The Finnish Museum of Games, located inside the Vapriikki Museum Centre in Tampere, is dedicated to the history of Finnish games and gaming culture. Its permanent exhibition spans roughly three centuries of play in Finland, including board and card games, role-playing games, outdoor and traditional games, as well as digital titles. Around one hundred carefully selected games provide a cross-section of the Finnish games industry and hobby scene, presenting both well-known classics and lesser-known projects that never reached a wide audience. Many exhibits are hands-on, allowing visitors not just to look, but to actually play.
The museum focuses strongly on experience: there is an arcade area with pinball machines and coin-operated cabinets, themed rooms recreating gaming spaces from the 1980s and 1990s onwards, and home-like corners with consoles and personal computers. Visitors can follow the evolution from analogue tabletop games to modern digital titles, watch interviews with game creators and learn how Finland grew into an important centre of the games industry. For families, fans of older games and anyone interested in Finnish culture beyond traditional art museums, this is one of the most memorable parts of Vapriikki and of Tampere in general. The museum holds a strong rating in reviews and is regularly recommended as a must-see attraction in the city.
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