City: Kymenlaakso
Top Things to do in Kymenlaakso
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day 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.
Restaurants in Kymenlaakso
1. Pyhtaa Church of Saint Henry
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By mikaelk676 - Copenhagen, Denmark
My other brother lives just on the other side of the park. This Russian Orthodox Church was the very few of buildings which were not bombed down during the WWII. The entire city was bombed down, and so this church maintained its power as the shrine for the patron saint of sailors, helper of the poor ( all we know Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas ) and also patron saint of the island Kotka. What you go to see are the beautiful icons covered in gemstones and precious metals, and the rose oil and galbanum burning always as an eternal prayer. The ceiling with its gold stars is worth a peek, just lay down on the floor and amazement the beauty of the thousands of stars on a blue background. This church is also worth seeing for its Christmas Mass, pompous of course because it is the church of Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Nicholaj...and the Easter Mass with the entire community lead by gold clad priests round the church seven times...take a picnic with you and enjoy on the greens, or check if they have the fish pond, selling fresh salmon, and cure and prepare it if you want to!
6. Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral
7. Kotka Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
This Neo-gothic style brick church was inaugurated in 1898. The bell tower rises to a height of 54 meters. On our visit, the church was closed and we couldn't see the altarpiece painted by Pekka Halonen and the largest Baroque-style organ in Finland.
8. Maretarium
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 117 reviews
Maretarium is a unique aquarium with Finnish fish species and with information of water protection in Finland. Besides aquarium there are souvenir shop Meripuoti and Meri Café Kristina.
Reviewed By Jaana_Soulforge - Vantaa, Finland
Even though the massive Baltic Sea aquarium was under repairment, all the other tanks were interesting and very much suitable for a family of a 2-year-old. The classroom setting was super sympathetic! Would recommend and will be back once the main tank is back on track.
9. Poikilo - Museums
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 13 reviews
Kouvola Museum Quarter from 1920s tells about Kouvola history as a railroad village. You can visit old wooden houses and find a nice cafe with art exhibitions, small workshops and shops with handmade local handcraft. At Kouvola Museum Quarter there is arranged many happenings like The Night of The Arts, An Old Time Market Place in september, Christmas happening, and The Arts & Skills -day.
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
The Poikilo Museums comprise the Kouvola Art Museum and the Kouvola City Museum in the Kouvola House. The exhibitions are changing. It is an interesting combination of art and history. The Art Museum focuses on contemporary Finnish art. On our visit, there was an exhibition called 'On behalf of nature'. It consisted of works from the Heino Art Foundation collection which is one of Finland’s foremost collections of contemporary art. The City Museum shows exhibitions related to the history of Kouvola. On our visit, there was an interesting exhibition called 'Manor Houses of Kouvola'. The exhibition showed what the past life was in Kouvola's manor houses.
10. Sirius Sport Resort
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 25 reviews
Kiipeilypuisto / Norway Park 2016 Auki touko-syyskuussa. Kesän aukioloajat vaihtelevat kesän mittaan! Tarkistathan tarkemmat aukioloajat nettisivuiltamme. Aikaa ei normaaleiden aukioloaikojen sisällä tarvitse varata. Päiväliput Siriuksen vastaanotosta 15€/lapsi & 25€/aikuinen Sisäsurffaus / FlowRider Auki ympäri vuoden ke-su. Surffiin varattava aika. Surffiliput normaalisti 25€/hlö, mutta tarjoussurffitunteja löytyy vaihtelevina ajankohtina. Tarkemmat tiedot ja varaukset nettisivuiltamme. Tuulitunnelilento Auki ympäri vuoden ke-su. Tuulitunneliin varattava aika. Tuulitunneliin myydään eri pituisia lentopaketteja, alkaen 60€/2min. Tarkemmat tiedot ja varaukset nettisivuiltamme.
