| Korvessa | 24 Dec 2025 1:47 p.m. PST |
Way back in 1982 a young Finnish lad (who's name I have long since forgotten) asked me if I wanted to go to a tank museum. I said sure. The museumwas outdoors at the time (looking at the webpage it looks like it is mostly covered now) and in teh middle of a forest, so there were lots of shadows.
This was the day that sparked my interest in the Winter War.
Photos can be found here on my blog:
link Here's a teaser photo, which I call
A bad day to be a Soviet tanker.
By the way, anybody now if this was likely an ATR or ATG hit? |
| OSCS74 | 24 Dec 2025 1:58 p.m. PST |
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pmwalt  | 24 Dec 2025 2:36 p.m. PST |
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 deadhead | 24 Dec 2025 3:10 p.m. PST |
First comment is to say thanks to take us back there again. This museum is just legendary, with a superb collection, so unlike what so many European exhibitions feel is now politically incorrect. Well worth seeing again. Your comment is well made, view from the illuminated side of the AFVs, not the shaded. I think by 1982 I had learnt that, I was using Kodachrome slide film, and had no idea that one day I would have a Star Trek hand held gadget that could take "snaps" |
 Dal Gavan | 24 Dec 2025 3:31 p.m. PST |
That's a good collection of vehicles and photos, mate. Thanks for sharing with us. |
| pzivh43 | 24 Dec 2025 4:43 p.m. PST |
Thanks much for the photos. I don't think the one you labeled as a KV-2 is one, the hull looks like a BT7 type, but that turret is wacky? |
 ColCampbell | 24 Dec 2025 6:25 p.m. PST |
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| TMPWargamerabbit | 24 Dec 2025 6:25 p.m. PST |
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| Korvessa | 24 Dec 2025 6:45 p.m. PST |
Is it a BT-42? I think you are correct, sir. |
| Korvessa | 24 Dec 2025 6:48 p.m. PST |
I was using Kodachrome slide film, and had no idea that one day I would have a Star Trek hand held gadget that could take "snaps" So was I! |
| BillyNM | 24 Dec 2025 11:15 p.m. PST |
The first of the ‘unknown' tanks appears to be a British Comet and the last a Charioteer. Great photo shoot, thanks for sharing. |
| Col Piron | 25 Dec 2025 2:59 a.m. PST |
The first of the ‘unknown' tanks appears to be a British Comet and the last a Charioteer. In between them from top to bottom . British Vickers Light Tank Mk VI, probably a MkVIB T-60 ( think the gun maybe fake ? ) T-70 light tank BA-20 light armored car Finnish training mock-up vehicle created using the chassis of a captured Soviet T-38 light tank. BA-10 Armoured Car T-26 The one labled Vickers 6 ton , looks like a Renault FT17 . |
| Korvessa | 25 Dec 2025 12:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the info – I will update it.
IIRC, we were told that at the time it was the world's best tank museum for before and early war stuff |
| Shagnasty | 25 Dec 2025 12:30 p.m. PST |
Thank you. Great early war stuff there! |
| TimePortal | 25 Dec 2025 4:56 p.m. PST |
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