Exhibitions

Erik Bruun – a beloved artist

Erik Bruun was born on 7 April 1926 in the village of Säiniö in Viipuri. He was the youngest of two siblings, his brother, Kaj, being some three years older. The Bruun family had a chicken farm, which his mother managed, while his father ran a feed and seed business. The family boasted accomplished drawers […]

Messengers – the story of Posti

Discover the story of Posti and its employees.

Postal Roads

Noteworthy sources of joy – an exhibition of personalised stamps

The Postal Museum organised a collection in spring 2021 and asked the public to submit pictures and background stories about their personalised stamps to be exhibited. The request was distributed through the museum’s channels in Postinen and the Filatelisti magazine. More than 250 personalised stamps with great stories were sent in. The exhibition themes feature […]

Posti’s uniforms through the centuries

Clothes have always been a necessity as protection, but they have also conveyed a message to other people. A uniform worn at work is not just a garment but also a symbol of a position and job. Posti’s uniforms through the centuries online exhibition showcases the clothing of postal authorities and postal workers from the […]

Postmasters General

This virtual exhibition showcases the Postmasters General of the Finnish Postal services from 19th to 21st century. Who are they and how was Finland and the World in their times?

Correspondence of Tom of Finland

Tom of Finland is one of Finland’s most internationally renowned artists. It was the commercial artist and artist Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991) who was the master of homoerotic art behind the pseudonym. A lot of his correspondence, spanning six decades, has survived.