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| Savonlinna | ||
| province | Eastern Finland | |
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| Residents | 35.523 (2015) | |
| Tourist info | 358 (0)15 51 75 10 savonlinna.travel | |
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Savonlinna is a city in Eastern Finland near the border to Russia. She is on the line Joensuu-Helsinki.
Savonlinna is best known for its annual opera festival, which takes place every summer and attracts thousands of opera fans from all over Europe.
background
getting there
By plane
Savonlinna Airport is 15 km north of the city.
By train
The train station is in the middle of the city. Trains run via Parikkala, towards Helsinki in the south or towards Joensuu in the north. Savonlinna can be reached in around 5 hours from the capital Helsinki.
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Olavinlinna Castle (Olavinlinna), 57150 Olavinlinna, Olavinlinna, 57130 Savonlinna. Tel.: 358 (15) 531164.
Olavinlinna Castle is now considered to be the best preserved medieval castle in Northern Europe. There is hardly any furniture left, but there are two exhibitions. One exhibits Orthodox icons and religious artifacts, the other artifacts from the castle and the surrounding area.
- Linnan Museo Ja Ortodoksinen Kirkkomuseo. Museum, gallery, exhibition.
- Savonlinnan Maakuntamuseo. Museum.
- Savonlinnan Kaupunginteatteri. Opera, theater, concert.
activities
- Savonlinna Opera Festival. Every year in July, the Savonlinna Opera Festival (fin. Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat) in the courtyard of Olavinlinna Castle, which attracts thousands of opera fans and is usually booked out very early.
