Lake District (Järvi-Suomi) | |
Information | |
Country | Finland |
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Location | |
The lake region is a geographic region of the Finland
Understand
Regions
Cities
- 1 Joensuu – capital of the North Karelia region, Joensuu is a student city,
- 2 Jyväskylä – city located in the heart of the lakes region
- 3 Mikkeli – capital of the South Savonia region
- 4 Kuopio – Capital of the North Savonia region and important student city
- 5 Pieksämäki
- 6 Savonlinna – The city hosts the Savonlinna Opera Festival every year, which attracts an average of 60,000 tourists, a quarter of whom are foreigners. The famous Cell Phone Throwing World Championship is held in Savonlinna.
- 7 Varkaus
Other destinations
- 1 Kerimäki – This village is home to the largest wooden church in the world.
- 2 Koli National Park (Kolin kansallispuisto) – The most famous place in the park is Mount Ukkokoli on Koli Mountain from which one has a panoramic view of Lake Pielinen
- 3 Kontiolahti – Small town with a largely forest and wild landscape
- 4 Rautalampi – This village of about 3,000 inhabitants is an important summer destination for Finnish tourists. There are 1,600 holiday homes there.