Museum of South Karelia

Museum of South Karelia is a museum in , which is located on Kristiinankatu. Museum of South Karelia is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: cultural history museum in Lappeenranta in South Karelia, Finland
  • Also known as: “Etela-Karjalan Museo” and “South Karelia Museum”
  • Address: Kristiinankatu 15, Lappeenranta, 53900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cavalry Museum and St. Mary’s Church of Lappee.

Museum
Photo: Smeiskon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 360 metres south of Museum of South Karelia.

Church
Photo: Александров, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mary's Church of Lappee is a wooden Evangelical Lutheran church in the center of , . The construction began in April 1792 and the church was consecrated partially unfinished in June 1794. is situated 1 km south of Museum of South Karelia.

Church
Photo: GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 790 metres south of Museum of South Karelia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaukas and Myllymäki.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km east of Museum of South Karelia.

Suburb
Photo: Алексей Решетников, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Museum of South Karelia.

Suburb
Photo: Johan Knutson, Public domain.
is a former Finnish market town in the region. It was closed down on 1 January 1967 and was incorporated into . The present district of comprises only the center of the former town. is situated 4½ km east of Museum of South Karelia.

Museum of South Karelia

Latitude
61.06742° or 61° 4′ 3″ north
Longitude
28.1834° or 28° 11′ 0″ east
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Levels
1
Open location code
9GHC358M+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89646626
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
12699609
Wiki­data ID
Q18346681
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Museum of South Karelia” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Karjalan museo”
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Karjalan Museo”
  • Inari Sami: “Maadâ-Kärjil museo”
  • Japanese: “南カルヤラ博物館”
  • Northern Sami: “Lulli-Gárjila musea”
  • Russian: “Музей Южной Карелии”
  • Skolt Sami: “Saujj-Kaʹrjjel muʹzei”
  • Swedish: “Södra Karelens museum”

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Explore places such as Linnoitus and Rapasaari.

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