Forum Marinum

About

The museum was founded in 1999 by merging of Turku maritime museum established in 1977 and Åbo Akademi University museum of maritime history established in 1936.

Lonely Planet Scandinavia describes it as "an impressive maritime museum", and notes that it is near Turku Castle.

The main exhibition was renewed in 2016 and it is now called Work at Sea. Other permanent exhibitions include:

- The Five Lives of our National Treasure (The history of the Suomen Joutsen from 1902 to 2009)

- The Forum Marinum exhibition on board the Bore (History of the Bore from construction to the present day)

- At the Shipyard (History of the Finnish Shipbuilding)

- At the Engine Factory (History of the Ship Engine Manufacturing in Turku)

- Von Fersen -class transport vessel Wilhelm Carpelan

- Taisto -class motor torpedo boat Tyrsky ( Taisto 3 )

- MS Bore, a former steam-powered cruise ship currently used as a floating hostel

- Coast patrol boat RV 214 ( Rautaville )