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in Fall e with v lo II too! I TT City • Activities • Nature • Culture a.fi l o v ou k t i vis . w ww .fi a l o v u o k sit i v . www 2 TABLE OF CO CONTENTS 3 Map 4 Garrison and sports clubs 6 ABC - Good to know 6 Conference service services 7 Excursion packages KOUVOLA - The city by the Kymi River How did Kouvola become the 10th biggest city in Finland? Anjalankoski, Elimäki, Jaala, Kouvola, Kuusankoski and Valkeala merged to form the new City of Kouvola on 1.1.2009. At the same time, Kouvola became the largest garrison city, and one of the largest provincial cities, in Finland. Kouvola has a population of 89,000 and a total area of 2,800 km2. Kouvola is a city with over 450 lakes and over 7,000 summer cottages. Kouvola is located in Southern Finland, only 90 minutes away from the Capital Region by train or car. From an international point of view, Kouvola is a gateway to the east for the European Union. The distance to St. Petersburg and Russia is less than 300 km and two trains depart for St. Petersburg every day. There is a lively atmosphere in the modern city centre, with fun-filled and joyful experiences for children in the busy amusement park. Wilderness areas, lakes and forests, countryside peace. Culture, theatre, concerts and The municipality has a large total area. However, all the tourist attractions are within a half hour drive from the city centre. The Tykkimäki Amusement Park, the Repovesi National Park, the Verla World Heritage Site and the Mustila Arboretum are the most famous tourist attractions in Kouvola at the moment. In addition to these magnificent attractions, there are also many small and idyllic attractions worth experiencing in Kouvola. We will provide more information on these attractions in this brochure. We will also tell you about the attractions of Iitti, our neighbouring municipality, and its church village, where the popular Iitti Music Festival and other events are organised in the summer. Hope to see you soon 8 Tykkimäki 8 Kouvola Miniature Railway Museum 8 Traffic Park 8 Manski Promenade and Market Square 9 ACTIVITIES events. Exciting sporting competitions. Everything tourists need when on holiday. Come visit us and get to know Kouvola! 8 CITY 9 Golf and petanque 9 Aviation 10 Downhill skiing and hillside driving 10 Motor sports 10 Equestrian sports 11 Cycling 11 Sports facilities 12 Sports offices 13 NATURE 13 Mustila Arboretum 13 Repovesi National Park 13 Other natural attractions 14 Nature activities 14 Heisanharju 14 Vuolenkoski village 14 Guided outdoor activities 14 Swimming 15 Fishing 15 Canoeing 16 Programme services 16 Cruises and boat transport services 17 CULTURE 17 Verla World Heritage Site 17 Museums 19 Military historical sites 19 Churches 21 Showrooms 22 Vineyards 22 Concerts 23 Theatres 24 MEMORANDUM FOR THE TOURIST 31 Restaurants 35 Accommodation 39 Event calendar 2009 IN KOUVOLA 3 Voikoski 3 Hillosensalmi Huhdasjärvi Karijärvi Repovesi Vuohijärvi Tihvetjärvi Niskajärvi Vekaranjärvi 46 Huutotöyry 2 Selänpää Verla Jaala Church 19 Village Pyhäjärvi Kimola Vuohijärvi Suolajärvi VT15 Multamäki KOUVOLA IITTI Voikkaa Kirkkojärvi Mankala 13 Valkeala Church Village Urajärvi 24 20 0 Kuusankoski 23 12 18 14 4 12 16 Haukkajärvi 25 Kausala Rapojärvi Lappalanjärvi VT12 9 15 VT6 Kaipiainen 1 10 11 1 17 21 Utti Enäjärvi Perheniemi Sääskjärvi Saaramaa Koria Myllykoski VT66 6V 5 22 Keltakangas 4 Sippola VT15 Elimäki Church Village 8 7 Inkeroinen Liikkala Anjala Ruotsinkylä a.fi l o v u o k t si i v . www ions inat st e de Mor MAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tykkimäki Amusement Park (p.8) Verla World Heritage Site (p.17) and Verla Winery (p.22) Repovesi National Park (p.13) Moisio Manor (p.21) Mustila Arboretum (p.13) Mustila Viini (p.22) 7 8 9 10 11 12 Anjala Manor Museum (p.17) Ankkapurha Industrial Museum (p.17) Paper Art Gallery (p.21) Children’s Traffic Park (p.8) Miniature Railway Museum (p.17) Manski Promenade (p.8) Fire Brigade Museum (p.18) 13 14 15 16 17 18 on: Valkeala Museum Area (p.18) Kettumäki Museum Area (p.18) Kaunisnurmi Museum Quarter (p.17-18) Kouvola Hall (p.21) Kuusankoski Hall (p.22) Mielakka Ski Centre (p.10) KoskiGolf (p.9) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Lampila Golf (p.9) Iitti Golf (p.9) Bogey Kouvola Golf Centre (p.9) Alppiruusu Producers’ Market (p.6) Benjamin Farm Market (p.6) Iitti Church Village (p.22) Kouvola Trotting Track (p.10) 4 MILITARY PROVINCE OF EASTERN FINLAND The Military Province of Eastern Finland is responsible for defence and planning in the regions of Kymenlaakso, Etelä-Karjala (South Karelia), Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia) and Pohjois-Savo (Northern Savonia). Kouvola can be called the country’s biggest garrison. In fact, in addition to the Headquarters of the Military Province of Eastern Finland, in the Kouvola region there are also the Karelia Brigade and the Utti Jaeger Regiment. Furthermore, the garrison area of Kouvola also hosts the Headquarters of the Eastern Finland Logistics Regiment and the Eastern Finland Management System Centre. The new military provinces are operational leaders both in time of peace and in time of crisis. The majority of the detachments or military schools in their area operate under them. For the Military Province of Eastern Finland, these detachments are the Karelia Brigade in Valkeala, the North Karelia Brigade in Kontiolahti, the Reserve Officer School in Hamina and the Military Province of Savonia and Karelia with its headquarters in Kuopio. In addition, the Land Warfare School in Lappeenranta partly operates under the Military Province of Eastern Finland. The Defence Forces rely on compulsory military service, regional The country’s biggest defence and on the fact that the citizens have a strong will to defend their country. Kouvola will also play a major role in the future in the defence of the country. Detachments to be developed in the Kouvola region The Karelia Brigade is a strong dynamic and modern readiness Army brigade in which all branches of the Army are represented. The main task of the brigade is to train troops to defend Finland in the event of war. The Karelia Brigade trains about 3,600 conscripts every year. About 600 salaried employees work in the readiness brigade. Almost one third of them work in civilian jobs. The Utti Jaeger Regiment is a detachment under the Commander of the Army. It is responsible for the training and development of helicopter units for the Defence Forces and Special Forces for the Army, for implementing the flying operations ordered, and for the nationwide military police training. In addition to the headquarters, the regiment also includes the Helicopter Battalion, the Special Jaeger Battalion, the Support Company and the Maintenance Centre. The helicopter operations of the Defence Forces are concentrated in Utti, where also 20 new NH90 Transport Helicopters will be placed. GARNISON is to be found in Kouvola The Defence Forces’ large reorganisation can be seen clearly in the Kouvola region. When the Army became an independent branch in the military, four operational military provinces were established. The Military Province of Eastern Finland began operations at the beginning of 2008. 5 MYPA KOUVOT Veikkausliiga (the Premier Division of Finnish football) in Kouvola The best Finnish basketball since 1993 Premier Division of Finnish football at Saviniemi Stadium in Myllykoski, about half an hour drive from the centre of Kouvola. Kouvot’s home matches, the Korisliiga (the Top Division in Finnish basketball) team of Kouvola, at Mansikka-aho Sports Hall, less than 2 km from the city centre. Office Office Postal address: P.O. BOX 123, Postal address: Koulutie 1 45101 Kouvola 46800 Anjalankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 371 1787 Tel. +358 (0)5 3656 686 Fax +358 (0)5 375 4798 Fax +358 (0)5 3255 292 [email protected] [email protected] www.kouvot.fi www.mypa.fi KPL KOOKOO “Kouvola’s toughest TEAM”, pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) at its best The best ice hockey team in Kymenlaakso comes from Kouvola! – “The Black KooKoo is the Best!” Superpesis (Top Division of pesäpallo) near the centre of Kouvola, at the KSS Energia Arena in the Sports Park. Mestis-sarjan jääkiekkoa Kouvolan jäähallissa heti kaupungin keskustan tuntumassa. Office Postal address: Topinkuja 1 Office 45100 Kouvola Postal address: Topinkuja 1 Tel. +358 (0)5 378 1226 45100 Kouvola, Fax +358 (0)5 375 1894 Tel. +358 (0)5 3710 865 www.kouvolanpallonlyojat.net Fax +358 (0)5 311 8848 [email protected] www.kookoo.fi Kuva: Tapio Ahlroth WE PLAY IN KOUVOLA Kouvola’s successful sports teams provide speed, thrills and intense excitement in their home and away matches. Kuva: Anette Naroma 6 ABC - GOOD TO KNOW General Emergency Number 112 First Aid and Health Care Emergency On working days 8-16 Tel. + 358 (0)20 615 1000 Evening and weekend emergency On working days 16-22 and on weekends 8-22 Kuusankoski Regional Hospital Sairaalankuja 3 C, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 220 2678 Night emergency For patients in need of immediate and urgent care. Every day 22-8 - Kuusankoski Regional Hospital / First Aid Tel. +358 (0)5 220 2400 www.terveysnetti.fi Car Rental Avis Kauppalankatu 37, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 371 0151 [email protected] Europcar Hallituskatu 5 (station), Päätekatu 6, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)40 306 2861 [email protected] Scandia Rent Torikatu 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 8888 [email protected] Hertz Hallituskatu 3, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)2 055 52 720 (24 h) [email protected] City-TB Ky City Rent Oy Salpausselänkatu 49, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 535 7450 [email protected] Road Rent Oy Neste, Kiltatie 2, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 363 1992 Euro Caravan Lassinkatu 5, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)50 469 6296 [email protected] FastMotors Kouvolankatu 14, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)40 913 4247 [email protected] Recovery Services Hinausautot Hartikainen Ky Kiviharjuntie 10, Kouvola On call 24/7 Tel. +358 (0)5 381 0118 Kouvolan hinauspalvelu (Kouvola Towing Services) On call 24/7 Tel. +358 (0)100 2400 Service Stations ABC, Prisma Tommolankatu 9, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 829 9676 www.abcasemat.fi City-TB Ky Salpausselänkatu 49, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 535 7450 www.citytb.fi [email protected] Huoltamo Tuohikotti Oy Kannistontie 16, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 369 1331 Huoltoasema Jokela Oy Sippolantie 369, Anjalankoski (Hirvelä) Tel. +358 (0)5 366 6127 Kuusaan Huolto-Osa Oy Lemminkäisentie 6, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 752 0200 Neste Anjalankoski Elimäentie 14, Anjalankoski Tel. +358 (0)20 71 81 691 www.neste.fi [email protected] Seo huoltoasema (Seo Service Station) Jaalantie 299, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)5 384 777 St1 Kuusankoski Kiltakuja Kiltakuja, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)800 131031 www.st1.fi Teboil Kuusankoski Kyminkatu 2, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 379 3910 www.teboil.fi www.vr.fi www.matkahuolto.fi Travel Centre Bicycle Rental Bus station and railway station Kouvola Tourist Service Torikatu 10, tel. +358 (0)20 615 5295 www.visitkouvola.fi Hallituskatu 3, Kouvola Station ticket office Mon-Fri 6-19, Sat 8-16 and Sun 8:45-19 Train-ticket machine in the station hall Opening hours: Mon-Sat 5-21:45, Sun 6:30-21:45 Matkahuolto (Travel and Parcel Services), Timetable information service Mon-Sat 7-21, Sun 8-21 Tel. +358 (0)200 4000 VR, timetable information service Automatic service 24 h Tel. +358 (0)30 720 906 Mon-Sun 7-22, tel. +358 (0)600 41 900 Left-luggage office Police puh. 112 Bicycle Repair Shops Sydänmaanlakan korjaamo Eräpolku 16, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)5 375 4350 Kymen Pyörähuolto Hallituskatu 11, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)5 370 3977 KT-SportCentre Väkevänkuja 1, Kuusankoski, Tel. +358 (0)5 886 2600 Vepan pyörätalli Mämmäläntie 8, Inkeroinen, Tel. +358 (0)5 325 4540 Anan pyöräkorjaamo Isopellontie 1, Valkeala Tel. +358 (0)400 754 799 Taxi Kouvolan Ulataksi Tel. +358 (0)5 106 450 Farm Markets Alppiruusu Producers’ Market Alppiruusuntie 35, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 6868 Opening hours: every day 9-21 www.alppiruusu.fi/tuottajatori Benjamin Farm Market Iitintie 6, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 3260 247 Opening hours: Thu-Fri 10-18, Sat 10-15, Sun 12-17 www.maatilatori.com CONFERENCE SERVICES It is a pleasure to have a meeting in Kouvola! Kouvola offers versatile opportunities for organising meetings gs and conferences in ices premises ranging from small and large rooms to manor houses ses full of serv e c eren atmosphere.You can also choose from modern meeting room m conf e h t t facilities, to facilities in the countryside. A good meeting is abou tion n: a m even better with good food and side activities! do nfor a.fi l o v u o k t si i v . www i foun iled detaa can be e r Mo ouvol in K 7 EXCURSION PACKAGES In addition, the Mustila Arboretum, the Anneli Lautala, Cheese Farm “Polven most significant forest garden in North- Juustola”. You can also book a guided ern Europe, is situated in the Mustila tour with Tourist Guide Arja Lekander Women’s Shopping Trip area. The trip continues to the Moisio Art who wears the costume of Countess Al- The men go to the museum, when the and Catering Manor, where a guided tour exandra van Bloemen, which of course women’s shopping trip begins awaits. You can also dine at the buffet in follows the fashion rules of 1893. www. The excursion for handicraft enthusi- the manor house. arjalekander.net Handicraft Quarter. At the NOVITA fac- Border between Sweden and Russia Verla Mill Museum and Mill Village tory outlet at the ABC Service Station in Get to know the time when the Kymi Visit the unique Verla World Heritage Koria, you can buy cheap yarn. Lunch River was the border between Sweden Site! can be enjoyed in the restaurant Kymen and Russia The tour begins from Kouvola with a visit Paviljonki, where you can also become King Gustav III of Sweden crossed the of the Kaunisnurmi Museum and Handi- acquainted with the exhibition of the Kymi River with flags flying in 1789 and craft Quarter (guide). The Verla Mill Muse- Finnish Paper Art Gallery. You can shop turned the riverside into a battlefield. um, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is lo- at the renovated Pentik factory outlet During the trip, the guide will narrate the cated in Jaala. The visit to the unique mill and at the interior design shop Seven Art. history of the 1788–90 Russo-Swedish milieu begins with the showing of a film The men can make an independent trip, War, the Treaty of Värälä and the manor about the different phases of the Verla for example, to the Radio Museum or the houses in the area. The route runs along Mill and continues with a guided tour of Miniature Railway Museum. both sides of the Kymi River, from Kou- the mill. You can do your shopping at the vola to Elimäki and Kuusankoski through shops in the Mill Village. The Warehouse Anjalankoski. Coffee can be enjoyed in Café can also be found nearby. Lunch can Be enchanted by historical red brick