Museum centre Vapriikki" got its name from the Swedish word “factory”. It is located in Tampere, in a former factory building in one of the former shops of the plant of Tampella, industrial history began in 1840. with a small blast furnace. Further metallurgical production merged with the textile industry, but despite the wide range of products – from the locomotive to the linen – use of these buildings ceased in the 1990s.

Currently “Vapriikki” is a comprehensive Museum center, located on 4 floors, total area is approximately 13,000 m2. More than half of the building is reserved for exhibition spaces, restoration workshops, research laboratories and photo archives.

During the year, it hosts about a dozen various exhibitions, temporary and permanent, devoted to archeology and contemporary art, history and technology.

In “Vapriikki”there is also the Finnish hockey hall of fame, the Shoe Museum and the puppet Museum. Museum visitors can get acquainted with the inhabitants of the local flora and fauna Tampere during the last 10 years. Those wishing to explore the life of the samurai and the history of the kimono visit the Museum “Inro”.

In the visitor centre there is an excellent restaurant and a Museum shop offering a wide selection of books and gifts.