Things to do in Hamina, Kymenlaakso: The Best Sights & Landmarks

June 17, 2021 Harland Bartelt

Hamina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑminɑ]; Swedish: Fredrikshamn, [freːdriksˈhamn]) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 145 km (90 mi) east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso region, and formerly the province of Southern Finland. The municipality's population is 20,554 (31 August 2017) and covers an area of 1,155.14 square kilometres (446.00 sq mi), of which 545.66 km (210.68 sq mi) is water. The population density is 33.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (87.3/sq mi). The population of the central town is approximately 10,000. Hamina is unilingually Finnish speaking.
Restaurants in Hamina

1. Hamina Old Town

Mannerheimintie, Hamina Finland http://www.hamina.fi/en/Tourists/
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4.5 based on 46 reviews

Hamina Old Town

Reviewed By FiftyFifty5050 - Montgomery, United Kingdom

We were staying with our daughter and partner in Hamina, who have been there since the beginning of the year, living in an apartment within the old town, in sight of the cathedral - really in the centre of the community. Wooden buildings predominate, mostly no more than two or three stories and a distinctive style. My other half thought it was reminiscent of a Chekhov play, I thought it was rather like finding oneself in the middle of a Tolstoy novel - I am sure there are famous Finnish authors who would be more appropriately quoted here. The buildings have been allowed to speak for themselves and display their beauty because, whilst shops, offices and restaurants are housed within some of them, signage is kept low key and you almost have to be at the window or door before the nature of the business becomes apparent. This only lends to the character of the streets. The town hall is literally at the centre of the town, with all other streets radiating out like the spokes of a wheel - all roads lead to the centre. This is a military town and there are parade grounds and buildings to see and the Bastion fortification - well worth a walk around.

2. Hamina Town Hall

Maariankatu 2, Hamina 49400 Finland +358 5 7492604 http://www.hamina.fi/
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4.5 based on 35 reviews

Hamina Town Hall

Reviewed By FiftyFifty5050 - Montgomery, United Kingdom

The town of Hamina was planned in a circular design, with the Town Hall having pride of place at the centre - a wide road circling around it and all streets then leading off it. Driving up one of the 'spokes' of this design, one cannot miss the town hall. More formal in design than many of the low wooden buildings which surround it, the town hall stands out, particularly when lit up at night and is a fitting centrepiece for what is really a small town. There is a cafe in one side (we didn't visit) which our daughter, who is living in Hamina, tells us is great for sitting outside and watching the world go by. Other than that, it really is the symbol of the layout of the town. A good photo opportunity and accessible from anywhere in Hamina.

3. St. John's Church

Raatihuoneentori 10, Hamina 49400 Finland +358 5 2103000 http://www.haminanseurakunta.fi/johanneksen-kirkko
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

St. John's Church

4. Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral

Kadettikoulunkatu 1, Hamina 49400 Finland +358 20 6100480 http://www.orthamina.fi/
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4.5 based on 19 reviews

Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral

5. Statue of Varvara Shantina

Kadettikoulunkatu St., Hamina 49400 Finland
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4.5 based on 24 reviews

Statue of Varvara Shantina

6. Main Building of Military School

Hamina Finland +358 5 7492500 [email protected] http://www.hamina.fi/visithamina/kohdekortit/reserviupseerikoulu-ruk
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4.5 based on 21 reviews

Main Building of Military School

7. Marian Kirkko

Pikkuympyraekatu 34, Hamina 49400 Finland +358 5 2103000 http://www.haminanseurakunta.fi/253-marian-kirkko
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Marian Kirkko

8. Tove Jansson's Wall Paintings

Hotel Seurahuone Pikkuympyraekatu 5, Hamina 49400 Finland +358 10 7635871
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Tove Jansson's Wall Paintings

9. Hamina Fortress

Raatihuoneentori 16, Hamina 49400 Finland
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Hamina Fortress

Reviewed By FiftyFifty5050 - Montgomery, United Kingdom

The Hamina Fortress is worth a visit just to marvel at the phenomenal earth moving exercise that must have taken place to construct it. The fortification circles the town, part earthworks, part stone buttressing - and huge stones, no mere feat at all. We visited in October, during Covid-19, so the fortress was deserted and the canopy was not in position; this did reveal the sheer size of the open area though. It is well worth walking the circumference of the fortress and then carrying on along the top of the wall to see the other fortifications. Building and engineering that you seldom see on this scale today.

10. German Self-Propelled Gun StuG III

Kadettikoulunkatu 8, Hamina 49400 Finland +358 5 18166498
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German Self-Propelled Gun StuG III

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