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The Headquarters Museum, Communications Centre Lokki and Mannerheim's Salon Car

Address	Enquiries	Open 2012
The Headquarters Museum Päämajankuja 1–3 FI-50100 Mikkeli Communications Centre Lokki Naisvuori, entrance at the corner of Vuorikatu and Ristimäenkatu Mannerheim's Salon Car At the Mikkeli Railway Station	The Headquarters Museum: Tel. +358 (0)15 1942 427 Communications Centre Lokki: Tel. +358 (0)15 1942 429 Mikkeli Museum Office: Tel. +358 (0)15 1942 424 Map (The Headquarters Museum) Map (Communications Centre Lokki ) Map (Mannerheim's Salon Car)	The Headquarters Museum & Communications Centre Lokki 2.5.–31.8. daily 10am–5pm The Headquarters Museum 1.9.–30.4. Fri to Sun 10am–5pm Other times by appointment, tel. +358 (0)15 1942 424 Mannerheim's Salon Car Interiors open for the public only 4.6. 10am–5pm Closed 1.1., 6.1., 6.–9.4., 1.5., 17.5., 22.–24.6., 6.12. ja 24.–26.12.
Changing exhibitions and events 2012		Admission
2.5. - 31.12. Happy Birthday, Mr. Marshal! Hitler's visit to congratulate Mannerheim on his 75th birthday on June 4th, 1942 has kept the Marshal's 75th birthday in the headlights ever since.		The Headquarters Museum Adults 5 € Under 18 years free admission Groups 4 €/person (min. 12 people) Veterans free admission Communications Centre Lokki Adults 2,50 € Under 18 years free admission Groups 2 €/person (min 12 people) Veterans free admission Joint ticket for The Headquarters Museum and Communications Centre Lokki 6 € Groups 5,50 €/ person (min. 12 people) Free admission on June 4 (Defence Forces' Day) Visits outside opening hours 60 €/group (weekdays), 100 €/group (Sundays and holidays), plus entrance fee Compensation for the use of the facilities 50 €/h
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The Headquarters Museum Mannerheim's Salon Car

The Headquarters Museum is located in downtown Mikkeli in one end of the Päämaja School, which is where the headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces was located during the Winter and Continuation Wars. The office of the commander-in-chief was opened to the public in 1974, a separate Headquarters Museum separated from the school premises, in 1989. Museum was expanded and renovated between 1999 and 2001. The Headquarters Museum, Communications Centre Lokki and Mannerheim’s salon car are run by the town of Mikkeli.

The Headquarters Museum’s premises and exhibition use modern technology to display the operations of the Headquarters and central events of the WWII. The museum’s premises have been restored to the condition they were in during the war. You can view multimedia shows at the exhibition that present the central events and people of the war years.

Communications Centre Lokki is located next to the Headquarters Museum, in a cave mined into Naisvuori. The Communications Centre operated there during World War II between 1941–1944. The Communication Centre was renovated as a museum during the 1990s.

Mikkeli Railway Station is home to the salon car used by Mannerheim between 1939–46, office car A 90 of railway government. The wooden car was built from 1929 to 1930 and has a salon and five sleeping cabins. Mannerheim made more that 100 trips in the salon car, totalling more than 78,000 km. The car has been at the Mikkeli Railway Station since 1992.

Across from the Headquarters Museum is a Headquarters Museum café.