Parola Tank Museum
Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout their history, including their latest Leopard 2A4 tank. A rare exhibit is an armoured train used in World War II. The museum was opened on June 18, 1961, when there were 19 tanks and 12 anti-tank guns on display.
Panssarimuseo | |
Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum courtyard with the latest extension, Hall 2, on the left. | |
Location within Finland | |
Established | 18 June 1961 |
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Location | Parola, Finland |
Coordinates | 61°02′31″N 24°20′39″E |
Type | Military museum |
Public transit access | Parola |
Website | www.panssarimuseo.fi |
Light tanks
Medium tanks
- Soviet-made T-28E captured by the Finnish Defence Forces
- Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J with Finnish roundel 1945-. Imported from Germany during WW2
- Finnish T-54
Assault guns
- BT-42 from another angle
- Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G
Armoured cars
Infantry fighting vehicles
References
- Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Panssarimuseon kesä 2011" (PDF). Panssarimuseo.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
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