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The Best Attractions In Southern Savonia

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Southern Savonia or, officially, Etelä-Savo is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of Pohjois-Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of Southern Savonia is 18,768.33 km2 , with a population of 153,738 . Southern Savonia is located in the heart of the Finnish lake district, and contains Lake Saimaa, the largest lake in Finland. The two major towns in the region are Mikkeli and Savonlinna.
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The Best Attractions In Southern Savonia

  • 1. Olavinlinna Castle Savonlinna
    Olavinlinna is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing.The castle is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi.
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  • 2. Kerimaki Church Kerimaki
    Kerimäki is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Savonlinna on January 1, 2013. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The Kerimäki Church, built between 1844 and 1847, is the largest wooden church in the world . There are over 3,000 seats inside the structure, which can hold 5,000 people at a time. Lake Puruvesi, which lies less than a kilometre away from the church, is one of the clearest lakes in the world. The water is so pure, that you can freely drink straight from the lake.
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  • 4. New Valamo Monastery Heinavesi
    New Valamo or New Valaam is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. However, the tradition of the Valamo monastery dates back to 1717. The monastery was then originally established on Valaam which is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation. The New Valamo Monastery is nowadays an active centre of the Orthodox religious life and culture in Finland. The monastery welcomes visitors throughout the year. The peaceful atmosphere of the monastery and close proximity to nature offer the hurried people in the busy world of today a rare opportunity to relax − far from the bustle and noise of everyday life.
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  • 5. Mikkeli Cathedral Mikkeli
    Mikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of 53,983 and covers an area of 3,229.57 square kilometres of which 424.7 km2 is water. The population density is 31.76 inhabitants per square kilometre . Mikkeli was the site for the headquarters of the Finnish armed forces during World War II. In recognition of this, the town's coat of arms incorporates a pair of crossed Marshal's batons, and the town was awarded the Cross of Liberty, 4th class, to be displayed with the coat of arms.
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  • 6. Linnansaari National Park Rantasalmi
    Linnansaari National Park is a national park in the Southern Savonia and Northern Savonia regions of Finland. It lies in the middle of the lake Haukivesi, a part of greater Saimaa. The National Park was established to conserve the valuable natural features of the Finnish lakeland. On the main island there's an old croft. Slash-and-burn agriculture is still practised on its fields to conserve the old cultural landscape and the associated plant and animal species. A large part of the island is natural-state coniferous forest, with some herb-rich parts. The critically endangered Saimaa Ringed Seal inhabits the park.
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  • 8. Savonlinna Cathedral Savonlinna
    Savonlinna is a town and a municipality of 33,866 inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region. The Finnish name of the town means Castle of Savonia and the Swedish name means New Castle.
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  • 9. Savonlinna Provincial Museum Savonlinna
    Savonlinna is a town and a municipality of 33,866 inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region. The Finnish name of the town means Castle of Savonia and the Swedish name means New Castle.
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  • 10. Punkaharju Ridge Punkaharju
    Punkaharju is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Savonlinna on January 1, 2013. It was located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 3,702 and covered an area of 748.12 square kilometres of which 276.86 km2 was water. The population density was 7.8555/km2 . The municipality was unilingually Finnish.Finnish Forest Museum Lusto and the Finnish Forest Research Institute are located in Punkaharju, which hosts a research forest park open for visitors. In the park some of the tallest trees in the whole Finland can be found, for example pines in the height of 40 metres . Punkaharju ridge is a famous national landscape protected by a national reserve.
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