Welcome to the Finnish Museum of the Deaf!

This exhibition is about the history of the deaf in Finland, places that have been meaningful for the sign-language community and the history of Finnish and Finnish-Swedish sign language. At the museum, you can learn about the history of the deaf from the point of views of education, work, association activities, family life and free time.

The Finnish Museum of the Deaf was established in 1907 after a donation made by Fritz and Maria Hirn. The first exhibition of the museum opened eight years later on Rikhardinkatu in Helsinki. At the Light House in Helsinki, exhibitions have been held since 1987.

Only a small part of the collections of the Finnish Museum of the Deaf is on display at the exhibition. More material and information on the history of the deaf is available in the virtual museum at www.kuurojenmuseo.fi.