Finnish Civil Guard Museum - Seinäjoki, Finland

[Fishin Finn]

For all of you Finnish MN fans, you are certainly familiar with the Civil Guard M-24 "Lotta" rifle and the M-28, M-28-30 and M-39 rifles.

In our recent visit to Finland, my wife and I came upon the Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd Museum, which happens to be located across the street from my aunt's apartment. The Lotta Svärd was the women's auxiliary in the Civil Guard. The museum is on the grounds of the former South Ostro-Bothnian District headquarters of the Civil Guard, and was designed by Civil Guard member and architect Alvar Aalto. The museum is housed in two multiple story buildings, and contains numerous exhibits, photographs, and displays of uniforms, weapons, commendations, training activities, support, and notable people in the Civil Guard.

I would encourage anyone that has an interest in the Civil Guard to make every effort to visit the museum, should they travel to Finland. Information can be found at http://www.seinajoki.fi/museo/toimipaik ... useo_.html.

[finloq]

Thanks for posting.
Admission is cheap: Adults 4 €.
Now I just need a plane ticket...hotel...car...and a way to ship many collectibiles home.

[Rongo]

If I'm ever in Finland I will look it up.

[desdem12]

[Junk Yard Dog]

I have no idea what the text is, but it looks like a nice building, thank you for posting

[finloq]

I have no idea what the text is, but it looks like a nice building, thank you for posting

Guard and Lotta Svärd Museum for the works of Alvar Aalto designed the Etelä-Pohjanmaan guard in the district in the House. Guard House on the grounds and buildings were built between 1924 and 1926. The style is classic, sophisticated three-story house, which has the features of mm. funktionalismista and pohjalaisesta building tradition.

Since 1926 the building work in South Ostrobothnia Guard District and the Lotta Svärd organization offices. Guard District Chief Mantia and his family lived on the top floor of the House for a long time.

After the second world war, in November 1944,guards andLotta Svärd was disbanded under the peace agreement, Moscow and so the Seinäjoenkin district, the House passed to other uses. As a long-term tenant on the premises was a youth club Association. Decades in the House worked, among others, the school and the travel agency.

In the main building are located in the exhibition hall, meeting room, and Museum shop. Yard House for the Museum's exhibition halls and an administrative office.

The courtyard is made by sculptor Pentti Aho, the statue of the priest Suojeluskuntalainen and the National Guard's son and a lotta relief.

Guard and Lotta Svärd Museum, kauppakatu 17, 60100 Seinäjoki

For More Information:

Guard and Lotta Svärd Museum permanent exhibition

Changing exhibitions

Opening hours and entrance fees

Guidance-and meeting facilities

[finloq]

Guard and Lotta Svärd Museum operates in the heart of the city, opposite the market square Mall parking lot, a former municipality in the District of South Ostrobothnia the patron's House. The House was designed by the architect Alvar Aalto, and the Museum's three-building group is one of a wave of youth work.

The Museum is interesting:
In the middle of the floor of the Museum is the Lotta Svärd – organization and protection activities of the telling of the exhibitions. On the top floor of the House, is still preserved in the Etelä-Pohjanmaan Guard District Commander, infantry Colonel Steve Laurilan apartment. Yard House is presented to the patron of sport and exercise activities.

The Museum's exhibition space is reserved for the rotating presidencies of the downstairs in the exhibitions.

The Museum's courtyard is made by sculptor Pentti Aho, the statue of the priest Suojeluskuntalainen and the National Guard's son and a lotta relief.

[finloq]

Mannerheim and the headquarters of Seinäjoki-exhibition



The exhibition will be part of the civil guard and Lotta Svärd Museum perusnäyttelyä.

In 1918, the White Army, Mannerheim, led to the headquarters of the train, which was located at the end of March to the beginning of February in the city of Seinäjoki. For safety reasons, the train was surrounded by a high steel fence after Mannerheim was the victim of the assassination attempt. The network because of the fence from the headquarters of the nation called "chicken kopiksi". The staff consisted of several dozen individuals. Seinäjoki became a couple of months for a small rural base of the busy soldiers of the kuhisevaksi varuskunnaksi. The exhibition sheds light on the events of that time, Seinäjoki and throughout the country.

[Junk Yard Dog]

[shoto2758]

Interesting..Thanks You..

[Joeinthehills]

I have no idea what the text is, but it looks like a nice building, thank you for posting

Guard and Lotta Svärd Museum for the works of Alvar Aalto designed the Etelä-Pohjanmaan guard in the district in the House. Guard House on the grounds and buildings were built between 1924 and 1926. The style is classic, sophisticated three-story house, which has the features of mm. funktionalismista and pohjalaisesta building tradition.

Since 1926 the building work in South Ostrobothnia Guard District and the Lotta Svärd organization offices. Guard District Chief Mantia and his family lived on the top floor of the House for a long time.

After the second world war, in November 1944,guards andLotta Svärd was disbanded under the peace agreement, Moscow and so the Seinäjoenkin district, the House passed to other uses. As a long-term tenant on the premises was a youth club Association. Decades in the House worked, among others, the school and the travel agency.

In the main building are located in the exhibition hall, meeting room, and Museum shop. Yard House for the Museum's exhibition halls and an administrative office.

Thank you, for the translation since I don't read or speak Finnish, and went to the original sight and was lost with it's inability to translate to English.

Owning 3 (1) Finn M27, (2) M39's I have a great respect for what that Nation did during the War, and the sacrifices the people made w/o the help of any other Nations save Germany...