buildings and lush green areas the restaurant Kymen Paviljonki in Kuu- be enjoyed in the restaurant Upseeriker- sankoski. There you can also become ac- ho in Kouvola. The garrison of Kouvola was built in quainted with the Finnish Paper Art Gal- Time: from the beginning of May to the mid- 1911-1914 for the Russian occupying lery and shop at the Pentik factory outlet. dle of September, Tue-Sun Countryside Excursion to Sippola and Liikkala Guided City Tour in Kouvola buildings and an Orthodox church. The premises are now in use again and have Fascinating history, beautiful land- been restored with respect to tradition. scape and visits to sites of interest A knowledgeable guide leads the listen- The most significant attractions in Sippo- ers through the local history and, at the la are Sippolan Hovi and the Neo-Gothic same time, the history of Finland. Lunch red brick church. In Finnish history, Li- can be enjoyed in a rich environment in ikkala is known for the Liikkala Note, the restaurant Upseerikerho. which was delivered to Catherine the asts includes visits to the museums and shops of the Kaunisnurmi Museum and Kouvola Garrison Area forces on the orders of Tsar Nicholas II. In the area, there are about thirty red brick Great. The memorial stone for this event Wine and Art is in the courtyard of the Jalon Mylly mill Experiences for culture enthusiasts in Liikkala. From the mill, you can buy In the wine tavern Mustilan Viini, in flour, grits and farm bread. Elimäki, you can enjoy wine tasting in Places to meet people and to have a great atmosphere. Souvenirs can be lunch: Holiday Farm “Kunnalan Marja bought from the wine shop, in which ja Matkailu”, Viljamaa Restaurant, Art there is also the Nursery Garden’s shop. Pottery Leena Pousi, Porcelain Works Kouvola invites you on an 1-hour tour 60 € 1.5-hour tour 68 € 2-hour tour 79 € Inquiries and reservations Kouvola Tourist Service Tel. +358 (0)20 615 8401 [email protected] EXCURSION TO KOUVOLA Come with your group to Kouvola for a day trip! The programmes include visits to sites of interest and good-tasting food. There are many events and things to do in Kouvola. The city also offers many opportunities for shopping. Be enchanted by history, be entangled in culture, and relax with what the countryside and nature have to offer, come along for the shopping safari … 8 FOR KIDS Start flying! Dive into the stars and a real adventure next summer! Tykkimäki offers more than 40 rides and games for adventurers of all ages. Have fun in the wild rides, explore and experience surprises! A safe environment and good services will keep the whole family smiling. Summer 2009 new attraction! Star Flyer, Finland’s highest amusement park ride, will take you on a wild space flight next summer! Star Flyer is 72 m high and sends the travellers flying on two-person seats. Tykkimäki is situated in Kouvola, 4 km east of the city centre, at the intersection of Highways 6 and 15. The amusement park is easy to find by car, and for those travelling by train or by bus there is a bus connection to Tykkimäki from the Kouvola Travel Centre. 16. - 17.5. Sat-Sun 12-20 21.5. Ascension Day 12-20 22. – 31.5. Mon-Fri 12-18, Sat-Sun 12-20 1. – 30.6. Mon-Fri 12-19, Sat-Sun 12-20 1.7. – 9.8. every day 12-20 14.8. 16-21 15. - 16.8. Sat-Sun 12-20 21.8. Night of the Arts 16-21 22. - 23.8. Sat-Sun 12-20 29.8. Sat closing day celebrations 12-22 www.tykkimaki.fi [email protected] Kanuunakuja 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 778 700 A Lot to Do Kouvola Miniature Railway Museum At the Miniature Railway Museum in Kouvola, the locomotives dangle upside-down and make real whistle sounds. At the museum, the visitor can become acquainted with railway history from yesterday to today. There is the possibility to serve as locomotive driver in a miniature model. Kouvolan pienoisrautatiemuseo (Kouvola Miniature Railway Museum) Asemakatu 2, Kouvola Additional information Tel. +358 (0)400 711 607, +358 (0)50 337 3006 www.elisanet.fi/pienoisrautatiemuseo Traffic rules education for the youngest ones FOR ADULTS Shopping thrills Manski Promenade is the throbbing heart of Kouvola city centre! Sit down in the street cafés and observe life when attending an event or taking a break from shopping. There are many specialty shops and shopping centres, such as Hansa with its many shops. There are several large fairs during the year with a great market atmosphere. Manski Promenade and Market Square Kouvolan Ydinkeskusta ry (Kouvola City Centre Association) Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5820 [email protected] www.kouvolanydinkeskusta.net The Traffic Park, located in the centre of Kouvola within Jaakonpuisto Park, is open from May to August. There are 25 pedal cars for drivers under 140 cm, real traffic lights and a guide who teaches children the traffic code and monitors traffic. Free admission. Groups by reservation. Jaakonpuisto, Kouvola Open: May-August, Tue-Sat www.visitkouvola.fi Additional information: Tel. +358 (0)20 615 8255 IN THE CITY LIGHTS The city centre offers tourists many things to see and do.You will do the best shopping of your holiday on Manski Promenade, in the very centre of Kouvola, and its shopping centre Hansa. Any tired feet after the shopping spree will get a much-needed rest in one of the many cafés on Manski, while you enjoy a good coffee. The joys of a city holiday continue near the centre of Kouvola at the Tykkimäki Amusement park, where there are rides to thrill both large and small. 9 ACTIVITIES www.lampilagolf.com Putt your holiday! Bogey Kouvola Golf Centre The Bogey Kouvola Golf Centre is a new kind of golf centre. Bogey is suitable for individuals as well as for groups who want to start playing golf without making any high investments. Players do not even have to own their own equipment. Golf and Petanque KoskiGolf KoskiGolf is a demanding 18-hole golf course to international standards. It is situated near the banks of the Kymi River in Eerola. There you can find a Pro Shop, a fully licensed restaurant, a sauna, showers and three tennis courts. [email protected] Koski-Kuula ry The petanque specialty club in Kuusankoski. The idea is to provide club members with an opportunity for an invigorating time with the sport. The home field is the Kymi Vocational School field. During the winter, practice is held in the Kymi industrial area hall. www.koskikuula.fi Eerolan Golfkeskus (Eerola Golf Centre) Tel. +358 (0)40 900 0679, Even the Holiday-Maker’s Way Goes through the Air Eerolanväylä 126, Kuusankoski Fax +358 (0)5 544 5522 Aviation Tel. +358 (0)20 742 9820, www.koskigolf.fi [email protected], www.bogey.fi Iitti Golf The new Niskaportti course is ready and waiting for players. The 18-hole golf course is situated in Radansuu, Iitti, measures up to international standards and is fun for the whole family. The large practice areas give you a good opportunity for practicing and learning golf. Iitti Golf – when you want to enjoy leisurely golf. Petanque Sport Club In the summer, petanque is played on the court of the Ice Stadium in Inkeroinen, and in winter in the sports hall in Myllykoski. Training courts are available at Okansuora in Inkeroinen and the ”Petanque Park” in Myllykoski. Iitintie 684, Kausala, Tel. +358 (0)5 366 6666 [email protected] Somerotie 11, Kouvola Veikko Stavén, Kortesuonkuja 1B, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)400 700 994, www.petanque.fi www.iittigolf.com, [email protected] Lampila Golf At the Lampila Golf green (9 ranges) in Jaala, you can take the first steps in golf without membership fees or commitments. You can also use a golfsimulator / analyser. Petanque Kouvola ry The club was founded in 1987. During the summer, games are held at the Vaakuna Petanque Park in Kouvola, on Thursdays at 6 pm and practice is held during the winter in the Myllykoski and Kuusankoski sports halls. Seppo Pesonen, tel. +358 (0)40 555 4238 www.kily.fi, [email protected] Utti Skydiving Centre Utti is known for its parachute troops, but it is also an excellent place for civilian skydivers. It has served as a training ground for a long time and it is also a place for skydiving competitions. The Parachute Club of Utti has already taught many skydiving enthusiasts the ropes. The Club is located in the Utti airfield along Road 6. Hetekuja 6 H, Kouvola Palojärvenkuja 16, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)400 253 644 Tel. +358 (0)40 542 0265, personal.inet.fi/yhdistys/ +358 (0)400 750 195 petkouvola/index.htm Joy Through Selänpää Gliding Centre The renovated top quality Gliding Centre (EFSE) is located in the Selänpää airfield and it is maintained by the Kouvola Flying Club. ACTIVITIES By being active, you can get everything out of your holiday: have fun with familiar sports or be brave and start something completely new! There are many activities in Kouvola, and newcomers are welcomed to participate and enjoy. If you are looking for energetic experiences, try out, for example, half-piping and hillside driving at the Mielakka Ski Centre, the motor sports centres and the trotting events. 10 Tel. +358 (0)5 368 4539 JAD courses: +358 (0)40 594 9439 AFF courses: +358 (0)40 746 7925 Tandem jumps: +358 (0)40 594 9018 The Thrill of Speed in Summer and Winter Downhill Skiing and Hillside Driving Formula stars can start practicing their kart skills or try formula driving or paintball. Kiltakuja 2, Kuusankoski Tel.+358 (0)5 375 0120, +358 (0)400 716 250 [email protected] www.kouvolan-formula-center.fi Inkeroisten Ilmailukerho Mielakka Ski Centre There are six ski slopes, half-pipe, ski-cross track, lighted cross-country skiing opportunities, sled and tube slopes as well as equipment rental and maintenance shops at the Mielakka Ski Centre. During the summer, you can experience hillside driving on the MCC-Action track and play tennis. A hillside car is a nearly full-sized, gravity-operated car that has roll bars and brakes. After the thrill of speed, it is nice to relax at the café in Mielakka or take a sauna. A more official visit or meeting can be conveniently accommodated in Mielakka’s conference rooms. The ski centre is located about 2 km from downtown Kouvola. (Inkeroinen Aviation Club) Ojaniityntie 3, Kouvola Markku Kiiski, tel. +358 (0)40 571 5331, Tel. +358 (0)5 375 2554, Antti Laukkanen +358 (0)400 769 808 +358 (0)44 770 0429 [email protected], www.lentopaikat. www.mielakka.com Pikkusuo Motor Track In Anjalankoski, along Highway 15, there is a fast off-road track with a practice track for karting. Anjalankoski Racing Drivers organise several races a year on the track. net/efwb.shtml, Airfield Manager [email protected] Liisa Nieminen, tel. +358 (0)40 7554 887 www.utti.org Flight Centre Wredeby The Wredeby airfield is situated in Anjalankoski in a beautiful location at Wredeby, Muhniemi. The Inkeroinen Aviation Club has been carrying out gliding and motor gliding at Wredeby for over 40 years. Today, they have two motor gliders in addition to a few privately owned ultra-light planes. The peaceful and beautiful location, between the Kymi River and Lake Muhjärvi, is distinctly different from other light aircraft fields in the country and, for that reason, is a popular place to visit among aviators. Tykkimäki Motor Sports Centre Twisting across ridges, sandpits and woods are a motocross track, a rallycross track, a Formula karting track and RC car racetracks. The premises also hold maintenance buildings and a judge’s tower. Tehontie 51, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 321 2195, +358 (0)5 829 6330 [email protected] F.G. Wrede +358 (0)5 367 5177 Vuohivuori Ski Slope The slope is open only when there is snow, there are no snow machines. There is a T-bar lift on the slope. Vuohivuorentie, Kuusankoski, Pilkanmaa Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4328 (during the opening hours of the slope) Haukkavuori Outdoor Recreation and Nature Tourism Centre Ski lift, lighted slopes (length 190 m and 259 m, difference in altitude 35 m) and ski rental. Varied slopes for snowboarding. You can also find many kilometres of ski tracks, leantos, an observation tower, a sauna, a hostel and an outdoor swimming pool. Haukkavuorentie 120, Elimäki Throttle! Motor Sports Formula-Center The Kouvola Formula Centre, situated in the town of Kuusankoski, is a place where the up-and-coming www.ankua.com Equestrian Sports Trotting races in Kouvola The main event of the Kouvola trotting races is the Kymi GP, an international trotting event that will be held in Kouvola on 13.6.2009. There are several evening trotting races every month. Kouvola Trotting Track Valkealan Hevosystäväinseura ry (Valkeala Horse Lovers Club) Hevosmiehentie 1, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 320 1101 www.kouvolanravirata.com Trotting races in Kausala Horses are a natural part of life in Iitti. There is a trotting race at Ravilinna, Kausala, every summer. Ravilinna is situated in Kausala, along Highway 12. Ravilinna, Kausalan ravirata (Kausala Trotting Track) Kymentie 2, Kausala 11 Tiukutie 4, Kausala vola. Guided cycling trips can also be organised in Iitti on request. Tel. +358 (0)41 434 8089 Kouvola Tourist Service Iitin Hevosystäväinseura ry Tel. +358 (0)20 615 5295 Riding stables Kymenlaakso Cycling Trek The cycling trek is organised annually during May - September. There are 42 control points in different parts of the area. 12 municipalities of Kymenlaakso participate. To horse lovers and horseback riders, the region is a good holiday spot: there are many horses and stables, pick your favourite from the many stables in the region. Additional information: www.visitkouvola.fi Cycling Trek cards, for stamping, are available at the Sports Offices (contact information Cycling Routes The map of Kouvola Region bicycle paths is available from the Sports Offices of the municipalities and also from the Tourist Information Centre in Kou- Sports Facilities Sports Parks and Fields Kouvola Sports Park Sports field, pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) stadium, ice stadium, bowling alley and tennis courts Sumulaaksonkatu 3, Kouvola Switchboard, tel. +358 (0)20 61 511 Ice Stadium: 3,700 seats, maximum capacity 6,000 people. In addition to the ice hockey rink and practice ice, there are 4 track lanes, long-jump pit, and a weight room. Sumulaaksonkatu 3, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)20 61 511 Lyseo High School Gymnasium: Palomäenkatu 31, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)20 615 8518 Bowling Alley: Normal and cosmic bowling, reception areas Salpausselänkatu 40, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)5 371 3275 www.kouvolankeila- halli.fi Sports Park Swimming Pool: Also a gym Palomäenkatu 44, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)5 311 7120 Kuusankoski Sports Park Track and field area, turf and gravel football fields Hiekkamäentie, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)20 615 3474 Tennis courts, reservations at the swimming pool cashier Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4121 Tennis schools and course activities: Kuusankosken Tennisseura ry (Kuusankoski Tennis Club) Suvi Aaltonen, Tel. +358 (0)400 648 921 kuusankoskentennis@ gmail.com Sarkola Sports Park Football and volleyball fields, ice hockey rink, skating area Tervalepäntie 1, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)5 311 6490 Tennis Hall: Tervalepäntie 3, Kouvola p.12) and at the Kouvola Tourist Service. Tel. +358 (0)20 615 