Helsinki City Museum has hosted online exhibitions since 1996. Over the years, the exhibitions have grown into a versatile Web Museum. New exhibitions are constantly under construction. 

Some of the exhibitions are meant to complement the museum exhibitions and to be available to the public even after their tangible counterparts are no longer displayed. Others are independent exhibitions available online only.

This page presents our online exhibitions available in English. For all online exhibitions, please take a look at the Web Museum page in Finnish.

Presentation of the Online exhibitions

Explore Poverty 2011

Picture Paths 2011

Art Nouveau in Helsinki 2009

Helsinki in Frames

Photographer Gallery

The Wooden Houses of the Helsinki peninsula

Buildings from the Decades of Independence

Explore Poverty

Can you see poverty? How do people adapt to a lower standard of living? Explore Poverty online exhibition hopes to help clarify the concept of poverty. Back to Top

» Explore Poverty

Picture Paths

The Picture Paths online exhibition is a part of a photo exhibition opened during spring 2011 on the streets of Helsinki. The old pictures form six paths that can be followed in the districts of Katajanokka, Töölö, Kallio, Pasila, Malmi and Herttoniemi. Back to Top

» Picture Paths

Art Nouveau in Helsinki

Art Nouveau, or Jugend style, flourished in Helsinki at the turn of the 19th century. With the help of this guide, it is easy to pick out tasty treats from among Helsinki’s Art Nouveau treasures. The guide is available in eight languages, and it also includes Art Nouveau walking and tram tours. Back to Top

» Art Nouveau Web guide

Helsinki in Frames

These web pages offer a trace of the exhibition ‘Helsinki kehyksissä’ (‘Helsinki in Frames’) staged by the Helsinki City Museum. The exhibition was on display in the Hakasalmi villa. The pages provide fascinating perspectives for anyone interested in Helsinki’s past.   Back to top

» Helsinki in Frames

City Museum Picture Archive's Photographer Gallery

Helsinki City Museum's Picture Archives date back to 1906. The collections now contain photographs, slides, postcards and prints. The main theme is Helsinki, its environment and inhabitants, decision-makers, everyday life and festivities, home and street, not forgetting fashion and pets. The Museum's own photographers document those parts of Helsinki that are vanishing or undergoing change today, new phenomena and various events of the time. The Museum also receives many donations of picture material of different ages.   Back to top

» City Museum Picture Archive's Photographer Gallery

The Wooden Houses of the Helsinki Peninsula

A walking tour prepared by Helsinki City Museum.   Back to top

» The Wooden Houses of the Helsinki Peninsula

Buildings from the Decades of Independence

A walking tour prepared by Helsinki City Museum.   Back to top

» Buildings from the Decades of Independence