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The 10 Best Specialty Museums in South Karelia, Finland
South Karelia (Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia and North Karelia, as well as Russia.
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1. Saimaa Kanal Museum
2. Kotkaniemi
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
3. Lappeenranta Fortress
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 208 reviews
Reviewed By jlaakso - Porvoo, Finland
Three museums (two art museums and a small and comfy cavalry museum), nice cafes, lots of shops with local arts and crafts. We had pancakes with honey that’s made by bees local to the fortress yard!
4. Imatra Veteran’s Home Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By finnegg - Helsinki, Finland
Excellent museum, wonderful and interesting guided tour by the son of the owner. This museum alone was worth the trip from Helsinki... 100% recommended
5. Karelia Aviation Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
6. Wolkoff House Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By outip2019
You get to Wolkoff’s foyer directly from the museum shop. It’s a small place. One room, barely big enough for about four people. But it’s big in history. The whole history of Lappeenranta lives there. It is embedded into the walls, the floor and the ceiling, all wooden. A few minutes is enough to get the vibes, but an hour or two of meditation would be optimal. The whole house is nice, but the foyer is amazing. There are two writings on the wall: E.T. (!) and LETTU, which is a crepe, like a pancake. It seems that E.T. loves crepes, or Finnish style pancakes. They are to be eaten either with sugar sprinkled on top or with a good jam like strawberry or raspberry. For a drink a glass of milk if you’re a young one or young at heart. A cup of coffee if you’re a more mature person. Back to the foyer of Wolkoff’s house museum. In my opinion this is the number one place in Lappeenranta. Visit this one and you understand the history of the town.
7. Karelian Farmhouse Open Air Museum
8. Lappeenranta Car Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
9. Rajamuseo Imatra
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 4 reviews
10. Ylamaa Gem Society
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
