Parola Tank Museum
Panssarimuseo | |
Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum courtyard with the latest extension, Hall 2, on the left. | |
Location within Finland | |
Established | 18 June 1961 |
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Location | Parola, Finland |
Coordinates | 61°02′31″N 24°20′39″E / 61.04194°N 24.34417°E |
Type | Military museum |
Public transit access | Parola |
Website | www.panssarimuseo.fi |
Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout their history, including their latest Leopard 2A4 tank. A rare exhibit is an armoured train used in World War II. The museum was opened on June 18, 1961, when there were 19 tanks and 12 anti-tank guns on display.
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
- Finnish T-72-M1, Ps 284-202
- Finnish KV-1E
Special tanks
Assault guns
- BT-42 from another angle
- Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G
Armoured cars
- Captured Soviet BA-10 in Finnish markings, registered as Ps.27-12
- Captured Soviet BA-20 in Finnish markings, registered as Ps.6-11
Infantry fighting vehicles
Modern vehicles
See also
References
- ↑ Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Panssarimuseon kesä 2011" (PDF). Panssarimuseo.fi. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
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