5295 Tel. +358 (0)5 3754 340 Tennis courses: Tel. +358 (0)400 754 772 www.kouvolantennis.fi kouvolan.tennishalli@ co.inet.fi Lentomäki Sports Park Football and pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) fields, tennis courses, track and field training area, ice hockey rink, skating area Tel. +358 (0)20 615 5355 Kouvola Kausala Sports Field Spurtan-coated running track, water jump and performance places. Grass field for football matches. A stone ash covered pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) field, where it is also possible to practice competitive horse riding. Three artificial grass tennis courts, ice hockey rink in winter. Reservations from the Iitti leisure office +358 (0)20 615 9792, +358 (0)20 615 9790 Church Village Sports Centre Grass football field, sports field, pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) field, ice hockey rink, tennis courts and skating area. Alatie 10, Elimäki Koria Sports Centre Sports field, football field, ice hockey rink, tennis courts and, in winter, fitness track/trail Tel. +358 (0)400 847 202 Metsäkulmantie 1, Koria Saviniemi Sports Centre Track-and-field facilities, football stadium and dirt-floored stadium. Myllykoski Ice Stadiums, Sports Halls and Swimming Pools Kuusankoski Ice Stadium In the courtyard, there are an artificial ice hockey rink (30m x 30m), a hockey rink (27m x 27m) and a café. In the summer, roller hockey is also possible. Uimahallintie 12, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)20 615 3420 Anjalankoski Ice Stadium Kiekkokuja 1, Inkeroinen +358 (0)20 615 7723 Mansikka-aho Sports Hall The home court of the basketball team Kouvot ry Mansikka-ahontie 1, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)20 615 8336 Fitness Hall Games and ball games hall Salpausselänkatu 38, Kouvola Additional information Tel. +358 (0)20 61 511 Sports Hall Ball games hall, weight lifting, judo and wrestling halls, bowling alley Uimahallintie 10, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4120 Sami Hyypiä Arena Artificial turf field (size 90 x 55 m - rubber granules in the turf ) suited for football and 12 pesäpallo (Finnish baseball). Also tennis hall and a weight lifting hall. Kuusaantie 60, Kuusankoski Reservations: Tel. +358 (0)40 585 8058 fc.kuusankoski@ fckuusankoski.fi www.fckuusankoski.fi Kalliosuoja Sports Facilities 100-metre tracks, throwing practise hall, ball games and weight lifting halls Mäenpääntie, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)20 615 3432 Squash Hall Tähtisquash 3 courts, two of them with back walls of glass. Saunas and showers for women and men and a café. Valtakatu 4, Kuusankoski Reservations Tel. +358 (0)40 769 7333 Opening hours: Mon-Fri 17-21, at other times by arrangement www.tahtisquash.com Valkeala Sports Centre Indoor swimming pool, sports hall and wrestling, judo and karate halls, steam sauna, winter sauna and climbing wall. There is an ice rink, an all-weather sports field, a stone ash covered field and illuminated, all-year-round, outdoor ski routes. Toikkalantie 5, Valkeala Hall, Tel. +358 (0)20 615 3877 Utti Hall The hall is a team sports practice and competition hall. There is also a gym as well as combat sports and meeting facilities. Lennostontie 2, Utti, Tel. +358 (0)20 615 3877 Valkeala Racquet/Bat Sports Hall Kauppamiehentie 24 Valkeala Tel. +358 (0)40 822 0502 Jaala Ball Game Hall and Gym More information can be obtained from Jaala Sports Office. Enska’s Game Hall In this game hall situated in Jaala, you can practice golf using a simulator/analyser equipped with a range, a practice putting area and an 18-hole golf course. There is also the possibility to try Laser Shot shooting. In Laser Shot shooting, there are several options available, for example clay pigeon, pigeon and targets. Palojärvenkuja 16, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)400 750 195 Ravilinna and Sports Hall The sports hall has three volleyball fields, tennis courts, floorball and badminton fields and downstairs there are an airgun and archery range and a gym. The Ravilinna Hall also houses an auditorium for 300 persons, a movie theatre, a café and a kitchen as well as meeting rooms for 23 and 14 persons. The facilities can be rented for family events and meetings. Veteraanitie 2, Kausala Reservations and inquiries Tel. +358 (0)20 615 9792, +358 (0)20 615 9790 Koria Community Centre Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-21:30, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:30 Sports hall, new gym, café and playing field / skating area. Tel. +358 (0)400 253 600 or +358 (0)400 551 533 Kuusankoski Tennis Hall Hiekkamäentie, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)44 223 2353 Haanoja Hall Weight room, youth facilities, swimming pool, tennis and badminton courts Myllypuronkatu 3, Kouvola, Tel. +358 (0)20 615 5351 Kuusankoski Swimming Pool Opening hours: Mon-Thu 6-21, Fri 10-21, Sat 10-18, Sun 11-18 Uimahallintie 8, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4121 Café Suvanto Tel. +358 (0)5 374 4603 Inkeroinen Swimming Pool Opistontie 6, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)20 615 8618 Puustelli in Elimäki Swimming pools Meijeritie 1, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 7444 126 Jaakkolankuja 4-6, Koria Tel. +358 (0)40 8463 545 See also Kouvola Sports Park (p. 13) Shooting Ranges Tyrri Shooting Centre There are pistol and small-bore rifle ranges that are up to international standards, a hunting shooting range and a biathlon range. Additional information: +358 (0)20 61 511 / switchboard, Sports Office Inkeroinen Shooting Range Pistol shooting. The range has 20 stationary targets and 20 turning targets. Jaakko Suutarinen, tel. +358 (0)40 524 1360 Bowling Alleys Myllykoski Bowling Alley Four laminate-covered bowling alleys. The Myllykoski Bowling Alley is located in the MyPa office building next to the football field. Free use of sauna. Koulutie 1, Tel. +358 (0)44 365 6627 mylly.koski@keilaliitto. inet.fi personal.inet.fi/urheilu/ myllykoskikeilaa/ Kuusankoski Bowling Alley Uimahallintie 10, Sports Hall (basement) Tel. +358 (0)5 374 8390 +358 (0)500 254783 www.kuusankoskenkeilahalli.com Opening hours: MonThu 15-20, Fri 14-18, Sat from 11, at other times by arrangement. Closed in June and July. 8 alleys, also cosmic bowling See also Kouvola Sports Park (p. 13) Additional information Kouvola Sports Office Varuskuntakatu 11 (Kouvola Hall) Switchboard +358 (0)20 61 511 Office Secretary +358 (0)20 615 4033 +358 (0)20 615 8347 [email protected] www.kouvola.fi Iitti Leisure Office Veteraanitie 2, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)20 615 9790 13 NATURE ATTRACTIONS Mustila Arboretum The Mustila Arboretum is the most important forest garden in Northern Europe. The 120-hectare area, established at the beginning of the 20th century, is right next to the road to Helsinki and it is open daily. The most famous ornamental shrubs in Mustila are the rhododendrons, of which the arboretum contains over 100 species and varieties. The rhododendrons bloom in June, when the hundreds of rhododendron shrubs in the Rhododendron Valley erupt into a variegated sea of flowers. The foreign species of conifer trees, which are grown as large forest stands, sometimes create an exotic atmosphere. The trees enchant not just by their peculiarity but also with their size. For example, the tallest Douglas firs of the southern slope have already reached a height of about 40 m. In addition, Mustila Viini Oy and Mustilan Taimitarhat (Mustila Nursery Gardens) operate in the Mustila area. The arboretum is open every day. The address of the Info Point and office of the arboretum is Mustilantie 57, 47200 Elimäki. Tickets: Adults 6 €, pensioners 4 € and students 3 € Inquiries and information +358 (0)5 377 6678 www.mustila.com Repovesi National Park The rugged surroundings of the National Park have an extended and diversified network of trails. You can also go canoeing, rock climbing or cruising in Repovesi. New points of view for a trip sales, Tel. +358 (0)20 564 5916, Oskari - Nature Elvingin Tower The Elving Tower offers you an amazing view over the largest lake and wilderness district in South-East Finland, including the Repovesi National Park. The tower is over 20 metres high and octagonal in shape. It is situated in North Valkeala, along the road to Orilampi. Centre of Linnansaari, www.repovesi.com Open is summer Mon-Fri 11-18, Sat 12-19 Lapinsalmi Suspension Bridge One of the most interesting attractions in the Lake Repovesi area can be found in Valkeala. It is the suspension bridge, connecting the east and west side of the Lapinsalmi strait. It is 50 metres long and it weighs 5 tons. Going over it on foot is always a unique experience for hikers. It is about 10 metres above the water surface. On the east side of the bridge, you can find a place to make a fire and rest, with a hut and all necessities. Kuutti Canal This log-floating canal located at Kuutinsalmi in Valkeala illustrates a part of the history of industrialisation in Finland and the culture that prevailed in the region. The Kuutti Canal, connecting Repovesi and Tervajärvi, is 270 m long and it was built in 1912. First, it was built in stone, but it was rebuilt later to make it easier to drive the logs. The channel has now been renovated to its former state. The Valkeala amphitheatre, carved out by nature itself is also located in Kuutinlahti. Kuutinlahti has a place to make a fire and to rest and is equipped with a hut and everything hikers need. Field guides by reservation from the Nature Warden of the Finnish Forest and Park Service, tel. +358 (0)400 754 698. Prices: 1-2 h 25 €, 3-4 h 50 €. Hiking information and map Olhavanvuori The rock walls of the Olhavanvuori hill in Valkeala rise up to heights of Camp Fires and 40–50 metres. Rock climbers throughout Finland come here to conquer the Olhavanvuori. According to them, Olhava is the Mecca of Finnish rock climbing. There is a marked path for those who want to reach the hilltop on foot, where you can enjoy a view over the whole wilderness area. PEACE OF MIND Sometimes it is good to reduce stress by taking some fresh air in the woods. Experience nature at its best in the Kouvola region: see the mighty rocks of Lake Repovesi from your canoe while it floats along the 100-kilometre canoeing route from Lake Saimaa to the Kymi River or the 6,000-year-old rock paintings of Verla. Relax by gazing into a fire in a log cabin, while sipping freshly brewed coffee. It will be an unforgettable experience. Come and experience nature in the Kouvola region. 14 Mustalammi Cottage and Watchtower You can accommodate 8 to 10 people in the Mustalamminvuori Cottage in Valkeala. In the vicinity there are places to make a fire and for firewood storage. If you want to hike here, you can get the cottage key from a Siwa grocery in Vuohijärvi. The cottage cannot be booked in advance and there is a fee for its use. There is a watchtower on the top of the Mustalamminvuori hill where, when the weather is good, there is an excellent view to reward all the climbers who get there. Vuohijärvi Siwa, Tel. +358 (0)5 389 104 NATURE ACTIVITIES Jaala Watchtower The watchtower in Metsäkylä gives you an unequalled view over Lake Pyhäjärvi and in a good weather and with a good telescope you can even see Lahti and Kouvola. kartano (Lossiranta Manor), which is a restaurant for private hire that opened last summer, and accommodation, meeting and café services. Vuolenkoski is connected by water to Lake Päijänne. Mettikyläntie 276, Kimola Inquiries Tel. +358 (0)44 279 8235, Tel. +358 (0)5 334 136, +358 (0)40 5667061 Janne Koukonen, www.vuolenkoski.com Käyrälammentie, Kouvola www.jaalannakotorni.net Heisanharju Heisanharju is a magnificent series of ridges with clear-water lakes in Jaala. In the area, you can find a nature trail, a place to make a fire, a lean-to and a hut. The most important parts of the Heisanharju area are part of a nature reserve protected under the Nature Conservation Act. Hiidenvuori The most famous natural sight in Iitti, Hiidenvuori, rises steeply to a height of 60 m (127 m above sea level). The former hill fort is situated 14 km north of Iitti. The view that opens from the top is a soothing sight to behold, the islands and the glimmering lakes to the North and the sighing coniferous and deciduous forests to the South. Hiidenvuori is a popular camping site, a lookout spot and is where they hold the concluding concert of the Iitti music festival. Vuolenkoski Village Vuolenkoski is still a traditional village idyll. The village is an excellent destination for outdoor recreation and fishing. You can also find prehistoric rock paintings along the water routes. The bustling village, among other things, has a Marina, the superb Lossirannan Ahvio Rapids The Kymi River is the best rapid shooting river in Southern Finland. Anjala has the Ahvio Rapids, which are favoured by canoeists because of their amazingly beautiful scenery. Sompasen uimaranta (public beach), Sompasentie, Voikkaa Lappala, Hautalanranta, Hautalantie, Valkeala Lappala, sandbanks, Huvilatie, Valkeala Lappala, church village, Kuovinkallio The Kuovinkallio camping site is situated in a beautiful location along the Kymi River, just after the best canoeing rapids on the Kymi River, the Ahvio Rapids. There is a landing beach, a lean-to and a place to make fire. Guided Outdoor Activities Uimarannantie, Valkeala Lappala, Jokela, Vanhatie, Valkeala Likolampi, Toikkalantie, Valkeala Haukkajärvi, Vennantie, Valkeala Vuohijärvi, Siikakoskentie, Valkeala Sport rowing with church boats Rowing events are organised on the Kymi River, from the middle of May to the middle of September. A rowing event is held once a week and it lasts for about an hour. On Lake Kirkkojärvi in Iitti, church boat rowing is organised from the beginning of May to the end of September, on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm (departure from the Pappila beach). Urajärven uimaranta (public beach), Inquiries, tel. +358 (0)40 541 2982. along Mäntyharjuntie, Jaala For Swimming Enthusiasts of All Ages Swimming Beaches Tykkimäki Camping, public beach of Käyrälampi, Radansuu, Urajärventie, Iitti Lyöttilän Pytynlahden uimaranta (public beach), Uimarannantie, Iitti Huutotöyryn uimaranta (public beach), Vuolenkoskentie, North Iitti Hiisiölammen uimaranta (public beach), Mankala, Väntynniitty, Iitti Hiidensaaren uimaranta (public beach), Kymentaka, Hiidesaarenkuja, Iitti Iso-Ruhmaan ranta (3 public beaches), Sihvakka, Anjala Koivusaari, Myllykoski Kaipiaisten ranta (public beach), Kaipiainen Napan lampi, Koria Haukkavuoren maauimala (outdoor 15 swimming pool), Haukkavuorentie 120, Elimäki Kaurisselkä, Löytty Lake Tammijärvi, Hämeenkylä Antinniemi (Ruotsinpyhtää) Elimäen Siesta, Iitti be mentioned: Atlantic salmon 27 kg, pikeperch 8.3 kg and perch 1.385 kg. Tight lines, but not tight faces! Additional information: Yli-Kaitalan lomamökit (Yli-Kaitala Holiday Cottages), Tel. +358 (0)5 326 5504, +358 (0)50 386 3737, Special Fishing Areas +358 (0)500 750 612 Jokelankoski - Käyrälampi recreational www.yli-kaitala.com, [email protected] area, Valkeala Winter Swimming Jyränjoki natural fishing area, Valkeala Aurantola, Jaala Kymi River fly and rod fishing area, Tue at 6 pm for men, Wed at 6 pm for wom- Kuusankoski en, Tel. +358 (0)5 386 164 Myllyjoki stream fishing area, Jaala Käyrälämpi Sonnanjoki stream fishing area, Jaala Traditional Winter Sauna, Kouvola Puolakankoski