Karhuntassu Tourism and Culture Center, Salpalinja fortress area and Lake Toranki tour

• Duration approx. 7 h (depending on stops and walking routes included)
• Length 53 km (plus walking routes 4.5 km and 2 km)

Departure & Return

A. Karhuntassu Tourism and Culture Center (Matkailukeskus Karhuntassu), Torangintaival 2, Kuusamo

See current exhibitions here https://www.karhuntassu.fi/en/

(distance 12.5 km)

B. Salpalinja fortress area (Salpalinjan linnoitusalue), Lahtela area, Vanttajankannas, Lämsänkyläntie 62, Kuusamo

Suomen Salpa, Salpalinja, was a defense line built near the eastern border after the winter war. It stretched from the shores of the Baltic Sea from Virolahti all the way to Savukoski in Lapland. In Kuusamo, the Salpalinja structures of the Lahtela fortress area have been restored to reflect the situation in the fall of 1944. The area also has a 4.5 km long Salpalinja fortress trail (Lahtelan-Vanttaja path), along which there are several signposts. There is also a memorial to fallen German soldiers near the parking lot on the shore of Lake Kuusamojärvi in ​​the area.

(distance 34 km)

C. Lake Toranki old bird tower (Torangin lintutorni), Taivallahti 1, Kuusamo

(distance 4,5 km)

D. History trail in the center of Kuusamo (Historiapolku Kuusamo)

(walking route 2 km, see additional information https://atla.fi/kuusamo/kohde/kuusamon-historian-kaannekohtia#13.85/65.96687/29.19299), Kelantie 10, Kuusamo

(distance 2 km)

F. III Army Corps Memorial (III Armeijakunnan muistomerkki)

(In front of the Karhuntassu tourism and culture center), Torangintaival 2, Kuusamo

Other points of interest and nearby cafes/restaurants and various accommodation options are also marked on the route map.

More information https://www.visitkuusamo.fi/en/