History Museums in Finland
The first museums in Finland were established in the last half of the 19th century, at the same time as growing sense of nationalism emerged within Finland (Finland was then part of Tsarist Russia)....
View ArticlePrehistoric South Karelia
The prehistory of South Karelia Twelve thousand years ago, Finland (the area between Norway/Sweden and the White Sea / Lake Onega) was almost totally buried under a continental ice sheet, just as...
View ArticleA brief history of South Karelia
A brief history of South Karelia The Finnish Karelia of today consists of the separate and distinct regions of South and North Karelia. Karelia was divided in this way as early as the Middle Ages when...
View ArticleThe architectural heritage of South Karelia
The architectural heritage of South Karelia South Karelian landscapes The present-day region of South Karelia consists of ten municipalities (Imatra, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Luumäki, Parikkala, Rautjärvi,...
View ArticleSuomenniemi Museums
Suomenniemi Museums The Municipality of Suomenniemi is near the town of Mikkeli and is part of the South Savo region within South Karelia. Suomenniemi museums are two in number, the Lyytikkälä Museum...
View ArticleJaeger Museum of Finland (Suomen Jääkärimuseo) – Kauhava
Located within the Natural History Museum of Kauhava, the Jaeger Museum of Finland is a permanent exhibition telling the story of the formation, operations and history of nearly 2000 young men who went...
View ArticleForestry Museum of Lapland (Lapin Metsämuseo)
The Forestry Museum of Lapland (Lapin Metsämuseo) saves, researches, maintains and presents the cultural heritage of Lapland’s forestry history – and funnily enough, it’s the only museum in the world...
View ArticleFinland’s Steam-powered Phoenix Log Hauler
In the Forestry Museum of Lapland you will find the “Sandberg” Locomotive – which is actually a steam-powered Phoenix Log Hauler imported from Wisconsin. In 1913, the first of two of the log haulers...
View ArticleThe Life and Art of Pekka Halonen
Pekka Halonen was a painter of Finnish landscapes and people who would go on to become one of the more notable painters in the world of Finnish Art. This Post provides what’s probably the most detailed...
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