stream fishing area, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)400 296 408, Vuolenkoski fishing area, North Iitti +358 (0)400 296 428 Central Kymi special fishing area, Valkeala Hall Winter Sauna, Valkeala Anjalankoski Kymi River Canoeing Route The route goes from Konnivesi to Vuolenkoski and onwards from there via the former Mankala rapid area to the Veteraanimaja Cottage in Kausala and canoeing across the Leininselkä past the Iitti Church Village to the Hiidensaari rest place and from there on to Kuusankoski. Tel. +358 (0)20 615 3877 Summajoki fishing area, Anjalankoski Additional information: Yli-Kaitalan lomamökit (Yli-Kaitala Holiday Orilampi Cottage, Valkeala www.orilampi.com, Tel. +358 (0)5 389 881 Veteraanimaja Beach, Jokue, Iitti Tel. +358 (0)20 615 9600 Puhjonranta, Valkeala Tel. +358 (0)20 759 6424 Fishing Kouvola Region is a fine place to fish. The Kymi River that runs through the province is the biggest salmon and sea trout river in Southern Finland. There are also many other water bodies in the area that offer great opportunities for fishing. There are, for example, Atlantic salmon, sea trout, brown trout, pikeperch, common whitefish and grayling. Fly -fishing areas The Kouvola region has many bodies of calm water, which are excellent for fly-fishing. These include, for example, Kyykoski, Isokäyrä, Vuohijärvi, Karijärvi, Pyhäjärvi, Niska-Suolajärvi, Iitti and the Valkeala-Utti fly-fishing areas. www.kymenlaakso.fi//kalapaikat www.mmm.fi/kalastus www.ahven.net Canoeing through Kouvola Valkeala Route, i.e. the Väliväylä The scenic water route (113 km) goes from Lake Saimaa to the Kymi River. The route contains about a dozen rapids, and a couple of them are so fierce that you need to carry your canoe past them. There are Kouvola, the Mecca for anglers and fishing The Kymi River, which runs through Kouvola and is the biggest salmon river in Southern Finland, the scenic lakes of North Kymenlaakso and other countless water bodies of all kinds offer a phenomenal setting for fishing enthusiasts. Amateurs, experts and juniors all enjoy the fishing waters and the managed fishing sites in the region. There are many different kinds of fish in the area. Depending on the site, the lures and traps in the water attract, for example, Atlantic salmon, trout, grayling, common whitefish, pikeperch, asp, perch and roach. As far as the size is concerned, the following fish caught in 2007 using a trap must many landing sites along this route. Canoeing excursions and canoe rental are organised along the route by Retkipalvelu Ilander (Excursion Services Ilander), Tel. +358 (0)400 252 814 and Vääntäjän Tila (Vääntäjä Farm), Tel. +358 (0)5 333 727 and +358 (0)400 525 062 Savonselkä Canoeing Route The route goes from Voikoski via Vuohijärvi to Siikakoski and from there to Verla in Jaala. It is one of the longest fresh water canoeing routes in the world and it goes through Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia) and Kymenlaakso. The route is about 350 km long. Cottages), tel. +358 (0)5 326 5504, +358 (0)50 386 3737 www.yli-kaitala.com 16 Rowing and Canoeing Centre of Kymenrannantie Myllykoski Wilderness excursions in Repovesi Different types of wilderness and hiking excursions. Additional information: Pulsanlahdentie 15, Hillosensalmi Myllykosken Latu ry Tel. +358 (0)40 542 8810 To the Water! - To the Lake! - To the River! Tel. +358 (0)40 534 0105 Programme Agency Hetekka Different types of activities for different target groups. Finnish Golden Route 10.6 - 20.8. Cruises on Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun at 14:10 - 17:00. The Tuuletar waterbus makes scheduled trips to Lake Vuohijärvi and Lake Repovesi from the Orilampi Holiday Centre. History, legends and accordion music. Refreshments, fully licensed. Also by reservation. www.anso.fi Tähteentie 18, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 389 881, www.orilampi.com Juha Lipponen, tel. +358 (0)400 550 031 Prices: Finnish Golden Route 16 €/person, [email protected], www.hetekka.com 4-12 years 8 €/person Kymen Elämys Oy Different programmes, recreational, adventure and experience services for groups of all kinds. For example, paintball, ”survival excursions” in tents, guided good-humoured competitions with different sports, and the ”Olympics” of shooting. Boat cruises on Lake Pyhäjärvi Charter and theme cruises aboard the M/S Emilia on Lake Pyhäjärvi, which is part of the body of water between Pilkanmaa, Kimola, Jokuenlahti and Iitti Church Village. The boat has 54 seats, a fully licensed café and a sun deck. Laaritie 2, 45610 Koria Pyhäjärven Risteilyt Oy, Juha Aaltonen. www.kymenelamys.fi www.pyhajarvenristeilyt.com, Asko Ikäheimonen +358 (0)40 487 1817 www.iittitravel.com Kuutin Kolo Kuutin Kolo offers all-year-round excursion services in the Repovesi National Park area. We organise snowshoe excursions, treks, canoe excursions, canoe rental, church boat rowing events and water-taxi transport services. KymiSun Riverboat Cruises The wooden riverboat will take you to explore the nature, culture and history of the Kymi River area. Excursion packages to the Repovesi National Park and to the river and lake areas of the Verla Mill Museum (Unesco World Heritage Site). The trips last 2 to 4 hours or as arranged. Group sizes should be either 14 or 26, but bigger groups can also be arranged by separate agreements. Several programme options. Organised dining and coffee in the wild. Kymijoki, Kymenrannantie 2, Tel. +358 (0)44 523 5321 www.myllykoskenlatu.fi Anjalankosken Soutajat ry, Programme Services – Guided Hiking Trips Excursion Services Ilander Outdoor activities, with over 25 years of experience in North Kymenlaakso. For example, church boat outings and canoeing excursions. Haukilahdentie 77, Voikkaa Tel. +358 (0)400 252 814 [email protected] www.retkipalvelu.com SeikkailuviiKari Adventure services in Anjalankoski and Repovesi. The activities include rock climbing and abseiling, rope river crossing, rafting, fishing services, summer café and camp school activities as well as various boat and canoeing excursions. Warehouse Café / SeikkailuviiKari Oy Tel. +358 (0)500 862 862 Kari Niemi / Managing Director Tel. +358 (0)440 862 862 [email protected] www.seikkailuviikari.fi Adventure Services Myrskytuuli Repovesi travelling services for groups of all sizes. For example, wilderness and nature excursions, parachute jumping and snowshoe hiking. Voikoskentie 210, 47910 Hillosensalmi Juhani Outinen +358 (0)400 551 530 [email protected] www.kuutinkolo.com Hot Air Balloon Flights Inquiries, tel. +358 (0)40 570 9781, How would you proceed if you wanted to go to the sky and try out aviation in the most traditional and relaxed way? Contact Veini Ravantti, the balloon pilot, and tell him what kind of flight you have in mind (private flight or group flight) and where you would like to have it. Riitta Noriola-Eskola +358 (0)40 518 5225 Tel. +358 (0)400 651952 or email Heikki Salmela, Tel. +358 (0)40 546 0532 [email protected], www.kymisun.com Charter ferry rides on the Kymi River From Ranta-Pukki Museum’s ferry quay in Anjalankoski. The river ferry is for 12 people. [email protected] [email protected] Water-Taxi Service (5 and 12 persons) Kuutinkolo arranges travel around the Repovesi area by Church boats, there are also canoes and kayaks for rent. www.myrskytuuli.net Additional information: See Kuutin Kolo Tyrrintie 307, Utti Tel. +358 (0)40 505 0764 More programme services can be found on the accommodation pages (p. 35-38). 17 CULTURE Verla World Heritage Site The Verla World Heritage Site takes you straight back to the latter half of the 19th century. The lush garden, the architecturally valuable buildings and the old cardboard factory with the original machinery have been preserved almost perfectly. It is worth seeing and experiencing Verla. The Verla Mill Village even today is alive with bustling businesses. After the guided factory tour, you can take a look at the artisans’ products or use the services they provide. You can reminisce about summers gone by, while sitting in the garden café and enjoying their delicious pastries or tasting the ecologically produced wines from the Verla Winery. Verla Rock Paintings The prehistoric Verla Rock Paintings are 6,000 years old and among the most important in Finland. Elks and people are painted on a vertically rising rock wall. The 27 rock paintings in Kymenlaakso are a prehistoric media and they tell us a story of life in Finland, the livelihood of people in the past, and their beliefs and traditions. It is time travel at its best! development as well as the working and living conditions for the workers for over a century. The traditional InkJazz is held at the museum in August. The museum is situated in the Stora Enso area in Inkeroinen, Pasilantie 4. Opening hours: 15.5.-15.8. Tue-Sun 11-17 Inquiries and reservations: Tel. +358 (0)20 462 6814, +358 (0)20 462 6248 Travel into the Past Kouvola Miniature Railway Museum See more detailed information on page 8. Museums Anjala Manor Museum The main building represents early Neoclassicism and shows us how people lived in manor houses during the days of the 18th and 19th centuries. Ankkapurhantie 7, Anjala Opening hours of Anjala Manor Museum: 15.5.-15.8. Mon-Sun 11-17, closed on Mid- Verlantie 295, Jaala, www.verla.fi summer Eve. Tel. +358 (0)5 367 4994 Opening hours: [email protected] 2/5 – 13/9 Tue-Sun 10-17, Mon closed The Mill Museum can be visited only with guided tours. Tickets: adults 7 €, group ticket, pensioners and students 5 €, free admission for children. Tel. +358 (0)20 415 2170 Ankkapurha Industrial Museum Ankkapurha Industrial Museum’s heart is Finland’s first board machine in continuous use, which started in 1897 and was shut down in 1978 and later restored as an authentic unit in 1997. The basic exhibition narrates Ankkapurha’s early phases and the industrial Kaunisnurmi Museum Quarter The old wooden buildings in Kaunisnurmi are a reminder of Kouvola’s railway-entwined history. The region is known as the engine drivers’ district and most of the buildings were built at the beginning of the 20th century to provide flats for them. In the beautifully restored wooden buildings, there are workshops and shops for artisans and artists as well as museums narrating the history of the city. The quarter is near the city centre next to Kouvola Hall. Additional information: Kouvola Tourist Service, Tel. +358 (0)20 615 5295 www.visitkouvola.fi Radio Museum The Radio Museum of Kouvola is a milieu museum telling the history of Finnish tube radios from the 1920s CULTURAL EXPERIENCES History has a strong presence in the Kouvola region. The Verla World Heritage Site and the red brick buildings in the barracks from the beginning of the 20th century are full of memories from days gone by. For those who want a more contemporary experience, the Kouvola region is full of varied cultural attractions.You can enjoy, for example, the sweet sounds of the Kymi Sinfonietta symphony orchestra and numerous art exhibitions. 18 to the era of transistor radios in the 1960s. The tube radios in the museum are placed on different timelines, so you can familiarise yourself with the history of the radio chronologically, one piece at a time. Museum and the Puolakka House Museum. Pajaraitti 1, Kouvola Fire Brigade Museum The Fire Brigade Museum in Kuusankoski is situated in a bomb shelter mined into the bedrock. It tells the story of the early fire brigades and displays their equipment. There is also an exhibition about rescue workers and several fire trucks, in addition to the fire truck and the equipment of the Verla Mill fire brigade. Opening hours: Sun 12-14 and Tue 13-16 or as agreed Tel. +358 (0)400 550 459 / Vesa Harsi www.putkiradiomuseo.fi Pharmacy Museum The Pharmacy Museum in the Museum Quarter contains the old equipment from the first pharmacy in Kouvola with additional, donated, equipment from other pharmacies. Free admission for those under 18 and Tykkimäki bracelet holders. Inquiries and reservations Tel. +358 (0)20 615 8486 displays the typical products and packages from the past decades. The employees of the Boutique Museum, upon request, will open the Museum of Local History and Culture and the Dugout Museum at the above-mentioned times. Museums of the Valkeala Museum Area Vanhatie 22, 45370 Valkeala Additional information: +358 (0)20 61 511 / switchboard Opening hours: 1/6 – 16/8 Wed-Fri 11-18, Sat-Sun 11-16 17/8 – 31/8 Wed-Fri 9-16, Sat-Sun 11-16 Tickets: 3/2 €, the same ticket is valid for the Finnish Boutique Museum and the Valkeala Kansantie 4, 45700 Kuusankoski Museum of Local History and Culture. Free Varuskuntakatu 9, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4123 (in summer) admission for those under 18. Tel. +358 (0)20 615 5490 Opening hours: 3/5 – 30/9/2009 Mon-Tue Opening hours: 10–18, Sun 12-18 1/6 – 16/8 Wed-Fri 11-18, Sat-Sun 11-16 Tickets: see Kettumäki Museum District 17/8 – 31/8 Wed-Fri 9-16, Sat-Sun 11-16 Veturimiehenraitti 5, Kouvola Kettumäki Museum District The buildings transferred to the Kettumäki Museum District in Kuusankoski show us the history of Kuusankoski. The local museum, which was originally designed as a school by the architect Lars Sonck, holds various exhibitions every summer. In the Workers’ Housing Museum, you can view the life of a paper worker from the early 20th century to the 1930s. Opening hours: Kerttumäki 1 and 2 (through Rinnetie) 1/6 – 16/8 Wed-Fri 11-18, Sat-Sun 11-16 Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4050 Workers’ Housing 17/8 – 31/8 Wed-Fri 9-16, Sat-Sun 11-16 Museum, +358 (0)20 615 3429 Local Cul- Tickets: see Puolakka House Museum ture House (in summer) Tickets: see Puolakka House Museum Railway Worker’s Home Museum Railway Supervisor David Nygren’s cottage in Kouvola was built in the 1890s. David Nygren was one of the builders of the railway station and railway yard in Kouvola. The Nygren House, which is a museum today, gives us an example of how railway workers lived in the late 19th century. Sun 12–18 Ranta Pukki Inn Museum The Pukki House was built in 1884. It was a busy inn at the turn of the 20th century. The house has been a museum since 1986. During the summer, different events are held at the museum and there is also a river ferry for charter, which takes 12 people. Ferry rides in the Kymi River available on demand. Tickets: 3/2 €, the same ticket is valid for the Kymijoentie 42, Anjala Workers’ Housing Museum, the Local Cul- Open in summer. Tel. +358 (0)40 762 5879, Opening hours: 3/5 – 30/9/2009, Tue-Thu & Puolakka House Museum The Puolakka House Museum in Mäkikylä, Kouvola, is an outdoor museum where the surroundings, buildings and the equipment are preserved just as they were when the people who lived there used them. The first parts of the Puolakka buildings were already built by the 1750s and the building itself with its surroundings have only changed a little during the centuries. Museomutka, Mäkikylä, Kouvola Opening hours: 1/6 -31/8 Sat-Sun 11-16 Tickets 3/2 € The same ticket is also valid for the Pharmacy Museum, the Railway Worker’s Home Huhdasjärvi Museum Area The museum area of the Association of Local History and Culture in Jaala is located in Huhdasjärvi. The museum consists of a main building, a drying barn, a two-storey granary and smoke sauna, which were all brought there from elsewhere, and the only tar pit in the area. ture House and the Fire Brigade Museum. Free admission for those under 18. Valkeala