HAM Helsingin taidemuseo
HAM is Helsinki’s own art museum in the Tennispalatsi (Tennis Palace): modern and contemporary art, the city’s art collection and the Helsinki Biennial.
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About the museum
HAM Helsingin taidemuseo (HAM Helsinki Art Museum) is the City of Helsinki’s own art museum, which operates in the Tennispalatsi (Tennis Palace) in Kamppi. The museum looks after, expands and presents the art collection owned by the city, which comprises more than 10,000 works, including Helsinki’s public artworks.
The exhibitions in the Tennispalatsi present Finnish and international modern and contemporary art. The exhibition spaces are on the first and second floors of the building. The museum curates and produces the Helsinki Biennial, and it acts as the regional responsible museum for Uusimaa, coordinating cooperation among the professional art museums of the region.
Since the beginning of 2023 HAM has operated as a foundation within the Helsinki city group. The museum’s director since 2023 has been Arja Miller.
Highlights
- Art collection of the City of Helsinki of more than 10,000 works
- Collection of Helsinki’s public art
- Helsinki Biennial
- Exhibition spaces of the Tennispalatsi on the first and second floors
- Free admission on the last Friday of the month
- Founded
- 1974
- Operated by
- Helsingin taidemuseosäätiö (HAM)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 114,353
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €20 |
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| Reduced | €12students, pensioners, unemployed people, 18–24-year-olds, conscripts and civilian service conscripts, groups of at least 10 people, City of Helsinki employees, teachers, holders of the EYCA youth card, and people who have applied for asylum or temporary protection |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Under-18s enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | €12Pensioners. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Carers and assistants of disabled people enter free of charge. |
| Students & apprentices | €12 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €12 per personGroups of at least 10 people. Guided tours and art workshops are booked at hamvaraukset@hamhelsinki.fi or by phone at +358 50 324 8175. |
Free admission: The last Friday of the month, 11:00–19:00 (30 October and 27 November 2026). In addition, on Helsinki Day and on Tove Jansson and Finnish Art Day.
The Museokortti is accepted; the card can be bought at HAM (€86 per year, renewal €79). Free admission also for, among others, holders of the Helsinki Card and ICOM card, war veterans, Lottas and war invalids, tour guides, visual artists and art students, escorts of day-care and school groups, the press, and members of SARV.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The Tennispalatsi is step-free. Ticket sales and the museum entrance are on the first floor, which can be reached by lift from all outside doors; lifts C and D serve the museum entrance. The exhibitions are on the first and second floors, and a lift is in the lobby and in the exhibition spaces; the lift floor numbers have tactile markings. The thresholds of the main door are over 2 cm. The step-free toilet is on the ticket-sales floor. An induction loop is available at the ticket desk on request, and amplifying guide devices can be reserved when booking a tour. A wheelchair, a magnifying glass and a torch can be borrowed free of charge. Service dogs and guide dogs are welcome.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Stroller-friendly
- Baby changing facilities
Pushchairs and baby carriers can be borrowed. The changing table is in the step-free toilet at the end of the ticket-sales hall.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kamppi
Metro: Kamppi station. Tram lines 1, 4 and 10 stop at the Luonnontieteellinen museo (Natural History Museum) stop, and lines 7 and 9 at Kampintori. Bus 24 stops in front of the main entrance on Eteläinen Rautatiekatu. The railway station is about 500 metres away.
By car
Paid parking
Paid street parking on Eteläinen Rautatiekatu. Car parks P-Kamppi (entrance from Olavinkatu) and P-CityForum (entrance from Simonkatu, Jaakonkatu or Ruoholahdenkatu), from which lifts go to the Kamppi shopping centre. There is no step-free parking space next to the Tennispalatsi.
The main entrance is at Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, on the first floor of the Tennispalatsi; the drop-off point for visitors is less than 5 metres away.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
- Coat check
- Lockers
HAM shop (hamshop.fi). Free cloakroom opposite the ticket desk, with lockable lockers; large bags, backpacks, umbrellas and outdoor clothing must be left there. The cloakroom closes at 19:00.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography is allowed in the exhibition spaces without flash. |
| Good to know | Guided tours and art workshops for groups, as well as visits from day-care centres and schools, are booked by email at hamvaraukset@hamhelsinki.fi or by phone on Tuesdays 10:00–12:00 and Thursdays 13:00–15:00. |
