The Finnish Museum of Natural History (Finnish: Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, Swedish: Naturhistoriska centralmuseet), established in 1988, is a research institution under the University of Helsinki in Finland. It is responsible for the national botanical, zoological, geological and paleontological collections consisting of samples from around the world. The collections serve scientific, public informational and educational purposes.
Performs age determination of samples with physical methods (radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating).
Maintains a collection of 8 million animal specimens; performs research mainly on systematics, taxonomy, and zoogeography.
Maintains collections of rock and ore samples (35,000 items), meteorites (500), and fossils (6,000).
Maintains the national herbarium of Finland containing 3,1 million specimens of plants and fungi.
Maintains a collection of living plants for education and research; is responsible for international seed exchange and public education on plants.
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