Museum of Local History and Culture and the Finnish Boutique Museum The Hirsmäki Museum Area in Valkeala holds a museum of local history and culture, a dugout museum, the Finnish Boutique Museum and an open-air theatre. The Museum of Local History and Culture was originally an old vicarage, built at the end of the 18th century. The Boutique Museum 19 the old canteen building. Guided tours for groups are arranged on demand. Nowadays, in the garrison area, among other things, there are the Communications Department of the Kymenlaakso Vocational High School and several companies. Museum Director Seppo Pukki www.anjala-seura.info Charter ferry rides: see page 16 Museum House Warpunen In the museum house, there are three interesting units: a worker’s home from early 20th century, an office from the 1920s, a business machine display and a home from the late 1940s. Kasarminmäki, Kouvola Opening hours: Additional information: 1/6 – 16/8 Wed-Fri 11-18, Sat-Sun 11-16 Kouvola Tourist Service 17/8 – 31/8. Wed-Fri 9-16, Sat-Sun 11-16 Tel. +358 (0)20 615 5295 Reunalinja 3, Inkeroinen Tickets: 3/2 €, the same ticket is valid for the Open by agreement Museum of Local History and Culture and Tel. +358 (0)20 462 6814 the Local School Museum. Free admission for those under 18. Sippola Museum of Local History and Culture The Sippola Museum of Local History and Culture, maintained by Anjalankoski, has its premises in an old vicarage built in 1843. The museum’s basic exhibition was renewed at the end of the 1980s and the start of the 1990s. In their present form, the exhibitions display the story of Sippola from prehistory to modern times. Iitti Museum The basic display of the Iitti Museum mainly contains rural items from the start of the last century. The museum is situated in a former granary, built in 1830, on the museum hill in Iitti Church Village. In addition to the warehouse, the area also holds a twostoried granary and a drying barn from the 1750s. Sippolantie 18, Sippola Museotie 8, Iitti kk (Iitti Church Village) Tel. +358 (0)2 061 54 799 Tel. +358 (0)20 615 9732 Opening hours: 1/6 -16/8 Sun 13-15 Free admission. During the summer, a crafts boutique is held at the Sippola Museum. Elimäki Museum of Local History and Culture The Museum of Local History and Culture of Elimäki is an open-air museum with seven buildings, all of which were brought to the museum from different parts of Elimäki. The peculiarity of the museum is the windmill, which originally belonged to the Mustila Manor. Summer theatre performances are also organised in the museum area. Elimäki Local School Museum The atmosphere of schools of the past can be experienced at the Local School Museum, which displays, for example, the pupils’ own school items, school reports, exercise books and notebooks as well as objects they used to tease each other. Vanhamaantie 1054, 47200 Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)20 615 7875 Liikasenmäki Liikasenmäki lies near the centre of Jaala. A military building, dating back to the Swedish reign, its courtyard is kept as a place for public festivities. The Kymenlaakso Leisure and Rural Life Festival is held there every year, at the beginning June. The event is very popular, for example, among summer residents. Utti Air Field The Utti Air Field in Valkeala has a WW II Messerschmitt fighter plane on display. Utti Fortress The Russians built the Utti Fortress to protect St. Petersburg in the 18th century. It is situated on Highway 6, about 10 km east of Kouvola. The fortress has been restored. Additional information: Valkeala Common Services Centre, tel. +358 (0)20 61 511 Churches Kouvola Main Church Kouvola Main Church was completed in 1978. The modern church was designed by the architects Jaakko and Kaarina Laapotti. The altarpiece is by Professor Jaakko Laapotti and it symbolises Jesus with his Apostles. In summer 2009, it will function as a street church. Marjoniementie 5, Kouvola Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 401, +358 (0)20 7596 300, [email protected] www.kouvolanseurakunta.fi www.jaala.fi/jaalanakyvissa/kirkonkyla/index.php Additional information: Jaala Info Point, tel. +358 (0)2 061 511 Military Historical Sites Kouvola Garrison Area The Kouvola Barracks were built for the Imperial Russian Army during the years 1910 to 1914. The garrison area, which is historically valuable, contains more than 30 buildings in red brick. The traditional Officers’ Mess and the old military canteen serve as restaurants. There are also conference facilities in Käpylä Church Käpylä Church was completed in 1952 and was designed by the architect Yrjö Vaskinen. In addition to the parish meeting-hall, Käpylä Church also has clubrooms and other recreational facilities. The most interesting attraction of the church is the 7-piece stained glass work ”Our Father” by the glass artist Hannu Konola. Käpylänkatu 39, Kouvola Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 300 [email protected] www.kouvolanseurakunta.fi 20 Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross The Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross in the barracks quarter in Kouvola was completed in 1915 as a Russian military church. In the past, it served as the main church for the Kouvola Evangelical Lutheran Parish, until it was returned to the Orthodox Parish of Hamina and once again became an Orthodox church. Majurintie 1, Inkeroinen Kirkonmäentie 2, Kouvola Koulutie 4, Myllykoski Tel. +358 (0)5 312 0839, Tel. +358 (0)5 312 0839, +358 (0)40 704 7171 +358 (0)50 088 4930 Opening hours: 24.6.–31.7. Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 200 www.anjalankoskenseurakunta.fi Myllykoski Orthodox Chapel The Orthodox Chapel of Theotokos in Myllykoski is one of four chapels in the Orthodox Parish of Hamina. The chapel was completed in 1954. It was built as a copy of the Ägläjärvi Chapel in Karelia. Jaala Church Jaala Church is a specimen of the timber construction skills of the late 19th century. Jaala Church is situated in the centre of Jaala and is in the Neo-Gothic style. The beautiful wooden church was built in 1878. The altarpiece ”Jesus with his Disciples” was painted by Sigfrid Keinänen in 1878. Valimontie 1, Kouvola Jaalantie 140, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)5 371 1251 Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 440, Myllykoski Church Myllykoski Church was completed in 1936 and it was designed by the architect W. G. Palmqvist. The church was built from tiles and the lower part was plastered white. The church steeple is 45 metres high, from the ground up. The cast bronze sculpture representing ”Christ on the Crucifix” and the relief of ”Jesus and Peter” were designed by the artist Viktor Jansson. The painting beneath the crucifix sculpture was painted by the artist Martti Rannila. +358 (0)20 7596 300 Myllykoskentie 5, Myllykoski Tue-Thu 12–15 or by reservation Church of Blessed Ursula Roman Catholics in Kouvola finally have their own church, since the completion of the Church of Blessed Ursula in 1993. Substantial help in building the church was received from German Catholics. The Church of Blessed Ursula was designed by the architect Benito Casagrande. Elimäki Church The pride of the church village is the oldest wooden cruciform church still in use in Finland. The church was built in 1638 as a rectangular church. It became a cruciform church in 1678 and the chapel was built at the end of the 18th century. The church was last restored in 1994, when the inhabitants of the municipality volunteered to build the new roof. Elimäki Church is the oldest wooden cruciform church still in use in Finland. In summer 2009, it will function as a street church. Vanhamaantie 16 B, Elimäki Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 290 Koria Church The church was designed by the architect Yrjö Vaskinen. The brick church was built and plastered in 1951. In the parish hall’s wing, built in 1976, there is additional space for meetings and offices. Koulutie 23, Koria Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 290 In summer 2009, it will function as a street church from 7.6 to 23.8. Anjala Church The Cross Church of Anjala was built in 1755-1756. The peculiarity of the church is that all of its walls are elongated inside. The altarpiece of Anjala Church is “Jesus in Gethsemane” by the court-painter Carl Gustaf Ecksten of Stockholm in 1796. In summer 2009, it will function as a street church. Anjalantie 2, Anjala Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 200 www.anjalankoskenseurakunta.fi Inkeroinen Church Inkeroinen Church was built in 19091910 and it is representative for Art Nouveau architecture. It is a so-called hall church. It was designed by the architect Birger Federley. On the altar wall, there are colourful windowpanes designed by Veikko Vionoja and the bronze crucifix made by Viljo Savikurki. Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 200 www.anjalankoskenseurakunta.fi Sippola Church Sippola Church is the main church of Anjalankoski Parish. Built from red tiles, it was completed in 1879. It was designed by the architect C. J. von Heidecken from Turku. The church is in the Neo-Gothic style. The owner of the Sippola court, Alexander Leonard von Daenh, participated in the church construction project and donated land for the church and money for the construction costs. The altarpiece by Aleksandra Såltin represents the ”Enlightenment of Christ”. Sippolantie 16, Sippola Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 200 www.anjalankoskenseurakunta.fi Kuusankoski Church The church, designed by Professor Armas Lindgren, is an amalgamation of several different eras. Kuusankoski Church was completed on 21/7/1929 21 In summer 2009, it will function as a street Iitti Church Iitti Church is the focal point for the most beautiful village in Finland and for the Iitti Music Festival. Iitti Church was built in 1693. This architecturally valuable, wooden cruciform church is one of the fifteen 17th century wooden churches still intact in Finland. church. Iitintie 846, Iitti kk (Iitti Church Village) Valtakatu 24, Kuusankoski Opening hours: 1.6. - 16.8.09 Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 520, Mon-Thu 10-17, Sun 12-18 (Fri and Sat no +358 (0)20 7596 300 guided tours) Tel. +358 (0)5 829 3323 and this year celebrates its 80th anniversary. Alvar Cawén painted the altarpiece ”Jesus in Gethsemane”. The glass paintings in the side windows are by Antti Salmenlinna. The font of the Baptistery was designed by Gunnar Finne. The church was renovated in 1988. www.kuusankoskenseurakunta.fi Voikkaa Church Voikkaa Church is an elegant and light wooden church. The church was originally built as a chapel in 1925 and was designed by the architect Volmari Forsberg. The separate bell-tower for the church was built in 1959. The church was renovated in 2001. Iitti Orthodox Chapel of Theotokos The Orthodox Chapel of Theotokos, which was completed in 2003, is dedicated to the memory of the birth of the Virgin Mary. The anniversary praasniekka is celebrated on 8.9. objectives set by Engel for Neoclassical architecture. He designed the low downstairs area of the manor for daily use. The upstairs area was made into a formal room with a high ceiling. The downstairs area serves as a restaurant and café, while the upstairs area is for art. Art The Moisio Manor hosts an all-yearround art exhibition. The changing exhibitions display the work of Finland’s foremost modern artists. The Hasus, who are the manor managers, call Fritz Jakobsson ”The Artist of the Manor”. Moision Taide- ja pitokartano Oy (Moisio Art and Catering Manor) Moisiontie 163, 47200 Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 6332, +358 (0)40 5272799 [email protected] Keskikatu 4, Kausala www.moisionkartano.com (near the bus station) Opening hours: 2.5.-31.12. Kirkkokuja 1, Voikkaa Guided tours: Liisa Kuningas-Mustonen, Tue-Fri & Sun 11-16, Sat 11-15 Tel. caretaker on duty +358 (0)20 759 6556 Tel. +358 (0)5 388 8399 and At other times by arrangement. or +358 (0)20 759 6539 Kristina Leussu, Tel. +358 (0)40 548 2693. Tickets: 6 €, pensioners and students Valkeala Church Valkeala Church was designed by the architects Armas Lindgren and Bertel Liljeqvist. This roughcast brick church was completed in 1927. The old belltower is from 1782. ”The Descent from the Cross” from the altarpiece by A. G. Thitz was mentioned in 1820. The Kangasala Organ is from 1977. Taking into account the lateral room, the church can accommodate 650 people. Art Experiences Kalevantie, Valkealan kk (Valkeala Church Kouvola Hall, Varuskuntakatu 11 Village) Opening hours: Tue & Thu 11-18, Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 470 Wed 11-19, Fri 10-17, Koskisto Dairy and Art Centre The castle-like Emmental cheese dairy in Koskisto, South Elimäki, which used to be the biggest in Europe, invites you to acquaint yourself with the photographic collection on the history of cheese making as well as with various exhibitions and events. In summer, company events and family celebrations are also organised in the showroom. You can visit the terrace to enjoy the peace of the countryside and the sun, for example during a bike trip. Showrooms Kouvola Art Museum The Kouvola Art Museum is a multifaceted stage for art. The Kouvola Art Museum was designed by Erkki Valovirta and holds about a thousand cubic metres of exhibition space. Annually there are 7 to 10 different exhibitions on two floors. The museum’s own collection of modern art is exhibited regularly. 5 €, groups over 20 persons 5 € Sat 11-16, Sun 12-16, Monday closed Koskistontie 80 Other churches in Valkeala Tickets: 3 €, free admission for those under 07990 Ruotsinkylä, Elimäki Tirva Church, Tirvantie 679, Tirva 18 and Tykkimäki bracelet holders. Tel. +358 (0)19 542 694, Tuohikotti Church, Seestie, Tuohikotti Additional information +358 (0)50 585 2026 Voikoski Church, Kylätie, Voikoski tel. +358 (0)40 532 8259, www.koskistonmeijeri.fi Vuohijärvi Church, www.kouvola.fi/museot Näkkimistöntie 1, Vuohijärvi Inquiries: +358 (0)20 7596 470 Moisio Art and Catering Manor Architecture and history The manor was designed by C.L. Engel in 1818. The building, which represents early Imperial architecture, was built in 1820. Its symmetry, solidity and comfort were the The Finnish Paper Art Gallery The first Scandinavian gallery to display exclusively paper art was opened in 1990. Four to five changing exhibitions are held yearly in the Finnish Paper Art Gallery. The gallery is situated in Keltti, Kuusankoski, in the restaurant Kymen Paviljonki, where it is easy to call if you travel along Highway 6. 