Valamo Monastery Accommodation

The Finnish Lakeland


Valamo is especially peaceful once the day-trippers depart and evening descends. Guesthouses in picturesque wooden buildings provide comfortable, no-frills sleeping with shared bathrooms; there are also hotel rooms with private bathrooms. Prices drop midweek and outside summer. Wi-fi in hotel rooms and cafeteria only.


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1. Joensuu Bunker Museum

28.41 MILES

Situated 8.5km northwest of the city centre, off Rd 9, this outdoor museum is part of the Suomen Salpa ('Finland's Bolt'). Built between the Winter War…