Helsinki Tram Museum

This guide to the Helsinki Tram Museum, set in a former depot, opens beside a horse-drawn tram car that hauled the city through icy, unpaved streets after service began in 1891. You'll hear a driver's 1954 recollection of the toll the cold took on the horses, and how newspapers of the day preferred to blame accidents on inexperienced riders and drink rather than on the animals themselves. The guide follows the changeover to electric power and introduces the collection of vehicles standing where the horses once stood.