Parola Tank Museum

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Parola Tank Museum

Panssarimuseo
Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum courtyard with the latest extension, Hall 2, on the left.
Location within Finland
Established	18 June 1961 (1961-06-18)
Location	Parola, Finland
Coordinates	61°02′31″N 24°20′39″E / 61.04194°N 24.34417°E / 61.04194; 24.34417
Type	Military museum
Public transit access	Parola
Website	www.panssarimuseo.fi

Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo, Swedish Pansarmuséet) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit. It displays various tanks, armoured vehicles and anti-tank guns used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout their history, including the Leopard 2A4 tank which is in present service. Rare exhibits are an armoured train used in World War II and the only surviving example of the BT-42 assault gun. The museum was opened on June 18, 1961, with 19 tanks and 12 anti-tank guns on display.