Museums
The City of Kuhmo operates two museums: the Winter War Museum and the Tuupala Museum.
The Winter War Museum is a specialised museum presenting the events of the Winter War (1939–1940) in the Kuhmo region.
The Tuupala Museum is a historic house museum offering a glimpse into local life and traditions.
Visitors can also explore the Untold Arctic Wars digital exhibition and the Kuhmo Scale Model 1939, which depicts the church village of Kuhmo just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
Winter War Museum
The Winter War Museum is open throughout the year.
Admission tickets and products from the museum shop can also be purchased through our online store.
Address
Väinämöinen 11
88900 Kuhmo, Finland
The museum accepts the most common debit and credit cards, cash and the Museum Card. Mobile payment methods such as ePassi, Eazybreak and Smartum are also accepted.
The museum shop offers books, postcards and other souvenirs.
(Opening hours are shown in the Opening Hours section.)
Untold Arctic Wars
Untold Arctic Wars is a digital exhibition exploring the Arctic front during the Second World War.
Address
Väinämöinen 7
88900 Kuhmo, Finland
The exhibition is open during the Winter War Museum’s opening hours. Access is available with a door code obtained from the Winter War Museum.
Free admission.
Tuupala Museum
The Tuupala Museum is open during the summer season.
Address
Tervatie 1
88900 Kuhmo, Finland
Admission is free.
(Opening hours are shown in the Opening Hours section.)
Kuhmo Scale Model 1939
The Kuhmo Scale Model 1939 presents the centre of Kuhmo as it appeared on 26 August 1939, shortly before the outbreak of the Winter War.
The model was created by the Kuhmo Local Heritage Association.
Free admission.
Entrance is from Kainuuntie.
Donations
The museum welcomes donations of objects, photographs and archival material.
Email: museo@kuhmo.fi
Kuhmo Local Heritage Archive
The Kuhmo Local Heritage Archive is located at the Kuhmo City Hall.
The archive preserves materials relating to local associations, organisations, companies, families, farms and private individuals, as well as manuscripts and archival copies of printed publications.
The archive can be visited by appointment.
Materials for donation may be delivered to:
- Winter War Museum (Väinämöinen 11)
- City Hall Information Desk (Kainuuntie 82)
Contact: museo@kuhmo.fi
