The Canine Museum wishes it can expand its collection of dog care items.
The items of The Finnish Canine Museum are divided into different collections. Welcome to explore the museum’s treasures by topic.
The Finnish Canine Museum’s online exhibitions combine items and stories related to same topic. First exhibition is about Finnish Spitz, our national breed.
Do you want to donate for the preservation and research of Finnish cultural heritage related to dogs? Even a small donation makes a big difference. The funds received will be used in full to fulfill the purpose of the Kennel Foundation and its Canine Museum.
A considerable part of the Canine Museum’s collections has been received as donations. The Canine Museum collects historical information, photographs and artifacts related to Finnish canine culture and native dog breeds. For practical reasons, it is not possible to receive and store all objects, offered to the museum. Collections are primarily increased in accordance with the collection policy plan drawn up by the museum. The museum is particularly interested in objects that have a story and photos, of which it is known when and where they were taken and who (persons and/or dogs) is in the picture.The museum decides on the digitization of objects and works and may also add them to the online museum for viewing.
Please note this when you want to make a donation
- Regarding donations, please contact the Canine Museum in advance, by e-mail info@kennelsaatio.fi
- The Canine Museum cannot accept items that have not been agreed in advance.
- Donations are handed over to the Canine Museum with full ownership and usage rights.
- A written donation agreement is made in duplicate for each donation.
- With the agreement, both ownership and management rights are transferred to the Canine Museum.
- In the case of larger sets of objects, a list of the objects to be handed over must be attached to the donation.
- Unfortunately, the museum cannot accept everything offered to it due to limited storage space.
- The Canine Museum does not accept deposits, and does not give price estimates for objects.
- The monetary value of an object or material is irrelevant when deciding whether to include an object in the collections.
Donate artifacts
The Canine Museum accepts donations from associations and individuals. The museum collects historical information related to Finnish dog breeds and Finnish canine culture, such as memories, photographs, films and objects. The better the story of the object is known, the more interesting it is. Information about manufacturing, acquisition, ownership, and use history, as well as personal history related to the object, increase its value. The museum decides on digitizing and adding objects and works to the online museum for viewing.
Money donation
You can make a donation by transferring the desired amount to our fundraising account.
Bank Details:
Suomen Kennelsäätiö sr
NDEAFIHH Nordea Bank Oyj
IBAN: FI52 1555 1245 38
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The Finnish Kennel Club has received an old Terra Cotta Dog of Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) from Kari Järvinen. The tomb statue is representing a natural sized dog.
Skeleton of a dog (breed of dog is Pointer) is made by Saki Paatsama.