THE PAROLA TANK MUSEUM

Welcome to the official homepages of the Parola Tank Museum. The Tank Museum is a military historical museum with the main task to gather, save, investigate and exhibit the history of the Finnish armoured and anti-tank defence troops.A central theme, furthermore, is to inform about the use and technical development of the armoured fighting vehicles in the Army of independent Finland, beginning from the first Renault F.T. Modèle 1917 tanks, bought in 1919.

The Tank Museum is also paying honours to the Finnish soldier. It offers a historical display of the skills and success of the Finnish armoured troops - especially of the wartime tank division - against a superior enemy in the battles of our last wars.

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The Museum is situated 10 km from Hämeenlinna to the north-west, 1 km from motorway E3, about 110 km from Helsinki and 70 km from Tampere.
Public transportation listed below.

We hope that our visitors will get an idea of the development of the armoured fighting vehicles and anti-tank artillery in Finland, but our special desire is that they also will get their eyes opened to the worth and merits of the Finnish soldier. With the exhibited equipment, fewer in number and often also poorer in quality than that of the enemy, he accomplished the impossible in times of war.

The 60-seat cafeteria serves coffee and refreshments. For groups please give us a call in advance, phone +358-3-6371 1140 (from 1 May to 31 August). In the cafeteria you can also purchase manuals to the Museum, armour-motif souvenirs and literature.

Reservations and information Tel. +358-3-1814 4524, Fax +358-3-1814 4522 or per email: toimisto@panssarimuseo.fi

WELCOME!

Views from the Museum.

Admissions 2010	Adults Seniors Children (6-15 years) Families (2 adults and children of the family) Groups (min 15 persons) School groups	6 € / person 5,5 € / pers. 3 € / person 13 € 5 € / person 2,5 € / pupil
Joint admission with the Finnish artillery museum	Adults School groups	9 € / person 3 € / person
Guidance	At request	40 € / group

Public transportation to the Tank Museum

VR	By train.
VR Journey search	In the "From" -field, please write your own place for departure. In the "To" -field, please write Parola (or Hämeenlinna).

Vekka Liikenne Oy	By bus. Hämeenlinna - Parola - Hämeenlinna
Route 5	R-as–Tori–Tiiriö–Parolannummi–Parola–L-as–R-as–Kukostensyrjä
Route 6	Kukostensyrjä–R-as–Tori–Katinala–Parola–Parolannummi–Tiiriö–L-as–R-as

Maps

Suomen Keltaiset Sivut Oy	Maps / Routes
SKS Karttahaku (Maps)	The address for the Tank Museum is: Parola, Hattulantie 334.
SKS Reittihaku (Routes)	In the "Lähtöpiste" -field, please write you own place for departure. In the "Päätepiste" -field, please write Parola, Hattulantie 334.