Auton ja tien museo Mobilia

About the museum

Mobilia originated from the car collection of Olavi and Lilja Sallinen. Olavi Sallinen had been collecting museum vehicles since the 1950s and opened his first museum at Vehoniemenharju in Kangasala in 1982. In 1986 the Vehoniemen Automuseosäätiö (Vehoniemi Automuseum Foundation) was established, and it opened a second museum, the Suomen Sotilas- ja erikoisajoneuvohistoriallinen museo (Finnish Military and Special Vehicle History Museum). In 1991 public bodies joined the foundation, and the Tiemuseo (Road Museum) was added to it.

In 1992 the Vehoniemen Automuseo, the Suomen Sotilas- ja erikoisajoneuvohistoriallinen museo and the Tiemuseo adopted the common name Mobilia. In 1994 the museum moved from Vehoniemenharju to new premises at Kisaranta in Kangasala. The Ministry of Education designated it a national special museum for road transport in 1997, and the Ministry of Education and Culture designated it a responsibility museum in 2020.

The museum is maintained by the Mobilia Foundation, which is backed by 29 road transport organisations. The permanent exhibitions are the Rallimuseo (Rally Museum), Kertomuksia teistä (Stories of Roads), which tells the history of the road, the Mobilia classics in Fenno Galleria and, outdoors, Tarinoita siirtotyömailta (Stories from Construction Sites). The museum’s collection hotel stores hundreds of vehicles, from bicycles to road machinery and passenger-car classics.

Highlights

• Rally Museum and the international Rally Hall of Fame
• Kertomuksia teistä (Stories of Roads) exhibition on the history of Finnish roads
• Mobilia classics in the glass-walled space of Fenno Galleria
• Tarinoita siirtotyömailta (Stories from Construction Sites) outdoor exhibition with 1950s barracks
• Rahtarit traffic park and a children’s playground on the lakeshore

Permanent exhibitions

• Rallimuseo – The exhibition presents the history of rally driving, from the Flying Finns to the icons of rallying, and includes the international Rally Hall of Fame.
• Kertomuksia teistä – The exhibition tells small stories of journeys across the thousand-year history of the Finnish road.
• Mobilian klassikot – The glass-walled space of Fenno Galleria shows around thirty classic vehicles, among them world-class rarities.

Founded

1992

Operated by

Mobilia säätiö

Admission & discounts

Mobilia is a Museokortti venue, and the Museokortti can be bought and renewed at the museum. Schoolchildren and pupils under 18 in education, with their teachers, enter free of charge when visiting on their own. Payment at the till: cash, debit and credit cards, ePassi, and Edenred and Tyky+ culture and sports vouchers.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

A ramp leads to the main door of the Keskustalo, and the door opens with a button. There are two accessible parking spaces: one in the Keskustalo car park and one in the Fenno Galleria car park. There is a steep hill between the buildings, which is challenging by wheelchair; visitors arriving by taxi are advised to start at Fenno Galleria. The accessible toilet next to the cloakroom does not suit electric wheelchairs, but there is an accessible toilet meeting current standards near the entrance of the Rallimuseo. The collection spaces and the construction-site barracks are not barrier-free. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome, and the museum is a Vessapassi (toilet pass) venue.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area
• Kids’ birthday parties

In summer, children can practise traffic rules at the Rahtarit traffic park, and there is a children’s playground on the Mobilia lakeside. The museum has indoor activities, such as the Sega Rally racing game. Children’s birthday parties are held daily in the summer season and at weekends at other times; the recommended maximum group size is 10 children. There is a class-trip package for school groups.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located on the shore of Längelmävesi. For cyclists there are frame-locking bicycle racks and a bicycle repair stand.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

The Mobilia restaurant is a café and lunch restaurant, with a lunch buffet on weekdays and Saturdays. The museum shop is in the museum. Visitors pass through the café to reach the cloakrooms, and there are also storage lockers at low height. Smaller pets may travel in the museum in a pet trolley; pets are welcome on the restaurant terrace.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

The museum offers party and meeting services.

Plan your visit