Opening hours and ticket prices

Opening hours

The exhibition centre at the Main Building is open Tue–Wed 12–16, Thu 12–20, Fri–Sat 12–16.

Irregular opening hours 2023–2024:

• 23.12.2023 – 3.1.2024 closed
• 6.1.2024 open 12–16
• 28.3. open 12–16
• 29.3. closed
• 30.3. open 12–16
• 30.4. open 12–16
• 1.5. closed
• 9.5. closed
• 16.5. closed due to a private event
• 20.6. open 12–16
• 21.6. closed
• 22.6. closed
• 2.11. open 12–16
• 6.12. closed
• 21.12.2024 – 1.1.2025 closed

Ticket prices

• adults 10 €
• reduced entry fee 7 € (students, pensioners, unemployed, conscripts and persons undergoing non-military service, groups with min. 10 persons)
• under 18-year-olds 0 €
• with the Finnish Museum Card: 0 €
• Staff, students and other members of the University of Helsinki 0 €

Opening hours

The Observatory is open Thu 12–20, Fri–Sat 12–16 

Irregular opening hours 2023–2024:

• 23.12.2023 – 3.1.2024 closed
• 6.1.2024 open 12–16
• 28.3. open 12–16
• 29.3. closed
• 30.3. open 12–16
• 30.4. closed
• 1.5. closed
• 9.5. closed
• 16.5. closed due to a private event
• 20.6. open 12–16
• 21.6. closed
• 22.6. closed
• 2.11. open 12–16
• 6.12. closed
• 21.12.2024 – 1.1.2025 closed

Ticket prices

(Including the permanent exhibition on the main floor and the current special exhibition, but excluding the towers and the planetarium)

• adults 10 €
• reduced entry fee 7 € (students, pensioners, unemployed, conscripts and persons undergoing non-military service, groups with min. 10 persons)
• under 18-year-olds 0 €
• with the Finnish Museum Card: 0 €
• Staff, students and other members of the University of Helsinki 0 €

NOTE! You can get to the towers and planetarium by booking a guided tour.

Open during courses and events

Explore our courses and join us! We offer both free student courses and paid drawing evenings open to all. See the schedules and prices of our popular drawing courses here.