City: South Karelia
Top Things to do in South Karelia
Countries
What to do and see in South Karelia, Finland: The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups
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.
Restaurants in South Karelia
1. Imatra Waterfall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 412 reviews
Reviewed By Cheeriop - Finland, null
Definetely worth a visit. Beautiful and powerful waterfall with lots of history. One can spend the whole day strolling along the banks and admiring either the power of the water or the rock formations. Walk all the around Kruunuvuorenpuisto and carry coffe ein thermos to enjoy at the end.
2. Imatrankoski
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 125 reviews
Reviewed By Cheeriop - Finland, null
Imatrankoski is a beuatiful and powerful place with lots of history. One can spen d anything between 10 minjutes to a day walking and admiring the power of water and the nice nature around. Even withiut the showtimes you can be lucky to see the dam open and the water flowing.
3. The Parikkala Sculpture Park
4. 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!
5. Lammassaari Island
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. Kummakivi Boulder
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By 888fergusw - Manchester, United Kingdom
This is well worth a detour if you are in this part of Finland although it is NOT easy to find. Hopefully these directions will make it easier for anyone trying to find it in the future. Drive south from Puumala for about 10 km until you see a sign on the left to Muuramaki. It's a gravel road and you need to drive for about 10 km or 15 minutes. You need to look out for a tall telecommunications mast that isn't that easy to spot despite it's height. When you spot the mast you need to look for a signpost on the right of the road to Kummakiventie. Drive up that road a short way and you will see a further sign to Kummakivi. Follow that and you will come to a small carpark with a board describing the boulder. Follow the path through thick woods for about five minutes and then there it is! A truly phenomenal sight. There was no one else around and it is certainly a very cool thing to see and experience.
8. Sandcastle Lappeenranta
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By miikah_12 - Lahti, Finland
Visiting here every summer is a tradition for me. Every year a different theme, with sculptures of theme kind. They use about 3 million m3 sand for making it! Besides of watching, there are also some other activities especially for little children. They have varied a little bit through years, but you can expect a little train and a carousel. They used to told fairy tales (in finnish) inside the castle for children, but on the last two years they have changed it for a chapel. So you can even get married in a sand castle!!!
9. Korpikeidas
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By Alextitkov - St. Petersburg, Russia
We have been coming to Korpikeidas for more than ten years. I believe they make the best smoked and salted trout in Finland. There is also very good frozen caviar without conservats. You can catch a trout and then they will smoke or salt it as you wish. You can eat it in the open air or inside, there are tables and small houses around the area. There is also a small zoo nearby that is a great fun for children.
