). The purpose of the project is to study how climate change affects the diet of bats. Sign up by the end of May!

Visitor numbers up at the Finnish Museum of Natural History in 2018

Last year, the public venues of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus – the Natural History Museum and two botanic gardens – welcomed a total of 266,000 nature lovers of different ages.

How can we slow down the decline of insects? The Entomology Team at the Finnish Museum of Natural History answers

News about the decline of insects has caused widespread concern. Experts explain what we can do to alleviate the situation.

Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility

Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF) compiles Finnish biodiversity information to one single service for open access sharing. Laji.fi-portal invites you to browse wide range of information on species, their occurrences, distribution and scientific collections and to record and share your own observations.

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