Åland Maritime Museum, Mariehamn

Name: Åland Maritime Museum
Address: 2 Hamngatan, Mariehamn, 22100, Finland
Telephone: +358 18 19930

#2 among attractions in Mariehamn

Top attraction, Museum, Military museum, Maritime museum

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The Åland Maritime Museum is a museum in Mariehamn in Åland, Finland. It is located in the western part of the town on the sea on Hamngatan, about 1 km at the other end of Storagatan. Along with Ålands Museum, it is the most important museum in the islands and a monument to history of Aland as the holder the world’s largest fleet of wooden sailing ships. The foremost exhibit is a four-masted barque named Pommern, built in Glasgow in 1903, which is anchored behind the museum. The museum designed building is built like a ship’s prow cutting into the land. It has been called the “kitsch museum of fishing and maritime commerce.” ()

Local name: Ahvenanmaan merenkulkumuseo Established: 1954 (70 years ago)Coordinates: 60°5'49"N, 19°55'35"E

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2 HamngatanMariehamn 22100 Finland

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+358 18 19930

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Åland Maritime Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Åland Museum, Wiklöf Holding Arena, Pommern Ship, Åland University of Applied Sciences.

0.6 miE
Museum, Children's museum, History museum
Åland Museum, Mariehamn
16 min walk • The Cultural History Museum of Åland and Åland Islands Art Museum are two museums under the same roof in Mariehamn in Åland.
0.5 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
12 min walk • Wiklöf Holding Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Mariehamn, Finland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of IFK Mariehamn and Åland United. The stadium has a capacity of 1,635 seats, with standing places increasing the total capacity up to 4,500. The first stadium was built in 1932.
~240 ftNW
Historic merchant ship built in 1903
Pommern Ship, Mariehamn
2 min walk • Pommern, formerly Mneme, is an iron-hulled sailing ship. It is a four-masted barque that was built in 1903 in Glasgow, Scotland at the J. Reid & Co shipyard. Pommern is one of the Flying P-Liners, the famous sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz.
0.5 miN
Universities and schools
Åland University of Applied Sciences, Mariehamn
12 min walk • Åland University of Applied Sciences is a university of applied sciences in Mariehamn, Åland. in three different buildings, the North building, the Western Building and the South Building. It has approx. 550 full-time students, mainly from Åland, the Swedish-speaking part of Finland and Sweden. The number of employees is around 60.

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When is Åland Maritime Museum open?

Åland Maritime Museum is open:

Monday 11 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 11 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm
Thursday 11 am - 4 pm
Friday 11 am - 4 pm
Saturday 11 am - 4 pm
Sunday 11 am - 4 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Åland Maritime Museum?

Nearby attractions include Pommern Ship, Mariehamn (2 min walk), Åland University of Applied Sciences, Mariehamn (12 min walk), Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn (12 min walk), Åland Museum, Mariehamn (16 min walk).