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Simple Pleasure: Finland Museum Finder

March 8, 2007 at 8:45 AM | 0 Comments

The site design itself is pretty uninspiring, but this online directory of Finnish museums is still a neat tool. It'll help you locate the museum of your dreams with in Finland, thus bypassing the Lonely Planet (but not the blogs, of course) and bringing you straight to the source. Locations stretch well beyond Helsinki, but as far as pronounceability goes, it's all downhill from there. A low-tech little map on every page will point out where in Finland the town and museum are.

Treasures listed include the Finnish glass museum, where you can seek out the "booze hounds" (glass alcohol containers) pictured above. Then there's the Alvar Aalto museum in Jyväskylä, dedicated to the famous Finnish architect. And finally, the Kierikki Stone Age Center, whose website urges you to "Close your eyes -- imagine you are clothed in animal skins and furs. The fresh sea breeze carries the scent of grilling meat and a hint of smoke from the nearby campfire." Done!

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· Museums.fi [Official Site]