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Talvisotamuseo - Winter war museum Raatteen Portti |
89800 Suomussalmi, Finland (Kainuu) |
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| Address |
Ratteentie 2
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| Floor area | 300 m² / 3 229 ft² |
Military Museum in general
- Record players with pick up
- Telephone / Telex
- Armored vehicles
- Arms
- Mine- & Parc Railways
- Buildings- & Landscape Models
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Opening times
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middle of February – middle of March: 12 noon – 4pm; Summer season 4 May – 20 June: 10am - 5pm; 22 June – 18 August: 10am -7pm; 19 August – 13 October: 10am - 5pm; 14 - 27 October: 12 noon – 4pm |
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Status from 04/2020
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Adults: 10 €; Children (7-15): 5 €; Family (2 adults + 2 children): 28 € Aikuiset: 10 €; Lapset (7-15v): 5 €; Perhelippu (2 aik + 2 las): 28 € |
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| Homepage | www.raatteenportti.fi | ||||||||
raatteenportti.fi 
| Location / Directions |
Raate is near Finland’s eastern border. From the south, Raate Road is via an hour’s flight to Kajaani or Oulu. When driving via Suomussalmi you reach Raate Road along Highway 5/E63. Raate Road is about 215 kilometres by road from Oulu and around 125 kilometres from Kajaani. |
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| Location / Directions (other) |
Museo on Via Karelian ja Raatteen tien risteyksessä. | |||
| Description | The shape of the building mimics an anti-tank obstacle, damaged by explosives. The museum was first opened in 1992. The exhibition showcases many aspects of the Winter War, especially the battles in Suomussalmi. Winter war museum Raatteen Portti In Raatteen Portti you will several original items from winter war. There is lots to see, guns, artillery, tanks, films about the winter war events, also winter war cloths and equipment that belonged to russian 44 th Division that was destroyed in the beginning of January 1940. Canteen Päämaja is in the same building. 65 seats, lunch for groups, cafeteria, terrace. Also war style outdoor lunches are possible to order for groups. Raatteen Portti total museum area is 17 hectars. You will find monuments, restored foxholes, naturpaths with campfire. Visitors can even overnight in the half-platoon military tents and experience the authentic atmosphere of the Winter War. Continuation War exhibition The Raatteen Portti museum also features an exhibition telling about the Continuation War (1941-1944). Among other things at the exhibition, visitors can test the weight of a long-range reconnaissance patroller’s rucksack and handle real de-activated weapons. Finnish, Soviet and German material and narrative. The shocking partisan attacks and trench railway, also known as the “Railway of Death”, are part of the hushed up history of the Suomussalmi area Museumized Raateroad continues 19 kilometers via battlefields and ends at Russian border. Expert guides in museum and bus tours via Road Raate are available on request. |
| Description (other) |
Raatteen Portti sijaitsee talvisodan aitojen taistelupaikkojen välittömässä läheisyydessä. 17 hehtaatin museoalue käsittää sisällään mm. talvisotanäyttelyn, aitoja sota-aikaisia poteroita ja painanteita sekä 3 hehtaarin kokoisen Talvisodan monumentin, jonka rakentamiseen tarvittiin 17 000 kivenlohkaretta Museo ulkonäkö symboloi panssariestettä, jossa on räjähdysten jälkiä. Museo avattiin 1992. Näyttely esittelee monipuolisesti talvisotaa ja erityisesti Suomussalmen taisteluita. |
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