Museum Center "Vapriikki" got its name from the Swedish word "factory". It is located in Tampere, in a former factory in one of the shops of the plant former Tampella, industrial history that began in 1840. with a small blast furnace. In the future metal production combined with the textile industry, but in spite of the wide range of products - from the locomotive to the clothes - the use of these buildings is completely stopped in the 1990s.

Currently, "Vapriikki" - a comprehensive museum center, located on 4 floors, a total area of ​​approximately 13,000 m2. More than half of the building is reserved for exhibition spaces, restoration workshops, research labs and photo archives.

Throughout the year here is organized around a dozen different exhibitions, temporary and permanent, dedicated to archeology and contemporary art, history and technique.

In "Vapriikki" there is also the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame, Museum of shoes and Doll Museum. The History Museum visitors can get acquainted with the inhabitants of the local flora and fauna in Tampere during the last 10 thousand. Years. Wishes to explore the life and history of the samurai kimono visit the museum "Inro".

The visitor center runs a great restaurant and a museum shop offering a wide selection of books and gifts.