What to do and see in North Karelia, Finland: The Best Museums

December 6, 2021 Enedina Augsburger

North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Southern Savonia and South Karelia, as well as Russia.
Restaurants in North Karelia

1. Nightwish Story

Kiteentie 13, Kitee 82500 Finland http://www.nightwishstory.com
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Nightwish Story

2. 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.

3. North Karelian Museum's Kids' Street Mukulakatu

Koskikatu 7a, Joensuu 80100 Finland +358 50 5202762 [email protected] http://www.joensuu.fi/pohjoiskarjalanmuseo/mukulakatu
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North Karelian Museum's Kids' Street Mukulakatu

Mukulakatu is part of the North Karelian Museum. It is a fairy tale town, which is based on the history of the city of Joensuu.

4. Ikolan Museo

Kotiniementie 2, Nurmes 75530 Finland +358 40 1045154 http://www.nurmes.fi/museo
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Ikolan Museo

Ikola Museum is an agricultural outdoor museum located in Porokyla, Nurmes. On the museum area there are several buildings preserved to show Finnish rural life at the beginning of 20th century. There are also exhibitions on local fire brigade, dairy production and art. You can also find sheep grazing on the field and a summer cafe in the main building. Museum is only open in summer.

5. Pielisen Museum

Pappilantie 2, Lieksa, Koli National Park 81720 Finland +358 40 1044151 [email protected] http://www.lieksa.fi/in-english
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4.5 based on 23 reviews

Pielisen Museum

6. Old Mine Mining Museum

Miner's Path 2 Address to parking lot, Outokumpu 83500 Finland +358 44 7559222 http://www.aarrekaupunki.fi/fi/vanha-kaivos/kaivosmuseo/
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Old Mine Mining Museum

7. Pohjois-Karjalan museo Hilma

Koskikatu 5, Joensuu 80100 Finland +358 50 5202762 http://www.joensuu.fi/pohjoiskarjalanmuseo
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Pohjois-Karjalan museo Hilma

8. Joensuun Taidemuseo Onni

Kirkkokatu 23, Joensuu 80100 Finland +358 13 2675388 http://www.joensuu.fi/taidemuseo
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Joensuun Taidemuseo Onni

9. Myllymuseo

Huttulantie 1 Puu-Juuka, Herralankosken puisto, Juuka 83900 Finland +358 10 8354000 http://www.juukaseura.fi/museot/myllymuseo/
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10. Koli Nature Centre Ukko

Ylae-Kolintie 39 Koli National Park, Koli 83960 Finland +358 20 6395654 [email protected] http://www.outdoors.fi/en/kolinaturecentre
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Koli Nature Centre Ukko

The Koli Nature Centre Ukko offers Finland's best known national landscape, the hills of Eastern Finland and heritage sites. The Koli Heritage Exhibition displays Koli's geological features, natural environment and culture in a variety of ways and provides advice and tips for hiking in the Koli National Park. The Nature Centre is only a few hundred metres from the Ukko-Koli lookout point.

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