Parola Tank Museum
Military museum in Parola, Finland
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Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum and Parola Armour Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo, Swedish Pansarmuséet) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, Hattula, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit.[1][2]
Panssarimuseo | |
Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum courtyard with the latest extension, Hall 2, on the left. | |
  Location within Finland | |
| Established | 18 June 1961 |
|---|---|
| Location | Parola, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°02′31″N 24°20′39″E |
| Type | Military museum |
| Public transit access | Parola |
| Website | www.panssarimuseo.fi |
The Parola Tank Museum is a branch of the Finnish Defence Forces located in Hattula, showcasing the history and equipment of armoured and anti-tank troops. The museum has an extensive collection of tanks, armoured vehicles, anti-tank weapons, and an armoured train from Finland's independence era. The museum features an anti-tank simulator. It was founded on June 18, 1961, and it attracts over 30,000 visitors annually.[2][3]
The museum's exhibitions include two large heated halls displaying, among other things, tanks and military uniforms.[2]
In 2023, the museum displayed the Tiger II, a German heavy tank, which attracted a high number of visitors.[4]
In addition to exhibitions, the Tank Museum offers various events, such as driving demonstrations and family days, especially during the summer. The site includes a café (Tankkitupa) and a museum shop offering war history-themed souvenirs and literature.[5][2]
Full list of vehicles
Source:[6]
- Renault FT
- Vickers-Carden-Loyd
- Vickers 6-ton
- T-26
- T-28
- T-50
- T-60
- T-70
- BT-42
- T-34
- T-34-85
- JSU-152
- IS-2
- KV-1
- KV-1E
- BA-20M
- BA-10
- T-20 Komsomolets
- T-54
- T-55M
- T-72M1
- ZSU-57-2
- BTR-50
- BTR-60
- BTR-80
- BMP-1
- PT-76
- Leopard 2A4
- StuG III Ausf. G
- Panzerkampfwagen IV
- FAMO
- Daimler Ferret
- Sisu armoured car
- Humber "Pig"
- M2 White
- Landsverk Anti II
- M4 Sherman
- Patria AMV
- Patria AMV AMOS
- MT-LB
- Charioteer
- Comet
- Armoured train
Light tanks
Renault FT light tank (1917)
Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank with 37mm Bofors gun
Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank (T-26E). This was upgunned during World War II with a captured Soviet 45 mm gun in a T-26 turret.
T-26, Ps.163-16
T-26, Ps.163-33
Soviet T-50
Soviet T-60
Soviet T-70
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
Heavy tanks
Special tanks
Assault guns
BT-42 from another angle
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G
