Guidebook for Kouvola
Parks & Nature
Repovesi's rugged forests are dotted with blue lakes and ponds. The park offers accessible adventures for everyone. Its hills and cliffs challenge keen hikers and climbers. Highlights for families include a hanging bridge, the hand-operated Fox's Ferry, cosy Lapp-style huts for rent, and fine views over the treetops from the park's high spots. Repovesi is just a couple of hours from Helsinki, but when you sit round a campfire listening to the eerie calls of red-throated divers echoing over the lake the city feels a million miles away.
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Repovesi National Park
Repovesi's rugged forests are dotted with blue lakes and ponds. The park offers accessible adventures for everyone. Its hills and cliffs challenge keen hikers and climbers. Highlights for families include a hanging bridge, the hand-operated Fox's Ferry, cosy Lapp-style huts for rent, and fine views over the treetops from the park's high spots. Repovesi is just a couple of hours from Helsinki, but when you sit round a campfire listening to the eerie calls of red-throated divers echoing over the lake the city feels a million miles away.
Arboretum Mustila near Elimäki in Southern Finland was founded in 1902 as a test site for exotic conifer species. Today it remains a unique area of introduced horticultural plants in northern Europe. Nearly 100 conifer species, more than 200 broad-leaved tree species and numerous shrubs, vines, bulbs and perennials have been planted in the arboretum, covering 120 hectares.
Arboretum Mustila is especially famous for its rhododendrons and azaleas. In June a colourful sea of flowers can be seen in the Rhododendron Valley when hundreds of different species and hybrids are blooming. Another spectacular season of colours is in the autumn when the deciduous trees burst into a glow of red, orange a
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Arboretum Mustila
57 MustilantieArboretum Mustila near Elimäki in Southern Finland was founded in 1902 as a test site for exotic conifer species. Today it remains a unique area of introduced horticultural plants in northern Europe. Nearly 100 conifer species, more than 200 broad-leaved tree species and numerous shrubs, vines, bulbs and perennials have been planted in the arboretum, covering 120 hectares.
Arboretum Mustila is especially famous for its rhododendrons and azaleas. In June a colourful sea of flowers can be seen in the Rhododendron Valley when hundreds of different species and hybrids are blooming. Another spectacular season of colours is in the autumn when the deciduous trees burst into a glow of red, orange a
Shopping
Kauppakeskus Veturi
1 TervasharjunkatuEssentials
S-market Jaala
117 JaalantieEntertainment & Activities
Tykkimäki Amusement Park’s indoor activity park, Actionpark, offers joy of physical activity all year round. The more than 20 different activities at Actionpark guarantee sporty and enjoyable time together for the whole family.
Aquapark offers super-fun water slides, water play pools and a 25-meter swimming pool for serious swimmers. For freshening up, there are sauna facilities and changing room as well as a restaurant area with a large terrace. From the terrace, you can also see the neighbouring Käyrälampi Beach. You can buy a range of soft drinks and ice cream from the beach kiosk.
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Tykkimäki
Tykkimäki Amusement Park’s indoor activity park, Actionpark, offers joy of physical activity all year round. The more than 20 different activities at Actionpark guarantee sporty and enjoyable time together for the whole family.
Aquapark offers super-fun water slides, water play pools and a 25-meter swimming pool for serious swimmers. For freshening up, there are sauna facilities and changing room as well as a restaurant area with a large terrace. From the terrace, you can also see the neighbouring Käyrälampi Beach. You can buy a range of soft drinks and ice cream from the beach kiosk.
Getting Around
Kouvola Matkakeskus
3 HallituskatuDrinks & Nightlife
Vanha Kelo
1 MauontieMustila Viini is a Finnish winery founded in 1997. Winery is located on Highway 6 in Elimäki
MUSTILA WINE
21 Mustilan puistotieMustila Viini is a Finnish winery founded in 1997. Winery is located on Highway 6 in Elimäki
Arts & Culture
Verla is a UNESCO World Heritage site that captures an interesting phase of development in Finland’s history.
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Verla mill museum
295 VerlantieVerla is a UNESCO World Heritage site that captures an interesting phase of development in Finland’s history.
Welcome to Maritime Centre Vellamo! Come and learn the stories of the sea and the Kymenlaakso region. Let our exhibitions take you by surprise, dive deeper into the history of seafaring on a guided tour or examine history independently in our Information Centre. Spend an active day with the whole family, enjoy delicious food by the sea or organise an unforgettable meeting or party in one of our venues.
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Maritime Centre Vellamo
99 TornatorintieWelcome to Maritime Centre Vellamo! Come and learn the stories of the sea and the Kymenlaakso region. Let our exhibitions take you by surprise, dive deeper into the history of seafaring on a guided tour or examine history independently in our Information Centre. Spend an active day with the whole family, enjoy delicious food by the sea or organise an unforgettable meeting or party in one of our venues.