Customer service person and customers at the Ateneum ticket sales hall.
The ticket sales hall at the Ateneum after the renovation. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Aleks Talve.

Opening hours and tickets

Opening hours

  • Tuesday–Friday10–20:30
  • Saturday–Sunday10–17
  • MondayClosed
Our opening hours from 2024

tuesday–friday 10–20
saturday–sunday 10–17
monday closed

Frequently asked questions

Exceptional opening hours

November

  • 17.11.2023 at 10–22:30, Ateneum Late

December

  • 5.12.2023 at 10–18:30, day before Independence Day
  • 6.12.2023 Closed, Independence Day
  • 23.12.2023 at 10–17, Day before Christmas Eve
  • 24.12.2023–25.12.2023 Closed, Christmas
  • 26.12.2023 at 10–17, Boxing Day
  • 31.12.2023 at 10–17, New Year's Eve

January

  • 1.1.2024 Closed, New Year's Day
  • 6.1.2024 at 10–17, Epiphany

March

  • 28.3.2024 at 10–17, Maundy Thursday
  • 29.3.2024 Closed, Good Friday
  • 30.3.2024 at 10–17, Easter Saturday
  • 31.3.2024 at 10–17, Easter

April

  • 1.4.2024 Closed, Easter Monday
  • 30.4.2024 at 10–17, May Day's Eve

May

  • 1.5.2024 Closed, May Day
  • 9.5.2024 at 10–17, Ascension Day

June

  • 20.6.2024 at 10–17
  • 21.6.2024–22.6.2024 Closed, Midsummer
  • 23.6.2024 at 10–17

December

  • 6.12.2024 Closed, Independence Day
  • 23.12.2024–25.12.2024 Closed, Christmas
  • 26.12.2024 at 10–17, Boxing Day
  • 31.12.2024 at 10–17, New Year's Eve

Tickets

Standard admission €20
Discounted admission €12
Under 18-year-olds €0
Museum Card: free entry

Tickets to the museum in 2024

Standand admission at the ticket office €22
Standard admission online €20
Discounted admission €12
Under 18-year-olds €0
Museum Card: free entry

How do I buy tickets online?

Payment methods

At the Ateneum, we accept cash (euros) and all major credit and debit cards. You can also pay the admission fee with the various Smartum, Edenred and ePassi payment methods.

Discounts

Discounted admission: 18-24 years olds, students, pensioners, unemployed, conscripts, non-military conscripts, European Youth Card.

Yearly passes

Free admission with a Museum Card: €76 per year for a new card or €69,5 per year for the renewal of an existing card and €76 for renewal of a not valid Museum Card. Buy a Museum Card from the Ateneum!

Admission to the exhibitions is also free with a Friends of Ateneum membership card (€48 per year).
Become a Friend of Ateneum

Yearly pass to Finnish National Gallery for art students, visual artists and teachers working in Finland €30

Free admission

Under 18-year-olds
Assistants for the disabled
Therapy groups

Admission is always free with the following cards
Museum Card
CIMAM 
ICOM
Press Card
Helsinki Card 
Kaikukortti 

Free admission days

Free admission days in 2023: 25.4., 14.7., 17.8., 22.9., 13.10., 15.12.

Ateneum Late: Fridays 9.6. and 17.11. (free admission for students and under 25-year-olds, special program)

Read more about Ateneum Late events