Museokeskus Vapriikki
Museum centre in the former Tampella engineering works by the Tammerkoski rapids, with more than ten exhibitions on history, technology and nature at the same time.
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About the museum
Museokeskus Vapriikki (Vapriikki Museum Centre) opened in autumn 1996 in the engineering-works buildings of the former Tampella factory on the bank of the Tammerkoski rapids. The oldest parts of the buildings date from the 1880s, and the largest exhibition space, a factory hall about 100 metres long and 16 metres high, dates from the 1910s and 1920s.
Tampella made locomotives, turbines and linen damask tablecloths. Textile production ended in the 1970s, and industry gradually left the buildings by the rapids. In 2017 Vapriikki was chosen Vuosisadan museo (Museum of the Century).
The museum centre houses the Pirkanmaan maakuntamuseo (Pirkanmaa Provincial Museum), the Luonnontieteellinen museo (Natural History Museum), the Postimuseo (Postal Museum), the Suomen Jääkiekkomuseo (Finnish Ice Hockey Museum) and the Suomen pelimuseo (Finnish Games Museum), as well as the Vapriikki picture archive. One admission ticket gives access to all the exhibitions.
Highlights
- More than ten exhibitions in the same building
- Suomen pelimuseo (Finnish Games Museum), where you can play games
- Suomen Jääkiekkomuseo (Finnish Ice Hockey Museum)
- Luonnontieteellinen museo (Natural History Museum)
- Museoravintola Valssi (Valssi Museum Restaurant)
Permanent exhibitions
- Suomen pelimuseo – The museum devoted to games is on the first floor, where visitors can play on game machines. The renewed museum opened to the public on 10 October 2026.
- Suomen Jääkiekkomuseo – The museum devoted to ice hockey is on the second floor.
- Luonnontieteellinen museo – The exhibition of the Natural History Museum on the first floor presents nature, among other things through stuffed animals.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Tampereen kaupunki
- Director
- Toimi Jaatinen
- Visitors per year
- approx. 185,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €16 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €11pensioners, unemployed people and groups of at least 10 people |
| Children & teens | €8free up to age 6 · Ages 7–17: €8; under-7s and Second World War veterans enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | €11 |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · A personal assistant of a disabled person enters the exhibitions free of charge. |
| Students & apprentices | €8Students, conscripts and civilian service conscripts: €8. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €11 per personGroups of at least 10 people; the number of people in the group is announced in advance. |
| Families | €38Family ticket: 2 adults and 1–4 children under 18. |
| Junior annual pass (under 18) | €35A year of free admission to Vapriikki and to several other museums. |
Free admission: On Fridays from 15:00 to 18:00 admission is free, except for some individual exhibitions.
Admission is free with the Museokortti. Groups of pupils from Tampere’s comprehensive and upper secondary schools enter free all year round; pupil groups from Pirkanmaa enter free in January–April and in August–December; group escorts enter free. Tickets are bought at the Vapriikki ticket desk.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description: no information
The entrance is step-free from the parking spaces, and there is one accessible parking space. The thresholds of the exhibition spaces are at most 2.5 cm, and doors and passages are at least 85 cm wide. The building has four floors, with lifts in front of the museum restaurant, at the end of Viistokatu and in front of the Kohtaamispaikka Kupla (Kupla Meeting Place). There is an induction loop at the ticket desk and in the auditorium. A wheelchair, rollator and pushchairs can be borrowed from beside the cloakroom. Easy-read guided tours are offered for groups. Pets cannot be brought in, for allergy reasons.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €38 · Family ticket: 2 adults and 1–4 children under 18. |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Stroller-friendly
- Baby changing facilities
The Vapriikki family mornings are events aimed at families with children. There is a separate baby-care room in the foyer with a changing table, a chair and a water point. Pushchairs can be borrowed from beside the cloakroom. In the Finnish Games Museum visitors can play games themselves.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Vapriikki · 250 m
Nysse buses: Vapriikki stop (about 250 m), lines 11 and 26; Paloasema stop (about 300 m), lines 11, 12, 14, 29, 30 and 31. Tram: Koskipuisto stop (about 600 m), lines 1 and 3.
By car
Parking available
Nearby are P-Koskenparkki (Valumallinpolku 2) and P-Pellavanparkki (Verstaankatu 2), both open around the clock, as well as Massun parkki (Märkäkehruunpolku).
- Accessible parking
It is about a ten-minute walk from the railway station and the bus station to the museum. Bicycle racks are in front of Vapriikki.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
- Coat check
- Lockers
Museoravintola Valssi (Valssi Museum Restaurant). The cloakroom and lockers are self-service, and the lockers are free of charge. Backpacks are not allowed in the exhibition spaces.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
Meeting rooms, the auditorium and the Paja (Workshop) space are available for hire, among others.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum holds guided tours, and adults can order a culture guide (kulttuuriluotsi) for themselves or for a small group. Groups can order wireless sound amplification. |
