period of Romantic nationalism before the First World War, at a time when Finland formed part of the Russian Empire. It was founded in 1909 on Seurasaari island, close to the centre of Helsinki by the ethnographer
planes and helicopters and later jet engines and gas turbines. The factory was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The museum contains a unique and impressive display of piston and jet
to the site. Eventually the ironworks exchanged owners a few times, and production was revived by Russian man Nikolai Putilov, who started producing raw materials for that were exported to be made in to
first tested here. This also includes some not so successful methods, including the use of heavy Russian machinery. The museum presents a wide range of exhibits on the production and use of peat, as well
