Museum Centre Vapriikki: Football World Cup through the ages

To celebrate the 2026 men’s World Cup, Vapriikki will be taken over by soccer fever. While we wait the winner to be decided in the tournament held in Canada, the US, and Mexico, Vapriikki’s exhibition takes us back to the memorable moments of previous tournaments. On display are the stars, events, and stories from the history of the women’s and men’s World Cups. Photos, videos, trophies, jerseys, and other memorabilia remind us of the heroes and anti-heroes of the tournaments, while classic games, controversies, and hot topics are revisited.

On a deeper level, the exhibition recounts how the World Cup came into being, and explains the phenomena and world events each tournament has reflected. Through the history of Football World Cup, visitors can learn more about the development of football as a sport and the tournament as a global event. And even though Finnish national teams have not yet qualified for the World Cup in adult football, the exhibition also includes an overview of the history of Finnish national team football and World Cup qualifiers.

The exhibition is an international collaboration. Most of the items on display are on loan from the FIFA Museum in Zurich and the International Football Museum in Rome.

Further information: Football World Cup through the ages – Museokeskus Vapriikki