What to do and see in Ilomantsi, North Karelia: The Best Things to do

June 19, 2021 Renato Branum

Discover the best top things to do in Ilomantsi, Finland including Parppeinvaaran Runokyla, Petkeljarven Kansallispuisto, KoiHu Adventures, Mohko Ironworks Museum, Hyvinvointikeskus Toivonlahti, Kino Mantsi.
Restaurants in Ilomantsi

1. Parppeinvaaran Runokyla

Parppeintie 4C, Ilomantsi 82900 Finland +358 50 3758787 [email protected] http://www.parppeinvaara.fi/fi/
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Parppeinvaaran Runokyla

Karelian cultural idiosyncrasies come together in Parppeinvaara Rune Singer's Village, Ilomantsi: kantele music, handicraft, orthodoxy and traditional food. On display in Parppeinvaara are also war history and Ilomantsi’s nature and its animals. The Rune Singer’s House , museum buildings of Mateli Kuivalatar and Korhonen, Border Major General Raappana’s Cottage, All Saints Chapel, Mesikkä Animal Museum and Restaurant Parppeinpirtti are all located in Parppeinvaara.

2. Petkeljarven Kansallispuisto

Petkeljarventie 41, Ilomantsi Finland +358 20 6395654 http://www.luontoon.fi/petkeljarvi
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Petkeljarven Kansallispuisto

3. KoiHu Adventures

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KoiHu Adventures

In the nightless nights of the Finnish summer, in pure silence - far from busy city lives - enjoying the safeness, clean climate and clean waters, river Koitajoki and lake Koitere offer great opportunities for both short and longer canoeing trips. Diverse nature in Ilomantsi range from pine-clad esker ridges to bald swamp. These waters have had important role for our farther and generations before him, by providing fish to eat and a mean to transfer wood and other big items, before the roads, trains and trucks existed in this rural area. Now these waters offer wilderness and quiet environment for visitors to be with nature. Both Koitere and Koitajoki are suitable even for the more inexperienced paddlers, and are also perfect for fishing.

4. Mohko Ironworks Museum

Mohkontie 209, Ilomantsi 82980 Finland +358 50 3428825 [email protected] http://www.mohkonruukki.fi
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Mohko Ironworks Museum

Finland’s easternmost village, Möhkö, is situated next to Koitajoki River in Ilomantsi. The entire village was originally founded around one of Finland’s largest lake iron ore ironworks. Möhkö’s unique cultural environment includes buildings, the remnants of industrial history, memories of war history, non-indigenous plants brought in by the war and beautiful nature. The ironworks also has a unique restored canal system restored. There is the cafe, Möhkön Manta, situated in the old residential barge. Lemmenpolku (Path of Love) meanders on the vast compounds of the ironworks. The path leads travellers to Lotinankoski Rapids and Möhkö’s Aboretum.

5. Hyvinvointikeskus Toivonlahti

Henrikintie 4, Ilomantsi 82900 Ilomantsi Finland +358 40 0357200 http://www.linklife.fi/linklife/yksikot/toivonlahti/

6. Kino Mantsi

Kauppatie 9, Ilomantsi 82900 Finland http://www.ilomantsi.fi/kino-mantsi

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