Finland of the 1 000 lakes
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Helsinki ?
The map of your stay "Finland of the 1 000 lakes"
Detail of the stay : Finland of the 1 000 lakes
How to get there - Helsinki
Discovering Lappeenranta
Steps: Lappeenranta
From Helsinki, take the bus to Lappeenranta and from there visit Lake Saimaa on one of the many boats open to tourists. The circuit passes through the lock of the Saimaa Canal. If you are lucky, you may see seals, symbols of the Lakes region. Another attraction in Lappeenranta is the fortress built in 1649 and overlooking the city from the heights.
Imatra, a city on the border with Russia
Steps: Imatra
See the Valtion Hotelli, an architectural masterpiece in the Art Nouveau style not to be missed. Other highlights include the Imatrankoski rapids, the nearby park and the Imatran Voima hydroelectric power plant ("Imatra's strength").
Places of interest : RAPIDES KRUUNUNPUISTO (PARC DE LA COURONNE)
Sumptuous road to Punkaharju
It is accessible through an impressive road: the rock becomes cliff and this moraine ends up leaving only the paved road with a view overlooking the lake on each side.