22 +358 (0)50 409 7552 vineyard’s catering services make even the largest feasts easy to organise. The vineyard also offers bed and breakfast accommodation. All gift wine bottles from the Verla Winery are completed by the winery’s own labels. Kuusankoski Hall Showroom Changing art exhibitions [email protected] Juha and Pia Kuronen www.varipaletti.com Salonsaarentie 127, Verla Kymenlaaksonkatu 1, Kuusankoski Open every day in summer 10-20, Tel./Fax +358 (0)5 385 246, Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4059 in winter Wed-Fri & Sun 12-18, Sat 12-17 +358 (0)40 530 9224, [email protected], www.kouvola.fi and as agreed www.viiniverla.fi Gallery Kustaa Exhibitions change monthly in the Gallery Kustaa, which can be found in the main library of Valkeala. Tel. +358 (0)20 615 4516 Artpurha Changing visual art exhibitions have been organised on the 2nd floor of the stone granary, situated in the Anjala Manor Museum in Anjalankoski, since the 1980s. www.valkeala.fi Ankkapurhantie 11, Anjala Open every day from 9 am to 8 pm, are offered all year round. There is free entrance to the museum and exhibitions. free admission Kymentaantie 1, Iitti kk (Iitti Church Village) www.paperart-finland.org Tel. +358 (0)50 409 7551 and Kymen Paviljonki, Helsingintie 408, Keltti, Kuusankoski Opening hours: Wine shop and tavern Kustaa III tie 12, Valkeala Additional information: Jaalan Taidetupa The showroom of Jaala Municipality, Jaalan Taidetupa, is located in the centre of the church village. The exhibitions change every month. Jaalantie 97, Jaala Inquiries, tel. +358 (0)20 615 4618 Summer Café in Iitti Church Village and Suvipuoti The summer café in Iitti Church Village and the boutique Suvipuoti offer various art exhibitions and different events during the summer. The boutique Suvipuoti sells handicrafts by Iitti artisans. Tel. +358 (0)440 862 862 For Wine Lovers Vineyards Winery Viiniverla Enjoy tastings at this historical site! The vineyard shop and tavern at the Verla Winery entertain visitors to the Verla Mill Museum with food and drink during the summer. Welcome to our guided tours of the wine cellar, by reservation for groups all year round. You can also organise unforgettable celebrations in the Verla Winery – a festival hall for 80 persons and the 2.5.– 15/9. Verla Mill Museum Tue-Sun 10-18, Mon open 1.6.-15.8. Mustila Viini Oy The entire large wine collection of Mustila is stored at the wine shop. Wines are also available in elegant gift packages and with special labels. Real berry lemonade, different kinds of juice and jam, and a large selection of giftware can also be found. In the Viinitupa restaurant, you can enjoy the Mustila wines and liqueurs to the full, in a great atmosphere; also dining services by reservation. In the Christmas shops you can find different kinds of wine, mulled wine, jam, jelly, and Musta Eversti garlic cloves as well as products from over 20 local handicraftsmen. We can come to your own event to present our products (by reservation). Opening hours for the wine shop (viinipuoti): 1.3. - 30.4. Mon-Sat 9-17 Kymentaantie 1, Iitti kk 2.5. - 31.8. Mon-Sat 9-18, Sun 12-18 (Iitti Church Village) 1.9. - 31.10. Mon-Sat 9-17 Tel. +358 (0)20 615 9749 Opening hours for the wine tavern (travel information) (viinitupa): 2.5. - 31.8. Tue-Sun 12-18 Tel. +358 (0)20 615 9600 (summer café) Street address: Mustila, 47200 Elimäki Open 5/5 – 31/8 Postal address: Sun-Fri 10-20, Sat 10-17 Taimitarhantie 104, 47200 Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 7466 Iitti Colour Centre The Colour Museum, colour shop and changing exhibitions offer interesting information about colours and their usage in a very beautiful environment. The colour shop holds a large quantity of natural dyestuffs, threads and other materials in addition to product packaging and ready-made products. Various colour-related courses and events [email protected] www.mustilaviini.fi Concerts Kymi Sinfonietta Kymi Sinfonietta demonstrate the outstanding skills of the Kymenlaakso provincial orchestra. The orchestra, which performs regularly in the towns of Kotka and Kouvola, offers varied concerts. The concerts held in 23 Kuusankoski Theatre Kuusankoski Theatre is a professionally managed amateur theatre, which uses visiting professional directors for its productions. Kuusankoski Hall, Kymenlaaksonkatu 1, Kuusankoski, Tel. +358 (0)40 524 7202 Kymenlaakson Orkesteri Oy Tel. +358 (0)5 234 4891 www.kymisinfonietta.fi Iitti Music Festival The three-day event focusing on chamber music has found its place in Finland’s Festival Summer. Finnish summer nature and the impressive background of the Church and Old Vicarage of Iitti, the Verla Mill Museum and the Hiidenvuori Hill finely complement the musical enjoyment. A music course for young people is also organised in connection with the music festival. Iitin Musiikkijuhlayhdistys (Iitti Music Festival Association) Set: Liikasenmäki Inquiries, tel. +358 (0)40 532 9917 Elimäki Summer Theatre At the Elimäki Museum of Local History and Culture Alppiruusuntie 98, 47200 Elimäki www.kuusankoskenteatteri.fi Kouvola are normally held in the City Hall. Summer Theatre of the Jaala Youth Association www.elimaennuorisoseura.net [email protected] Valkeala Summer Theatre Anjalankoski Theatre An amateur theatre established in 1978, which uses visiting professional directors for its productions. Museum area of the Valkeala Church Village Inquiries: Tiina Andersson, Tel. +358 (0)40 820 2323 Iitti Amateur Theatre Association Summer theatre at Iitti Church Village, Rautakorventie 17, Myllykoski Museonmäki Tel. +358 (0)40 830 4644 Inquiries: Eeva Tuomala, www.anjalankoskenteatteri.fi Tel. +358 (0)400 945 561, [email protected] www.iitti.fi /teatteri Korvenkylä Summer Theatre Kesäteatterit Courtyard of the old school in Korvenkylä, Kouvola Youth Association Anjala Open-air scene of Kouvola Hall, www.korvenkylankesateatteri.com Varuskuntakatu 11 [email protected] www.kouvolankesateatteri.net Inquiries: +358 (0)400 824 854 Inquiries: +358 (0)50 9129 970 Kuusankoski Theatre Open-air scene of Kuusankoski Hall See Kuusankoski Theatre Office: Rautatienkatu 22, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)20 615 9776, +358 (0)400 465 222 www.iitinmusiikkijuhlat.net [email protected] Theatrical Pleasures Theatres Kouvola Theatre Kouvola Theatre is a high quality professional theatre. In addition to national and international dramas, the programme also usually includes musicals and plays for children. Each theatrical season, about 40,000 people see a play at the Kouvola Theatre. Salpausselänkatu 38, Kouvola Box office, tel. +358 (0)5 740 0330 Group sales, tel. +358 (0)5 740 0300 www.kouvolanteatteri.fi Mikä? Theatre Amateur theatre Spring 2009 premieres: BACK TO THE COUNTRY Wonderful, awful return home. THE GLASS MENAGERIE A sentimental description of youth. THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Enchanting fairy tale for the whole family. Prikaatintie 1, Kouvola, Kasarminmäki www.mikateatteri.net KOUVOLAN TEATTERI The programme also includes: HEAVEN AND EARTH Impressive play on the front troops in 1943. OPAL IS A DIAMOND Warm comedy. Autumn 2009: Musical MINNA +358 (0)5-7400 330 www.kouvolanteatteri.fi 24 Kouvola City Museums Kouvolan kaupungin Tirronen,Vihreä sommitelma, 1961 museot Markus Lüpertz: Mykeneläinen hymy, xlyograph, 99 x 60 cm. Kouvola Art Museum Exhibition Year 2009 Kouvola City Museums Summer 2009 The exhibition year begins with the sculptures of the Karelian sculptor Mikko Koppalevi. The exhibition of Maaria Märkälä, chairwoman of the Artists Association, continues from the previous year. The international spring will continue with the exhibition of the modern art collection of UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation. The summer exhibition features paintings by Mikko Sakala and the modern art of the Kouvola China Week, from Kouvola’s partner city in China. In the autumn, Harri Syrjänen’s jewel art will be presented together with paintings by Marikka Kiirikoff from Kouvola. In December, the museum will feature the art treasures of the new Kouvola, from the collections of the former municipalities, and the annual national exhibition of the Association of Finnish Visual Arts Organisations. The Kouvola City Museum consists of ten local museums and one local culture house, which are located in different parts of the city. The museums are mainly open in the summer (by prior arrangement at other times). At the Fire Brigade Museum, which is situated in a bomb shelter mined into the bedrock at Sairaalanmäki, you can get acquainted with the history of the fire department. Do you remember the times when shopkeepers took sweets from a beautiful tin and wrapped them in a paper cone? You can experience all of this at the Finnish Boutique Museum. At the School Museum, you can learn about school life in days gone by. The Pharmacy Museum smells of ”pharmacy” and holds a large collection of objects from the first pharmacy in Kouvola, which was established in the 1890s. Extracts from the exhibition calendar: 12.3.-24.5.Tunteiden peili (Emotional mirror) international modern art from the collection of UPMKymmene Cultural Foundation. Lüpertz, A.R. Penck, Per Kirkeby, David Hockney, Rainer Arnulf, Sigmar Polke, Renato Guttuso and Christian Rolfs. 7.5.-30.8. Mikko Sakala - Paintings. 5.6.-30.8. Modern Chinese art. Opening Hours of the Kouvola Art Museum: Tue, Thu 11-18, Wed 11-19, Fri 10-17, Sat 11-16, Sun 12-16. Closed on Mondays. Kouvola Art Museum, Kouvola Hall, Varuskuntakatu 11, 45100 Kouvola Inquiries, guide reservations, group visits: +358 (0)20 615 8484 / +358 (0)20 615 8332 You can familiarise yourself with the local history at the Museums of Local History and Culture of Elimäki,Valkeala and Sippola. New and old viewpoints on housing can be obtained from the Puolakka House Museum, the Railway Worker’s Home Museum and the Workers’ Housing Museum. During the summer, there are five changing exhibitions at the Local Culture House designed by Lars Sonc. Opening hours for the local museums, inquiries and reservations: Kouvola Museums Office: +358 (0)20 615 8486 Museum tickets: 3 € (pensioners 2 €), free admission for people under 18 years of age and Tykkimäki bracelet holders www.kouvola.fi/museot ALONG FOR THE VACATION 25 www.verla.fi Tel. +358 (0)20 415 2170 Travel back in time – to an idyllic mill village. VERLA Let’s meet in the centre! Street Festivals 2009 Residents from all over the new town gather in the centre of the new Kouvola, on Manski Promenade and its shopping centres to shop, participate in different events and enjoy the atmosphere of the city’s common living room. The lively centre of Kouvola and the functional promenade are pleasant places to go to relax and recharge. The interesting Street Festivals attract, year after year, all kinds of people from various places. Kouvolan Ydinkeskusta ry (Kouvola City Centre Association) helps organising these events. This strong association develops the city centre activities in cooperation with the City of Kouvola, its entrepreneurs, property owners, inhabitants and authorities. The goal is a comfortable and safe city that provides good services and stimulates its inhabitants. Do not miss the experience of the Street Festivals. www.kouvolanydinkeskusta.net Winter Kouvola 14.2. from 10 am to 1 pm 12. Spring Fashion Night 24.4. from 6 pm to 11 pm 8. ”Kouvolan Komia” Music Week 11.-14.6. ”Kympin Nainen” event (women’s 10 km run) 6.6. 18. Night of the Arts 21.8. 13. Autumn Fashion Night 2.10. from 6 pm to 11 pm Grand Opening of the Christmas Season 21.11. at 10 am Kouvolan Ydinkeskusta ry Keskikatu 9, 4th floor, 45100 KOUVOLA Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5800 and +358 (0)5 311 5820 Fax +358 (0)5 311 5840 kouvolan.ydinkeskusta@ pp.inet.fi 26 Bogey Kouvola Golf Centre A new kind of golf centre, close to people. ”Pay&Play” guarantees fun matches without frills for both beginners and experts. There is an office in the area from which you can obtain tickets, clubs and other equipment as well as refreshments! Visit for an update on current events, or go to www.bogey.fi Bogey Kouvolan Golfkeskus Bogey Kouvola Golf Centre Tykkimäentie, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)40 9000 679 www.bogey.fi Better skiing! Myrskytuuli Oy • varied ski slopes, always in good condition • special features for stunts • half-pipe • ski-cross track • tube and sled slopes • lighted ski tracks • ski rental and maintenance • ski schools • cafeteria THE MOST EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME AND EXERCISE SERVICES WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES IN LAKE REPOVESI AND KOUVOLA AREA www.myrskytuuli.net or +358 (0)40-5050764. Relaxed and friendly ski resort near the city centre! Conference and sauna facilities available by reservation. In the summer, there are races on the MCC-Action track! Mielakka Ski Centre Ojaniityntie 3, Kouvola +358 (0)40 9000 679 [email protected] www.mielakka.com ALONG FOR THE VACATION 27 Tykkimäki Camping Enjoyable and family-friendly camping site, right next to the Tykkimäki Amusement Park. The area offers a number of leisure activities, as well as a café, a beach sauna and a smoke sauna. Tykkimäki Camping is open all year round! We offer the best Tykkimäki packages! (Incl. accommodation and amusement park bracelets) Rantatie 20, Kouvola Tel. +358(0)5 321 1226 Fax +358 (0)5 321 1203 [email protected] www. tykkimaki.fi www.fontana.fi/camping n n ce s i e i r e p Ex ove s i p e R L a ke . . . a n d ve r mi Ri y K e h t SeikkailuviiKari Oy Kari Niemi +358 (0)440 862 862 Kari +358 (0)500 862 862 Work [email protected] www.seikkailuviikari.fi Have a real adventure on the highest amusement park ride in Finland, the Star Flyer! Experience the excitement and sensational spinning – the Star Flyer is 72 metres tall with a top speed of almost 70 kilometres per hour! Adventure awaits you in Tykkimäki! OPENING HOURS: 16. - 17.5. Sat-Sun 12-20 21.5. Ascension Day 12-20 22. – 31.5. Mon-Fri 12-18 Sat-Sun 12-20 1. – 30.6. Mon-Fri 12-19, Sat-Sun 12-20 1.7. – 9.8. every day 12-20 14.8. Friday 16-21 15. - 16.8. Sat-Sun 12-20 21.8. Night of Arts 16-21 22. - 23.8. Sat-Sun 12-20 29.8. Closing Ceremony 12-22 FREE ADMISSION! www.tykkimaki.fi 28 Comfortable Hotel Cumulus in the heart of Kouvola Kouvola’s central position in the Kymenlaakso region offers tourists a great variety of sights as well as activities and opportunities for shopping. Here you will also find theatres, concerts, sports and you can even go fishing in the clear waters of the Kymi River. The nationally acclaimed trotting races in Kouvola are an ultimate must for horse enthusiasts, whereas Tykkimäki Amusement Park guarantees enjoyment for the whole family. If you are travelling with children, it is a good idea to reserve a couple of days to take in everything Tykkimäki can offer. Staying at Hotel Cumulus Kouvola, you can step right out in the city centre with its many amenities. The atmosphere is further improved by the renowned restaurant HuviRetki as well as the Wanha Mestari bar and the lounge bar. Hotel Cumulus, Kouvola Kouvolankatu 11, FI-45100 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 789 911 Fax +358 (0)5 789 9299 [email protected] Central Reservation Office, Tel. +358 (0)20 055 055 Rooms All rooms are nonsmoking. All rooms have TV, radio, mini bar and hair dryer Saunas 2 saunas for guests Sauna relaxation rooms Private sauna by reservation Restaurants Restaurant HuviRetki for 100 people Lounge bar for 50 people Bar Wanha Mestari for 120 people Conference rooms 3 conference rooms for 12-32 people Other services Car parking with 150 parking spaces and 20 spaces with sockets for engine warmers. Ironing room Laundry services Children’s playroom, in the summer. Activities Gym 1 km Billiards 100 m Tennis 1 km www.cumulus.fi Sokos Hotel Vaakuna is a classy, comfortable and versatile hotel in Kouvola. You can lodge comfortably in our pink hotel, enjoy delicious meals in the restaurant Fransmanni or spend the evening in the enjoyable entertainment restaurant Marilyn. Client sauna and breakfast are always included in the room price. ROOMS total 172 SAUNAS Non-smoking rooms 148 Rooms with sauna 12 Superior-rooms 13 Suites 1 Special rooms 3 Family rooms 13 Rooms for disabled 2 All rooms