Police Museum offers special prog. during winter holidays in Tampere

The Police Museum in Tampere will offer special program for visitors during the winter holiday week in the region, said an office press release on Monday.

The winter holiday week in Tampere region will begin on February 24.

The Police Museum in Hervanta, Tampere, is open to all, free of charge. It presents the history and activities of the Finnish police from the Middle Ages to the present day.

“At the Police Museum, you can, for example, sit in a police van, take a picture of yourself in the suspect registration chair and watch old films about the police. In the special children’s section, young museum visitors can wear police overalls,” said Curator Maritta Jokiniemi.

During the Tampere region winter holiday week, the museum will also offer special program.

On February 26 and 27 visitors will have the opportunity to meet a police officer and police students in person for a chat. They tell about the work and studies of the police and answer museum visitors' questions about police work.

Free guided tours in Finnish are also available during the winter holiday week.