Parola Tank Museum

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 (1961-06-18)
Location Parola, Finland
Coordinates 61°02′31″N 24°20′39″E / 61.04194°N 24.34417°E / 61.04194; 24.34417
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

Medium tanks

Heavy tanks

Special tanks

Assault guns

Armoured cars

Infantry fighting vehicles

Modern vehicles

See also

References

  1. Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Panssarimuseon kesä 2011" (PDF). Panssarimuseo.fi. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
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