Parola Tank Museum
Panssarimuseo | |
File:Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum Hattula Finland.jpg
Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum courtyard with the latest extension, Hall 2, on the left.
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Established | 18 June 1961 |
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Location | Parola, Finland |
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Type | Military museum |
Public transit access | Parola |
Website | www.panssarimuseo.fi |
Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, in Finland. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout its history. A rare exhibit is an armoured train used in World War II. A few kilometers away from the museum is also the Armoured Brigade. The museum was opened June 18, 1961, when there were 19 tanks and 12 anti-tank guns on display.
Also Leopard 2A4, the latest tank in the Finnish Defense Forces is displayed.
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Light tanks
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Ft17 parola 2.jpg
An Automitrailleuse à chenilles Renault FT modèle 1917, on display
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Vickers parola 1.jpg
Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank with 37mm Bofors, on display.
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Vickers 45mm parola 1.jpg
Finnish Vickers 6-ton tank (T-26E), on display. This tank was upgunned with a captured Soviet 45 mm gun in a T-26 turret during the war.
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T26 parola 2.jpg
A T-26, Ps.163-16, on display.
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T26 parola 4.jpg
A T-26, Ps.163-33, on display
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A Soviet T-50, on display
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T60 parola 1.jpg
A Soviet T-60, on display
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T70 Parola Tank Museum 2.jpg
A Soviet T-70, on display
Medium tanks
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A Soviet made T-28 captured by the Finnish Defence Forces
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Panzer IV Ausf J Parola 2.jpg
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J with Finnish roundel 1945-. Imported from Germany during the WW2
Heavy tanks
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Finnish T-72-M1, Ps 284-202, on display at the museum
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Kv1e m1941 parola 1.jpg
Finnish KV-1E, on display at the museum
Special tanks
Assault guns
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A BT-42 from another angle
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Stug III parola 1.jpg
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G, on display at the museum
Armored cars
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Ba10 parola 1.jpg
The captured Soviet BA-10 in Finnish markings, registered as Ps.27-12
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Ba20 parola 1.jpg
The captured Soviet BA-20 in Finnish markings, registered as Ps.6-11
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Humber pig parola 1.jpg
Humber Pig, on display at the museum
IFV
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BMP-1, on display at the museum
Modern vehicles
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XA-360 Parola Tank Museum June 2012.jpg
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See also
References
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