Culture & Tourism

Eco-friendly holiday housing fair in Mäntyharju from 27th June to 10th July, 2011.

The Holiday Housing Fair will be held in Pähkinälehto in Pyhäkoski, 10 km west of the centre of Mäntyharju. The fair area is located on the shore of Lake Pyhävesi about 2 km south of the junction of Main Road 5 and Vihannansalmentie road. Distances from the fair area Honkahimmeli, the world’s largest wooden bridge that is part of a main road, is located approxi-mately 2.3 km away in Vihantasalmi. The distance to Mikkeli, the largest town in the region, is 40 km. The distance to Helsinki is around 180 km.

Attractions
Salmela Art Centre
A major cultural event. Many varied
art forms in a charming church vil-
lage setting. Art exhibits, concerts,
summerhouse architecture. Open
daily 12 June - 8 August 11am-6pm
Mäntyharjuntie 25, (015) 464 526,
www.taidekeskussalmela.f
Iso-Pappila Museum Area
An attractive former, 19th century
parsonage. New exhibitions, events
all summer long. Open 12 June – 8
August. 11am-5pm, closed on Mid-
summer Eve and Midsummer Day.
Iso-Pappilantie 2,
tel. 044 262 3307 (in summer),
tel. 015 770 111 (other times)
Veterans’ Memorial Park and
Military Dugout Museum
The Veterans' Memorial Park was
built in the Iso-Pappila area in
1995. It contains a genuine military
dugout, trenches, and a cannon
from the Second World War. Photo-
graphs, objects and handwork from
the wartime period. Open daily 12
June - 8 August 12-6pm (closed
Mondays). Additional hours by ar-
rangement. tel. 040 503 3183
Mäntyharju Church
The second largest wood church in
Finland, and the largest log build-
ing with horizontally-laid, corner-
notched log construction. The
church, designed by government
architect Charles Bassi, was com-
pleted in 1822. The bell tower was
completed in 1819. Open 1 June -8
August 9am-4pm. tel. 0400 143 630
Tyry Wine Farm
The farm makes wines and liqueurs
from home-grown berries and
currants. The restaurant is fully
licensed. Shop selling wines, wine
jelly and moonshine mustard.
2 May - 30 August. Open on week-
days 10am-8pm and Sat-Sun 10am-
6pm. In winter by arrangement.
Pekkojärventie 118,
tel. (015) 686 108 , www.tyrynviini.f
Linkkumylly
The book Kiosk and the summer
Cafe, Art exhibition The wonders
of the Nature and UFOs, Concerts.
Open 6 June -15 August, 12 am -17
pm, Mouhuntie 647,
040 730 2818 or 040 5020834,
linkkumylly@linkkumylly.f
Miekankoski Log-foating
Museum, Renewed museum of
log-foating and a forge, café and
souvenir shop, Peace of Turku
(1743) Memorial. Open 1 May -31
August 10am-8pm. Miekankosken-
tie 942, tel. 0400 653281