Past Exhibitions

Fragments of a World War

Hanko 1941–1944

10.10.2025–30.8.2026

The exhibition has ended.

In March 1940, in accordance with the peace terms after the Winter War, Hanko was rented to the Soviet Union as a naval base.

All Hanko residents were evacuated and approximately 30,000 Soviet soldiers and civilians were stationed on the cape. While Russian troops fortified Hanko, the Finns built a defensive line around Hanko.

The Hanko 1941–1944 project was started by archaeologist PhD Jan Fast in 2018. The project aims to investigate the war events on the Hankoniemi cape from an interdisciplinary conflict archaeology perspective.

The fragments of war displayed in the exhibition spark discussions and reflections among visitors of all ages, leading them to contemplate the senselessness and heavy cost of war