Holiday in Savo 2021

WATERWAYS AND NATURE

Taipale canal

A piece of the most beautiful Finnish Lakeland

Taipale canal Taipale's old canal that is located in Varkaus was Finland's first shut-off canal when it was completed in 1840. The 500-metre-long, deep canal that is used today, connects Haukivesi and Unnukka, and it was completed in 1967. The attractions of Taipale canal include the Canal Museum, Kukkakievari music cafe and the domestic animals in the cafe's yard area, the museum shop, and the canal trail that circulates the area with information boards and the historical stone canal. Taipale Canal Museum www.varkaus.fi/museot/taipaleen-kanavamuseo

The five municipalities introduced in this brochure, can be reached via highways 5 and 23, but also via Leppävirta and Heinävesi routes that are a part of Saimaa’s water area. Proximity to the waterways gives the region's landscapes and culture their own unique stamp. Konnus canal The first of the Konnus canals was completed in Leppävirta in 1841. Today the third version of Konnus canal is in use, it was completed in 1973. There is plenty to see in the Konnus region: in addition to the three different aged canals, the area has five fish-rich rapids, and relief from cultural hunger is provided with, for example, summer theatres and a variety of entertainment events.

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Holiday in Savo // JOROINEN • LEPPÄVIRTA • PIEKSÄMÄKI • VARKAUS