Päämaja

The Finnish Lakeland


Sports fans congregate at this popular pub, which pours a range of home-brewed beers and offers live-music gigs or DJs on weekends. If you're out and about in Mikkeli after midnight (admittedly unlikely), this is where you'll want to be.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Finnish Lakeland attractions

1. Päämajamuseo

0.29 MILES

Päämajamuseo was Mannerheim’s office and the base of the Finnish armed forces during WWII and evokes this period of Finland's history well.

2. Jalkaväkimuseo

0.46 MILES

The Jalkaväkimuseo is one of the largest military museums in Finland, with 10 exhibition rooms in two 19th-century timber army barracks. These are…

3. Kenkävero

0.61 MILES

A picturesque 19th-century timber parsonage estate 1.3km southwest of the city centre on the shore of Lake Saimaa, Kenkävero is now Mikkeli's most popular…