Suomen kansalaismuseo

Finland’s most accessible exhibition space

Eliel Saarinen’s Helsinki Central Railway Station has been a symbol of Finnish urban culture for over a century. Internationally recognised as a design classic, the station has served both as a gateway to the world and as part of Finland’s collective self-image. 

Now, the Finnish Civic Museum, located in the station’s western wing, opens a new chapter in this story. The exhibition space makes culture as accessible as public transport: it brings Finnish art and design into the everyday paths of people moving through the station. 

Welcome to a new platform for Finnish art — one that moves with the rhythm of the city and belongs to all of us. 

Free entry daily at 06:00–24:00 

The first-floor exhibition space is fully accessible. 
 

Street Photography Collective Finland: Stillness 23 February – 22 March 2026

Stillness is the first exhibition by Street Photography Collective Finland. It presents observations made by the collective’s founding members at Helsinki Central Railway Station and in its immediate surroundings.

The exhibition continues the museum’s aim of bringing art into the station’s public space. The collective’s photographs explore an environment that thousands of Finns pass through every day but rarely pause to truly see.

Western wing: a new stage for bold visions – lease a commercial space in Finland’s most iconic building

The western wing of Helsinki Central Railway Station is opening in a way that reveals its true scale and potential for new business. Its monumental, historically charged interiors offer a rare combination of architectural value, national visibility and a daily audience of thousands who pass by. 

The Civic Museum demonstrates what the western wing can become through culture — and what it can enable for an operator ready to bring a bold vision into the next century of the station’s life. 

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