At 134 km from Helsinki is the city of Kouvola. It's an amazing thing, but the city owes a lot to the Russian railways, and now its life is closely connected with them. In 1875, with the aim of servicing the Riihimaki-St. Petersburg line, the Kouvola station was established, and in the early 21st century an Allegro high-speed train was launched along this line.
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The life of the town flows according to its quiet cozy laws from a smoking locomotive to a train that looks like an airplane .What else will engineers come up with? What technical innovations will see the railway station of a small Finnish town? In any case, in 2012 the road from St. Petersburg to Kouvola takes only 2 hours and 20 minutes, which, undoubtedly, is very convenient .On the highway E18, the distance between these cities can be overcome in 4 hours (287 km) .On the highways 6 and 15 from Kouvola, you can get to Helsinki, in addition, the bus stops in the city, following the route St. Petersburg - Tampere .
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Kouvola
The architecture of the city is mostly simple and concise, which is typical for Finland. The central street, which starts almost from the station itself, is a pedestrian zone. A lot of cafes and restaurants, which in a short Finnish summer are rushing to take out tables and chairs to the street, so that customers can enjoy the uncharitable northern sun, numerous shops, tourist offices, souvenir shops occupy the first floors of buildings on this street.
Not far from the central street is the museum quarter. Despite the name, it can not boast of pompous buildings, wooden houses here are simple and functional, here once lived mostly train drivers with their families, then the street was called the "train driver district". Here you can find a variety of expositions: the Pharmacy Museum, the Museum of Railway Layouts, the Radio Museum have very interesting collections.
The City Art Museum is housed in the building of the Palace of Culture "Kouvola House". The structure is built in the style of post-modernism by the design of Erkki Valovirt in 1987 and is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Finland. Collections of the museum began to form in the first years of the 20th century, and are now very extensive collections of contemporary art objects. The museum can be visited on Tuesday and Thursday from 11 to 18 hours, on Wednesday from 11 to 19 hours, on Fridays from 10 to 17 hours, on Saturdays from 11 to 16 hours, on Sundays from 12 to 16 hours.
The central Evangelical-Lutheran church of Kouvola was built in 1977, it is interesting with the symbolic depiction of Christ and his apostles. In 1952, a church was built and consecrated in Kapyulya. In addition to the premises for worshipers, there are club rooms for meetings, meetings and chamber concerts. Church of Blessed Ursula was consecrated in 1993. City churches amaze the unprepared spectator with their modern forms and extensive educational activities, for which they have all the conditions.
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Surroundings of Kouvola
Surprisingly beautiful scenery awaits in the vicinity of the city of those who got out for a walk .Untouched forests, unspoiled lakes, among which tourist routes are laid, will give unforgettable impressions and the joy of communicating with nature .Repovesi National Park is open for visits in accordance with the program, which is announced every year before the start of the tourist season and is one of Finland's most attractive tourist sites .In the natural landscape of the park, fine engineering structures perfectly fit, one of the most interesting is the suspension bridge across the Lapinsalmi Strait .
At the eastern end of the bridge there is an equipped parking lot, so it is better to build the route from west to east, then later, during the halt, recover from the worries.
Mount Olhavanvuori attracts fans of rock climbing from all over Finland. And that tourists had something to remember, for them a special route is laid, along which it is possible without any problems to climb to the top of the mountain and feel like a mother mountaineer. Well, you can explore the park from the 20-meter Elving Tower, which is open on weekends from May 15 to September 25 from 11 to 18 hours, at other times by prior arrangement.
Tykkimäki amusement park
Tourists, especially those who come with children, have come to love the Tykkimäki amusement park (site on rus@@.яз .), the third largest among Finnish .This amusement park is rich in various attractions, including pretty scary ones, so before you get in line to any of them, you have to weigh your strengths .Anyone who passes the test of speed, height, encounters with monsters, may well consider themselves to save the world, in which case .Those who are not ready for great achievements, and the smallest visitors in the park are offered quite safe traditional carousels and swings .There is also the largest terrarium in Finland and the "Dance Palace" . Photo of Kouvola (6)