City: Kymenlaakso
Top Things to do in Kymenlaakso
Top 10 Specialty Museums in Kymenlaakso, Finland
Kymenlaakso (literally Kymi Valley) (Swedish: Kymmenedalen) is a region in Finland. It borders to the regions Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Savonia and South Karelia. Its name means literally The Valley of River Kymijoki. Kymijoki is one of the biggest rivers in Finland with a drainage basin with 11% of the area of Finland. The city of Kotka with 55,000 inhabitants is located at the delta of River Kymijoki and has the most important import harbour in Finland. Other cities are Kouvola further in the inland which has after a municipal merger 88,000 inhabitants and the old bastion town Hamina.
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1. Industrial Museum Ankkapurkha
2. Elimaen Kotiseutumuseo
3. World Heritage Site - Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 79 reviews
You can visit Verla Mill Museum 2 May – 30 September Tue-Sun 11:00-16:00 From midsummer until the August 15th open daily 10:00-18:00. (Closed in midsummer on Friday) Guided tours only: Tours in Finnish begin every hour on the hour. The last tour of the day is at 16:00 or 18:00. Tours in other languages (Swedish, English, German, Russian…) are available by arrangement. Admission Adults € 12 Concessions € 9 Children under 18 free entrance.
Reviewed By KriS343 - Kotka, Finland
The site is wonderfull, everything is like it was left tens of years ago. The guide had interesting stories to tell, including one lady who worked there for years and years on the same position and had even left markings on the floor during the years. But in the evening, just before the sun goes down and everyone else has gone. Only seagulls screaming and the powerplant humming. That is the time to just sit, watch and think how different things were decades ago.
4. Langinkoski Imperial Fishing Lodge Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 132 reviews
5. Maritime Centre Vellamo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 184 reviews
Reviewed By Susihukkanen - Porvoo, Finland
Especially the Ruotsinsalmen taistelut -section was superb. Also the ice-breaker Tarmo is worth checking. There are so much to see in the whole place that it is better to reserve at least 3 hours for the visit.
6. Salpa Line Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
The 1200 km long Salpa Line is one the strongest and best preserved lines of fortifications in Europe built during the Second World War. The most heavily fortified part of the Salpa Line is situated in between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Saimaa, where also the Salpa Line Museum of Miehikkälä is located. Several hectares wide heavily fortified museum area has originally been meant to serve as a defence centre for a company. You may examine the fortification works on guided tours in magnificent landscapes of forest and rock. There is a café and restaurant serving the visitors in the public serving area. The museum boutique offers for sale a wide variety of related literature and handiworks. Museum is open for groups by reservation all year round.
7. Kouvola Tube Radio Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
This museum is situated in the Museum Quarter of the Kaunisnurmi area. The museum displays about 300 of the most spectacular and special radios from the 1920s to the 1960s. While the museum tells the story of the history of radio, it also tells about the way people lived in Kouvola at that time. The furniture and other things are matching with the radios. Every room has an interesting commentary that can be heard from the radios by pushing a button.
8. Model Railroad Museum Kouvola
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 40 reviews
The largest model railroad exhibition in Finland with engines using real whistling sounds. The museum also features a wooden steam train, one of the three existing trains with Masson engine, running through 3 rooms on rails over 2.5 meters high! Visitors have an opportunity to act as engineers for the model trains, and see the development of railroad history. The cafe Onkapannu has always fresh ground coffee and delicious pastries. Museum is loca- ted right next to the railway station. “I will always try to put trains that I believe are of interest to each visitor.” Trains run exactly the same way as VR, see how the train's safety Block system works, but on a smaller scale. The performance takes 45 minutes.
9. Bunker Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
The Bunker Museum in Virolahti is a military history museum established in 1980. The museum’s permanent exhibition sheds light on the fortification of Finland’s eastern border in Virolahti in 1940–1941 and 1944. The museum’s permanent exhibition includes an indoor exhibition, a 15-minute multimedia short film on the history of the Salpa Line and fortifications in an outdoor museum area. Cafe serves customers during the museum’s opening hours. The museum is open on June–August Mon–Sun 10 am–6 pm and for the groups year-round upon request.