have air conditioning and free broadband connection. Saunas for private hire 3 (max. 20 people) each with a jacuzzi RESTAURANTS Restaurant Fransmanni + Bar Restaurant Marilyn (Wed, Fri, Sat) CONFERENCE ROOMS Conference rooms 6 (6-100 people) In the Heart of the City, in the Heart of Life Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Hovioikeudenkatu 2, 45100 Kouvola, tel. +358(0)20 1234 651 email: [email protected] www.sokoshotels.fi | www.ymparistoravintolat.fi ALONG FOR THE VACATION 29 Yli-Kaitala Cottages & Restaurant Ketunleipä (for private hire) We offer quality accommodation, restaurant and related services in magnificent surroundings in Iitti: • 13 well-equipped cottages ranging from 200 m2 log manors with jacuzzi to 40 m2 cosy cottages. • Bed & Breakfast accommodation in 4 hotel-quality rooms • Restaurant Ketunleipä (for private hire), fully licensed, room for 150 customers + terrace • Sauna Kettu (for private hire) and hot bath pool for 10-14 people • ATV safaris, driving skill competitions etc. • Fishing trips in the grand landscapes of the Kymi River • Conferences, recreational days, motivational days, Christmas parties, weddings, birthdays etc. Yli-Kaitala Cottages & Restaurant Ketunleipä (for private hire) Fax +358 (0)5 326 5550 Tel. +358 (0)5 326 5504 Kaitalantie 323 GSM +358 (0)500 750612 [email protected] 47490 Mankala www.yli-kaitala.com Pajuportti Holiday Cottage New, well-furnished log cottage in a delightfully atmospheric area by the Niskajärvi Lake • For four people • Furnished kitchen-living room • Toilet (inside the cottage), fireplace, TV • Electric sauna with washing facilities in the cottage • Fit for use all year round Inquiries and reservations: Pajuportti Holiday Cottage Salonsaarentie 182, 47850 Verla Tel. +358 (0)400 239 737 (evenings) vÄÄntÄjÄ farm Cottage rental and canoeing excursions on the waters of Valkeala. Canoe rental and transport services. Vääntäjä Farm Sovi and Matti Vääntäjä Tel. + 358 400 525 062 [email protected] www.vaantajantila.com Lomakivi Holiday Cottages Comfortable accommodation in our holiday log houses. Suitable for family and group accommodation as well as company retreats. You can have cosy family celebrations in our catering restaurant. Fully licensed. Open all year round. Holiday Cottages Iitintie 606, Kausala, Iitti kk (Church Village) Tel. +358 (0)40 5340755 [email protected] www.lomakivi.com 30 • Scenic holiday place • Conference and party services • 10 log cottages with modern comforts • Fully licensed restaurants • Beach sauna and lean-tos • Romantic chapel • Farm animals • Dining by reservation Aurantolantie 525, 47710 JAALA Tel. +358 (0)5 386 164 [email protected] YOUTH CENTRE ANJALA • Accommodation and dining services • Meetings, educational activities, recreational activities • Programme and educational services from the Environmental School Regina Welcome to enjoy your holiday with us! Youth Centre Anjala Ankkapurhantie 15 46910 Anjala Tel. +358 (0)2061 58103 www.nuorisokeskusanjala.fi www.aurantola.fi ~ ~ T w Fal l ak w e a w unde r vir .or tua ila its s pe l to m ur pi. ll! ~ of ou com r fa e cili Centr tie liday o s! ~ H i mp Orila FARM TOURISM Bed & Breakfast Dining by reservation Meetings Finnish Golden Route cruise with lots of activities In the wilderness of Repovesi National Park 15.5.-15.9. Natural Feeling Ky Cruises 10.6.-20.8. Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun 14.10-17.00 WELCOME TO RELAX... Restaurant Fully licensed, 350 places for customers. Catering table in the summer every day at 11:30 am. • Peat sauna and sauna for private hire • Peat treatments • Cabinet room for meetings and evening gatherings Reservations Tel.+358 5 389 881 Fax +358 5 389 930 Mikkelä Farm Kukkomäki 59, 45610 KORIA Tel. +358 (0)40 510 4143 [email protected] Smoke sauna • Swimming pool sauna Fishing • Dancing • Tennis and game courts Swimming beaches • Comfortable rooms Kanervistontie 46, 45200 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)40 765 8806 [email protected] www.mikkelafarm.net ALONG FOR THE VACATION www.naturalfeeling.fi 31 RESTAURANTS dining places, cafés and entertainment HuaHin Salpausselänkatu 28, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 353 0888 Thai restaurant and small Thai shop Take-away possible À la Carte Lunch buffet Tue-Fri KOUVOLA Restaurants Amarillo Kauppalankatu 13, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 0290 www.amarillo.fi Tex-mex restaurant Angela Salpausselänkatu 23, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 353 5020 www.ravintolaangela. com, angela@ ravintolaangela.com À la Carte and pizza menu, Lunch Aseman Vintti Railway station / Hallituskatu 3 Kouvola puh. ravintola/toimisto +358 (0)5 3530 555 Fax +358 (0)5 353 0350 www.asemanvintti.fi À la Carte and pizza menu, Lunch Fransmanni Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Hovioikeudenkatu 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 1234 651 www.fransmanni.fi À la Carte Lunch on working days Hai Yang Kivimiehenkatu 4, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 535 3588 Chinese restaurant À la Carte Lunch Mon-Fri Huviretki Hotelli Cumulus Kouvolankatu 11, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 789 911 kouvola.huviretki@ restel.fi www.huviretki.fi À la Carte Kasarmiravintola Paraatikenttä 5, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 729 6782 kasarmiravintola@ amica.fi Lunch on working days Also for private hire Kastanjapuisto Oikokatu 4, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 544 4814 Fax +358 (0)5 544 4830 À la Carte Buffet on working days Home delivery Kaupungintalon lounasravintola (City Hall Lunch Restaurant) Torikatu 10, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 61 511 Lunch on working days Also for private hire Mei Lok Hansa Centre, Keskikatu 4 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 6338 Chinese restaurant Cantonese food, À la Carte Lunch buffet Mon-Fri Neville Salpausselänkatu 27, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5830 marita.vilenius@neville. fi, www.neville.fi À la Carte Lunch buffet: Mon-Fri & Sat Olé Kouvolankatu 34 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 6961 [email protected], www.ravintolaole.com Spanish-style restaurant À la Carte and tapas menu Pikkukokki Kouvola Region Vocational College Utinkatu 44 – 48 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 744 8253, www.ksao.fi/pikkukokki Educational restaurant Lunch: Mon-Fri (on school working days) Catering service, Also for private hire Prisma Café Tommolankatu 9, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 829 9652 À la Carte Lunch Mon-Fri Popsis Oikokatu 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 371 0445 À la Carte Lunch buffet Mon-Fri Raveliini Tykkimäki Amusement Park, Kanuunakuja 2 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 778 7450 Open during the opening hours of Tykkimäki Amusement Park from May until August Riimu Hevosmiehentie 1 Kouvola (Trotting track) EAT WELL AND RELAX Tel. +358 (0)5 320 1820, Fax +358 (0)5 320 1101 Table reservations: +358 (0)5 320 1101 Restaurant Maku Bistro Hallituskatu 7, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)500 657 606 Breakfast Mon-Fri Lunch buffet: Mon-Fri Pizza menu À la Carte Also for private hire Rosso Manski Promenade, Kauppalankatu 3 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 5180, Fax +358 (0)5 312 2003 [email protected] www.rosso.fi Cafe Sommelo Pallokentäntie 2, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 740 701, Fax +358 (0)5 740 7300 sommelo@ avainhotellit.fi, www.sommelo.com Breakfast, lunch, dinner Eksan Krouvi Ellintie 7, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 374 6180 Buffet Mon-Fri Lunch, À la Carte, pub, for private hire, catering service Hua Wu Linjatalo, Voikkaantie 1, Voikkaa Tel. +358 (0)40 8368 989 Chinese restaurant Lunch Mon-Fri Club Restaurant Koskikeidas Eerola Golf Centre, Eerolanväylä 126, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)400 904 403 [email protected] Open during golf season Also for private hire Kymen Paviljonki Helsingintie 408, Keltti Tel.+358 (0)20 786 1220, Fax +358 (0)5 374 4786 kymenpaviljonki.fi kymenpaviljonki@ kymenpaviljonki.fi Opening hours: Mon-Sat 7:30-21, Sun 8:30-21 Buffet lunch daily, party and conference rooms, catering service Pentik factory outlet, SevenArt and the Finnish Paper Art Gallery can also be found on the same premises. Martina Valtakatu 37 Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 379 3870 kuusankoski.martina@ restel.fi www.martina.fi À la Carte, pizzas Educational Restaurant Amora Kouvola Region Vocational College Technology and Services, Uimahallintie 3, Kuusankoski, Tel. +358 (0)5 840 8470, www.ksao.fi/palvelut/ ravintolat.html Educational restaurant Opening hours: Tue-Fri (on school working days) Voikkaan klubi Voikkaantie 37, Voikkaa Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5113, +358 (0)400 841 979 Lunch 11-15 Also for private hire ABC - Anjalankoski Hallitie 2 Keltakangas Tel. +358 (0)5 826 2900 32 Tel. +358 (0)5 826 2200 Fax +358 (0)5 826 2245 [email protected] www.abcasemat.fi Open 24 h Fax +358 (0)5 826 2945 [email protected] www.abcasemat.fi Open 24 h Mari’s Coffee Elimäentie 54, Anjala Tel. +358 (0)5 317 1010 [email protected] www.mariscoffee.com À la Carte Lunch: Mon-Fri Catering service Home delivery Youth Centre Anjala Ankkapurhantie 15, Anjala Tel. +358 (0)5 741 2500 Fax +358 (0)5 741 2530 nuorisokeskusanjala.fi lunch Mon-Fri, at other times by reservation Restaurant Räksy Myllykoskentie 10, Myllykoski Tel. +358 (0)5 363 4165 www.raksy.com Viljamaa Restaurant Alaportintie 226 A, Liikkala Tel. +358 (0)5 366 5156, +358 (0)400 841979 [email protected] www.viljamaanravintola.fi Also for private hire ABC - Tuohikotti Seuratie 1, Tuohikotti Tel. +358 (0)5 826 2500, Fax +358 (0)5 826 2545 [email protected], www.abcasemat.fi Opening hours: 6-24 ABC - Utti Lentoportintie 3, Utti Along Highway 6 ABC - Valkeala Kalevantie 1, Valkeala Along Highway 15 Tel. +358 (0)5 826 2300 Fax +358 (0)5 826 2345 [email protected] www.abcasemat.fi Open 24 h Restaurant Amanda Selänpääntie 631 Selänpää Tel. +358 (0)45 127 8675 Also for private hire Lohikukko Lohikuja 1, Jokela Tel. +358 (0)5 363 3336 Lunch Mon-Fri Orilampi Cottage and Holiday Centre Voikoskentie 138 Hillosensalmi Tel. +358 (0)5 389 881 Fax +358 (0)5 389 930 [email protected] www.orilampi.com Additional information can be found in ”Manor and farm accommodation” Pub Wanha Walkeala Sairaalantie 2, Valkeala Tel. +358 (0)5 3250 012 Lunch, café, pub ABC - Koria Suviojantie 19, Koria (by the Helsinkitie road) Tel. +358 (0)5 826 2600 Fax +358 (0)5 826 2645 [email protected] www.abcasemat.fi Open 24 h Korian ja Elimäen Puustelli Jaakkolankuja 4-6, Koria ja Meijeritie 1, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 744 4100, +358 (0)5 744 4200 elimaenpuustelli.com Cafeteria Puustiina in Koria Tel. +358 (0)5 744 4125 Lunch Restaurant in Elimäki, Tel. +358 (0)5 744 4212 Lunch Pioneeriravintola Pioneeritie 6, Koria Tel. +358 (0)5 382 2325, +358 (0)40 555 0755 Fax +358 (0)5 382 2425 [email protected] Lunch on working days Also party and catering services Café-Restaurant Alppiruusu Alppiruusuntie 35, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 6868 Fax +358 (0)5 377 6763 www.alppiruusu.com Producer’s Market, Scan Burger, lunch, à la carte, Also for private hire Vanha Kelo Mauontie 1, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)40 828 8824 [email protected] www.vanhakelo.fi À la Carte Breakfast and lunch Catering Manor Aurantola Aurantolantie 525, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)5 386 164 Fax +358 (0)5 386 188 [email protected], www.aurantola.fi Additional information can be found in ”Manor and farm accommodation” Patruunan Pytinki Verlan Mill Museum, Verla Tel. +358 (0)40 746 4919, +358 (0)5 388 544 www.verla.fi Summer restaurant Restaurant Kankkulan Kaivo Eiraskanmutka 20 Kimola puh. 0400 151 267, (05) 335 750 ravintola@ kankkkulankaivo.com kankkulankaivo.com Open in the summer, by reservation in winter. Restaurants for private hire Upseerikerho Upseeritie 5, Tel. +358 (0)5 371 1942 [email protected], www.kouvolanupseerikerho.fi Holiday Farm ”Kunnalan Marja ja Matkailu” Järventaustantie 159 A, Sippola Tel. +358 (0)400 634 644, +358 (0)5 365 7182 www.kolumbus.fi/kunnalanmarja.matkailu/ kunnalanmarja. [email protected] Cheese Farm ”Polven Juustola” Polventie 59 A, Savero Tel. +358 (0)5 381 9093 polvenjuustola.net Valkea Karhu Multamäentie 417 Multamäki Tel. +358 (0)40 7666 325 Mikkelän tila (Mikkelä Farm) Kukkomäki, Koria Tel. +358 (0)40 510 4143 [email protected] www.mikkelafarm.net EAT WELL AND RELAX Moision Taide- ja Pitokartano (Moisio Art and Catering Manor) Moisiontie 163, Elimäki Tel./Fax +358 (0)5 377 6332, +358 (0)40 5272 799 moision.kartano@ elimaki.inet.fi, www. moisionkartano.com Group dining, meetings, parties etc. For private hire for groups of 20-150 people, cafeteria services Helkalan Ranssi Hongistonkylätie 119 A, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 6224, +358 (0)400 550 064 [email protected] Cheese Farm ”Paavolan Kotijuustola” Vanhamaantie 336, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)40 576 5970 maija-liisa.paavola@ kotijuustola.inet.fi Café for private hire Restaurant Viinitupa/ Mustila Viini Oy Vin Ab Restaurant Viinitupa/ Mustila Viini Oy Vin Ab Mustilanpuistontie 11, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 7466, Fax +358 (0)5 377 7440 [email protected] www.mustilaviini.fi Dining by reservation. Sinibell Vesalantie 398, Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)400 613 570, +358 (0)5 385 115 [email protected], www.sinibell.com 33 Pizza and kebab restaurants Bella Pizza Kebab Päätekatu 6 Tel. +358 (0)5 375 5051 www.pizzeriabella.fi Express Quick Pizza Asemakatu 1, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 0399 Inter Pizza Kebab Kuusikkotie 46, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 312 2017 Julia Pizza-Kebab Torikatu 1-3, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 8773 Lumitähti Ahlmannintie, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 379 4001 Remo Hallituskatu 26, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 2275 Fax +358 (0)5 375 2276 Pizza & Kebab Sip Sak Kauppalankatu 15, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 370 3907 Rio Rande Restaurant Hansa Centre, Torikatu 3, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 315 3298 Roni Pizza-Kebab Kauppamiehenkatu 1, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 388 8168 Tabasco Palomäenkatu 1, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 379 4000 Café-Restaurant Atlas Matintie 1, Voikkaa, Esso Service Station ”Esson kulma” Tel. +358 (0)5 535 4010 Kotipizza Valtakatu 53–55 Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 374 4200 www.kotipizza.fi Home delivery Restaurant Melina Kyminkatu 2 Kuusankoski Tel.