lenin museum

This museum feels a bit like a Time Machine. You feel like in a museum in the Eastern block in the 70s and story telling is quite biased. Displays are only in Russian and Finnish. You can get however a booklet with a translation in the English. The history is interesting in a way because it was Lenin who made the independence of Finland possible but only of course as a part of the Bolshevik revolution. A capitalistic democratic Finland was not part of his plan.

This is a small collection of documents and photos detailing Lenin's life and his involvement with Finland. Lenin is described in a very sympathetic way and it is interesting to see history from this point of view. Worth spending an hour browsing if you are a history buff.

This is a small museum, but it has a wealth of material and is absolutely fascinating if you are at all interested in 20th century history. While the exhibits are all in Finnish and their original Russian, you can borrow folders in other languages, including English, that translate and explain everything. Coming from the UK, I found this museum gave me a very different perspective on the history of the early 20th century, far from the parochial view that UK education has always provided. I learned a lot not only about the Russian revolution, but also about the history of Finland. On another note, there is an interesting little gift shop. Finally, take some time to explore the building in which the museum is housed - some great architectural features.

An interesting delve into Lenin's experiences inn Finland. Lots of pictures and memorabilia, but no explanations in English in the displays. The staff was friendly and helpful. A fun little gift shop adjoined the two rooms of the museum.

This is one of the few museum's outside former eastern block. My political view's don't match with Lenin, but it was interesting to visit there. If you are interested of political history, or you like to know more about socialism and atmosphere of the time 100 years ago, pay a visit.

Interesting small museum shedding light on an important piece of history. Down side is that most captions are only in Russian, and using the booklets in English, priveded at the office, is not very convenient.

If you're interested in Soviet politics, this will be a highlight. Walk through the same hall in which Lenin, and Stalin met for the first time. The museum is small, but it's powerful.

I did not know much about Lenin and this museum gave me some insight on the man. It is a small museum but very much worth a visit if you are interested in history.

Finding the Lenin museum was a challenge. It is a small 2 room museum with lots of documents and photos. The free short English guidebook explains each display and it's historic significance. The location of the museum where Lenin met Stalin gives it extra significance. It also gave me an understanding of the historical relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union. It cost 5 euros.

I visited this museum soley because it was on the self guided tour. Situated in two rooms on the second floor of a civic building. On entry you may ask for a a booklet/guide in your launguage. Very interesting but really only if you know a bit about Lenin which I don't but the staff were very helpful.

This is great little museum and I was very impressed at the amount of historical documents and photos of Lenin they had.This was my favorite attraction in Tampere.

In my understanding there are not "Lenin museums" left in the world so this is a rare item indeed. I take one star off as it is quite small. Quite a "retro" place but then again what would you expect :-) . Do not forget to buy some "CCCP-memorabilia" from the museum shop!

Allow a few hours to stay and browse. This was a most unexpected "find" for us. Really worth the visit.

This museum is relatively easy to find; there is a sign out on the sidewalk to assure you that you're in the right place. The museum is up on "Floor 2 1/2." The curators speak English and are quick to hand you a translation packet in English (or any other target language) that cover the two permanent exhibits.The first exhibit covers Lenin's life from cradle to grave. The second covers Lenin's life and works with respect to Finland. The English translation packets are highly informative if somewhat dense and slow-moving, but chairs are provided for you to read and absorb at you leisure. The labels of the actual artifacts are, sadly, only in Finnish. Nevertheless, I was able to learn a great deal about Finnish history during the period of Lenin's life.The museum shop has a variety of Lenin-themed knickknacks as well as books in Finnish and English that are available for purchase.I would highly recommend this if you visit Tampere.

I didn't expect to find such museum here. But it was very interesting historical trip. A got a lot of new information and interesting point of view on the historical events. Thx to the guilds.