Welcome to The Shopkeeper’s Museum, a treasure trove of cultural and historical significance. Explore a log building dating back to 1841, alongside outbuildings constructed through the 1870s. Delve into the Finnish-Russian merchant tradition of the early 20th century as you step into the past. Experience the life of artisans in their homes and outbuildings, once bustling with activity. Discover the legacy of the Muravyev family, the last to run a shop here.
Step into history at the museum housed in a building completed around 1760, where Russian Empress Catherine the Great and King Gustav III of Sweden once negotiated. Explore the vibrant past of the fortress city of Hamina in the main exhibition, while upstairs offers an atmospheric venue for workshops, events, and meetings.
Hamina’s Reserve Officer School celebrated its centenary in 2020 – the first reserve officer course started on 1 April 1920. The exhibition tells about the School’s history before the World Wars and during World War II, and offers a glimpse of what’s happening in modern times.
Wanha veteraani (‘Old Veteran’) is a museum in Hamina and a centre for functional peacekeeping and veteran work. Its flagship is a permanent exhibition, which is continuously updated, about peacekeeping and crisis management in the past and today. The basis for the tradition centre consists of unique material collected over several decades by Ismo Flink, a seasoned peacekeeping veteran, about peacekeeping operations in which Finnish peacekeepers have been involved.
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