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| Panssarimuseo | |
 Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum courtyard with the latest extension, Hall 2, on the left. | |
  Location within Finland | |
| Established | 18 June 1961 (1961-06-18) |
|---|---|
| Location | Parola, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°02′31″N 24°20′39″E / 61.04194°N 24.34417°E / 61.04194; 24.34417 |
| Type | Military museum |
| Public transit access | Parola |
| Website | www.panssarimuseo.fi |
Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo, Swedish Pansarmuséet) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout their history, including Leopard 2A4 tank which is in present service. Rare exhibits are an armoured train used in World War II and the only surviving example of BT-42 assault gun. The museum was opened on June 18, 1961, when there were 19 tanks and 12 anti-tank guns on display.
Full list of vehicles
- Renault FT
- Vickers-Carden-Loyd
- Vickers 6-ton
- T-26
- T-28
- T-50
- T-60
- T-70
- BT-42
- T-34
- T-34-85
- JSU-152
- KV-1
- KV-1E
- BA-20M
- BA-10
- T-20 Komsomolets
- T-54
- T-55M
- T-72M1
- ZSU-57-2
- BTR-50
- BTR-60
- BTR-80
- BMP-1
- PT-76
- Leopard 2A4
- StuG III Ausf. G
- Panzerkampfwagen IV
- FAMO
- Daimler Ferret
- Sisu armoured car
- Humber "Pig"
- M2 White
- Landsverk Anti II
- M4 Sherman
- Patria AMV
- Patria AMV AMOS
- MT-LB
- Charioteer
- Comet
- Armoured train
Light tanks
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Renault FT light tank (1917)
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Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank with 37mm Bofors gun
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Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank (T-26E). This was upgunned during World War II with a captured Soviet 45 mm gun in a T-26 turret.
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T-26, Ps.163-16
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T-26, Ps.163-33
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Soviet T-50
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Soviet T-60
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Soviet T-70
Medium tanks
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Soviet-made T-28E captured by the Finnish Defence Forces
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Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J with Finnish roundel 1945-. Imported from Germany during WW2
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Finnish T-54
Heavy tanks
Special tanks
- ZSU-57-2 anti-aircraft gun
Assault guns
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Finnish BT-42 assault gun, a modification of the Soviet BT-7
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BT-42 from another angle
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Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G
Armoured cars
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Captured Soviet BA-10 in Finnish markings, registered as Ps.27-12
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Captured Soviet BA-20 in Finnish markings, registered as Ps.6-11
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Humber Pig
Infantry fighting vehicles
Modern vehicles
See also
References
- "Museokalustoa". Panssarimuseo (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Panssarimuseon kesä 2011" (PDF). Panssarimuseo.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2015-05-16.