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Art Museum Ateneum

Worth a detourHelsinki, Finland

What it is

Grand 19th-century art museum with Finnish works from the 1700s onwards, plus international pieces.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Amos Rex400 m · $22 · about €20

    Probably best museum in Helsinki

  2. 2Finnish Museum of Natural History700 m · $22 · about €20
  3. 3Sinebrychoff Art Museum1.1 km · $22 · about €20

Also on the block, if you have time

Museum of Photography K1 (200 m), Helsinki University Museum - Exhibition Centre (300 m), Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (400 m), HAM Helsinki Art Museum (800 m), Design Museum (800 m).

Skip The Bank of Finland Museum (500 m), even if you’re passing: “No English”