+358 (0)5 379 4143 Restaurant Orient Pallokentäntie 4 Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 381 1183 www.orient-ravintola.net Restaurant Toros Kauppa-aukio 1, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 374 3303 Shams Valtakatu 21 Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 374 3133 Inksan Kebab Pizzeria (Inksa’s Kebab Pizzeria) Päätie 23 I, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)5 353 2131 Kotipizza Keskikoskentie 5, Myllykoski Tel. +358 (0)5 365 6466 www.kotipizza.fi Murat Pizza & Kebab Viialantie 2, Myllykoski Tel. +358 (0)5 325 5155 Pizzeria Nanda Päätie 7, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)5 367 3000 Julia Kebab-Pizza Kustaa III tie 11, Valkealan Kirkonkylä (Valkeala Church Village) Tel. +358 (0)5 386 0886 Valkealan Kebab-Pizza Hirsitie 1 Valkealan kirkonkylä (Valkeala Church Village) Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5555 Neste Elimäki/ Kotipizza Elimäentie 10, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)20 742 2207 Fax +358 (0)5 377 6967 www.kotipizza.fi Pizza Romeo Ruotsulantie 6, Koria Tel. +358 (0)5 311 0400 Hamburger restaurants and fast food kiosks Hesburger Family Restaurant Shopping Centre Lasipalatsi Kauppalankatu 4 Tel. +358 (0)75 325 9285 [email protected] www.hesburger.fi McDonald’s Kellomäki Sepänkatu 2 45130 KOUVOLA Tel. +358 (0)5 371 0005 Fax +358 (0)5 371 0008 [email protected]. com www.mcdonalds.fi McDonald’s Prisma Tommolankatu 9 45130 KOUVOLA Tel. +358 (0)5 371 0071 Fax +358 (0)5 371 0106 [email protected] www.mcdonalds.fi City Cafe ScanBurger Shopping Centre Manski Kauppalankatu 13, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 378 1919 Grilli-Kipsa Koulukatu 3, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 312 1866 Nipan Grilli (Nipa’s Grill Kiosk) Hongistontie 15, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 360 3603 VP-Burger Keskusaukio 1 Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 374 6071 Steakhouse Herkkules Sakunkuja 2, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)5 317 2571, 0400 716 046 www.herkkules.com Grill Café Herkkutupa Vilppulantie 5, Koria Tel. +358 (0)5 322 0028 Cafés Arnold´s Hansa Centre Torikatu 5, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 5002 www.arnolds.fi Bar Café Columbia Asema-aukio, Travel Centre Hallituskatu 3, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 371 0999 Café Libris Dining and socialising restaurant Koulukatu 4 B, Kouvola Tel. (+358 (0)5 311 5900 Cafe Picnic Hansa Centre Keskikatu 4, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)207 590 366 www.picnic.fi Lunch Café / ”Pulla (bun)” Shop Naapantuura Manski Promenade Kauppalankatu 10, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 6760 Café Pohjolantori Pohjola House Kauppamiehenkatu 4, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 360 1077 Lunch Mon-Fri Café Onkapannu Miniature Railway Museum Asemakatu 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)400 711 607 or +358 (0)50 337 3006 www.elisanet.fi/pienoisrautatiemuseo Cafeteria Balladi Kouvola Hall Varuskuntakatu 11, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 829 6560 Lunch (soup and bread) Mon-Fri Kauppahallin lounaskahvila (Market Hall Lunch Café) Lunch Hall / Kouvola Market Hall Kauppamiehenkatu 3, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 378 1802 Lunch buffet: Mon-Fri & Sat City-Cafe ScanBurger Shopping Centre Manski Kauppalankatu 13, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 378 1919 www.citycafe.fi Kellomäen Herkkupaja Oy Kymen Wiener Takojantie 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5371 3911 Buffet lunch Coffee House Kauppalankatu 13, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 368 4438 www.coffeehouse.fi www.ymparistoravintolat.fi/coffeehouse Library Café Exlibris Library, downstairs Salpausselänkatu 33, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 829 6362 Soup lunch Holvi Bar & Cafe Manski Promenade Kauppalankatu 9, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 535 3730 Ice-cream bar / Café Caminito Manski Promenade Kauppalankatu 6-8, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)44 550 4014 Käyrälammen kahvio (Käyrälampi Cafeteria) Tykkimäki Camping Tel. +358 (0)5 321 1225 Open in summer 34 Food by reservation, possibility to rent a beach sauna and a smoke sauna in the summer Lunch Café Karossi Kaitilankatu 15, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 5559 Lunch 10-14 Lunch Café Kulma Kanervistontie 1, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)44 5622 403 or +358 (0)40 5622 402 [email protected] www.lounaskulma.fi Lunch 10-15 Cafeteria ”Marttakahvio” In Kouvola Market Square Tel. +358 (0)5 312 2434 Buns à la Martta, doughnuts, savoury and sweet pies, terrace Onnenkukko Café and a gift shop Kaunisnurmi Museum Quarter Varuskuntakatu 6, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 0202 Pito Bistro Valtari Valtakatu 15, Kouvola 45100 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 112 Tanhuantien Unska Tanhuantie 1, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 371 1361 Valta Café Valtakatu 14, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)40 500 8768 Terrace Valtarin Herkku ja Jätskibaari Valtakatu 15, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5011 Café Valkama Kuusankoski Hall, Kymenlaaksonkatu 1 Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 379 2080 [email protected] www.kahvilavalkama. com, Buffet lunch Catering service Also for private hire Cafeteria Mokka Myllytie 4 Voikkaa Tel. +358 (0)5 388 1080 Café Kuusaan Kahvikulma Valtakatu 38, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 374 6474 Mintun Konditoria (Minttu’s Bakery) Linjatalo, Voikkaantie 1 Voikkaa Tel. +358 (0)5 388 1188 Bar Rosita Kaipiaistentie 14, Kaipiainen Tel. +358 (0)5 331 172 Bar Cafe Cever Päätie 16, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)40 8450666 Herkkupito Lunch Café Päätie 23, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)400 657802 Makasiinikahvila (Warehouse Café) Seikkailuviikari Oy Ankkapurhantie 11 Anjala Tel. +358 (0)500 862 862 Open in the summer Anjala Manor Museum area Bar Cafe Matilda Elimäentie 21, Anjala Tel. +358 (0)5 367 4099 Wilhelmiina Sippolantie 5, Sippola Tel. +358 (0)5 366 6066 Café, pub Valkea Tähti Keskitie 17 Valkealan kirkonkylä (Valkeala Church Village) Tel. +358 (0)5 544 4777 Iltatähti Service Centre Lunch café Café Voisarvi Mari Nikkanen Kustaa III tie 6 Valkeala Tel. +358 (0)40 735 7732 Arboretum Makasiinikahvila (Warehouse Café) Mustila, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 6678 Fax +358 (0)5 377 7600 arboretum@mustila. com www.mustila.com Open in summer Koskiston Meijeri ja Taidekeskus (Koskisto Dairy and Art Centre) Koskistontie 80 07990 Ruotsinkylä, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)19 542 694, +358 (0)50 585 2026 www.koskistonmeijeri.fi Art Café ”Piika ja Renki” Mustilanpuistontie, Elimäki Tel. +358 (0)5 377 6282 Fax +358 (0)5 377 6810 www.piikajarenki.com Open from spring to autumn Café Kaffitassi Kimolantie 663, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)40 591 0350 or +358 (0)40 591 0655 kimolantupajumi@ pp.inet.fi www.kimolantupajumi.fi Open from the beginning of May to the end of August Verlan Makasiinikahvila (Verla Warehouse Café) Eiraskanmutka 20 47650 Kimola Tel. +358 (0)50 512 0012 (during museum season) +358 (0)40 520 5219 (reservations for dining groups) [email protected] www.kukkulinna.com Open 2.5-13.9.2009 Soup lunch Entertainment restaurants Bar n Night Kouvola Kauppalankatu 13, Kouvola (entrance through Amarillo) Tel. +358 (0)5 311 0290 www.ymparistoravintolat.fi/night Opening hours: Fri-Sat 22-04 Grand Virtanen Salpausselänkatu 27, Kouvola www.grandvirtanen.com Opening hours Wed 22-03, Fri-Sat 22-04 House of Rock Bar Valtakatu 28, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 375 8770 www.houseofrockbar.fi Opening hours: Mon-Tue 14-02 Wed-Sun 14-03 Terrace Madonna Erotic Club Kauppalankatu 14, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 312 2700 Opening hours: Mon-Sun 19-02 Marilyn Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Kouvola Paimenpolku 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 1234 651 or +358 (0)50 3884 806 www.ymparistoravintolat.fi/marilyn Opening hours: Wed 21-03 Fri 21-04, Sat 22-04 Mulligan’s Valtakatu 11, Kouvola EAT WELL AND RELAX Tel. +358 (0)40 3594988 Email: ravintola@ mulligans.fi www.mulligans.fi Opening hours: Thu 21-02 (in June and July closed on Thursdays) Fri-Sat 21-04 Nightclub Riviera Keskikatu 6 45100 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 371 1511 Fax +358 (0)5 378 1304 www.nightclubriviera.fi Opening hours: Fri-Sat 22-04 Pyöreä-Torppa/ Mutteri Kivimiehenkatu 2 Tel. +358 (0)5 375 4616 Opening hours: Mon 12-01 Tue-Thu 12-02 Fri-Sat 12-03 Karaoke evenings Donigton Kivimiehenkatu 6, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 371 0583 Opening hours: Fri-Sat 22-04 www.donington.fi Studio 11 Valtakatu 11, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 775 9420 www.studio11.fi Opening hours: Wed & Fri-Sat 22-04 Terrace Dancing Sommelo Pallokentäntie 2, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 740 701 www.sommelo.com Kantri Star 35 Päätie 21, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)5 317 1901 www.kantri.fi/inkeroistenkantri.htm Opening hours: Fri-Sat 22-03 Vanha Kelo Mauontie 1, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)5 334 101 www.vanhakelo.fi [email protected] Opening hours: Mon-Thu 8-22 Fri-Sat 8-03, Sun 10-22 IITTI Restaurants ABC - Kausala Hallitie 1 (intersection between Highway 12 and Iitintie), Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 826 2700 Fax +358 (0)5 826 2745 [email protected] www.abcasemat.fi Open daily 06-24 Manor Hotel Radansuu Urajärventie 483, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 326 0100, +358 (0)40 536 6559 www. kartanohotelliradansuu.fi, [email protected] Additional information can be found in ”Manor and farm accommodation” Neste Matkakeidas Sitikkalantie 5, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 326 0448, Fax+358 (0)5 366 2316 www.matkakeidas.fi Open 24 h Restaurant Rodos Ravitie 2, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 535 3560 Joki Taverna Vuolenkoskentie 1434 ACCOMMODATION Hotels Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Hovioikeudenkatu 2, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 1234 651 Fax +358 (0)5 828 8288 vaakuna.kouvola@ sokoshotels.fi www.sokoshotels.fi Hotel Cumulus Kouvolankatu 11, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 789 911 Fax +358 (0)5 789 9299 kouvola.cumulus@ restel.fi www.cumulus.fi Hotel Sommelo Pallokentäntie 2, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)5 740 701 Fax +358 (0)5 740 7300 [email protected] www.sommelo.com Prices: on weekdays single room 79 €/day and double room 99 €/day on weekends single room 67 €/day and double room 76 €/day Hotel Turistihovi Kouvolankatu 23, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5661 Fax +358 (0)5 371 3917 Prices: on weekdays single room 50 €/day, double room 70 €/day and triple room 80 €/day on weekends single room 50 €/day and double room 55 €/day Breakfast 6 € 19160 Huutotöyry Tel. +358 (0)40 578 5568 Restaurants for private hire Ketunleipä Kaitalantie 323, Mankala Tel. +358 (0)5 326 5504, +358 (0)500 750 612, +358 (0)50 386 3737 [email protected] www.yli-kaitala.com Additional information can be found in ”Manor and farm accommodation” Lomakiven Pitotalo (Lomakivi Catering Restaurant) Iitintie 606, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)40 534 0755 [email protected] www.lomakivi.com Huutotöyry Tel. +358 (0)3 8424 5555 Fax +358 (0)3 8424 5554 [email protected] www.q-link.fi Catering Restaurant Kurjenmiekka Harjuntie 7, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 366 2200 Fax +358 (0)5 326 0700 [email protected], www.kurjenmiekka.com Pizza and kebab places and fast food restaurants Pizzeria Kuu Kauppakatu 10, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 379 1050 Amed Pizza-Kebab Kauppakatu 10 Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 353 0380 Lossirannan Kartano (Lossiranta Manor) Vuolenkoskentie 1501 Voikkaan Klubi Voikkaantie 37, Voikkaa Tel. +358 (0)5 311 5113, +358 (0)400 841 979 www.voikkaanklubi.fi Prices: double room 90 €/day on weekdays and 110 €/day Fri-Sun Double room for one: 60 €/day on weekdays and 80 €/day Fri-Sun Extra bed 30 €/day, children under 16 years of age 15 € Hotel Kantri Päätie 21, Inkeroinen Tel. +358 (0)5 317 1901 kantri.inkeroinen@ kantri.fi Prices: on weekdays single room 65 €/day and double room 85 €/day on weekends single room 50 €/day and double room 70 €/day Hotel Leo Kenraalintie 6, Myllykoski Tel. +358 (0)40 721 8169 [email protected] Prices: single room 30 €, double room 40 € Manor and farm accommodation Aholan vierastalo (Ahola Guesthouse) Aholankaari 126, Valkeala Tel. +358 (0)5 338 130, +358 (0)40 587 5846 aholanvierastalo.com info@aholanvierastalo. com, Prices: from 15-25 €/person, accommodation for about 16 people Arvilan ratsutila (Arvila Horse Farm) Granary accommodation Iitintie 597, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 366 3815, +358 (0)40 770 3261 Granary rooms B&B Gasthaus Keltti Niskalantie 301, Kuusankoski Tel. +358 (0)50 537 9665 Prices: single room 48 € with breakfast and 40 € Villen Vaahto ja Grilli/ Villen Mesta Merrankuja 1, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 363 8180 Cafés Kirkonkylän kesäkahvila (Summer café) Kymentaantie 1, Iitti Church Village Tel. +358 (0)5 366 3882 (summer café) Open 5.5.–31.8. Lailan Kammari Kauppakatu 25, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 326 1223, +358 (0)40 514 0096 Fax +358 (0)5 326 1223 laila.lindroos@ pp1. inet.fi Lunch Café Kanttiina Kauppakatu 15, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 363 1036 +358 (0)40 743 7967 without breakfast, double room 64 € with breakfast and 56 € without breakfast 3 double rooms Café Koskiportti Vuolenkoskentie 1434, Huutotöyry Tel. +358 (0)3 718 0256, +358 (0)400 552 982/ Kauppila Accommodation for families and small groups. Manor Hotel Radansuu Urajärventie 483, Kausala Tel.+358 (0)5 326 0100, +358 (0)40 536 6559 [email protected] www.kartanohotelliradansuu.fi Activity, holiday and education centre for the whole family by the lake. The prices for hotel accommodation vary between 30 € and 80 € depending on seasons 36 clay-pigeon shooting, outdoor recreational days etc. and room standards. Auxiliary services: conference and party services and packages, hiking, fishing, holiday and golf packages. Restaurant open JuneAugust 11-23, in the winter by reservation. Hotel open all year round. Catering Manor Aurantola Aurantolantie 525, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)5 386 164, +358 (0)40 509 8194 Fax +358 (0)5 386 188 [email protected] www.aurantola.fi The manor rooms can be booked for groups. In the log granary there are 6 four-person cubicles. The 10 cosy holiday cottages are for 2-10 people. There is also a caravan site for about 30 caravans, a covered barbecue place and a service building with a shower, a toilet and a kitchen. Kirjokiven kartano (Kirjokivi Manor) Rudolf Elvingin tie 109, Vuohijärvi Tel. +358 (0)5 369 0164, +358 (0)400 944 988 [email protected] kirjokivenkartano.fi Accommodation for about 40 people, mainly in the granary. The manor also organises, for example, trekking excursions, peat treatments, canoeing excursions, hiking excursions, dog-team rides, Holiday Farm ”Kunnalan Marja ja Matkailu” Järventaustantie 159 A, Sippola Tel. +358 (0)400 634 644, +358 (0)5 365 7182 www.kolumbus.fi/ kunnalanmarja.matkailu/ kunnalanmarja. [email protected] Accommodation for 20 people all year round, in summer also granary accommodation for 20 people. Holiday Farm Harju Sorsankuja 28, Enäjärvi Tel. +358 (0)5 332 201 Also cottage accommodation. Majatalo Hetekka (Inn) Tähteentie 18 Tel. +358 (0)400 550 031 Also furnished flats available for rent in Voikkaa, Kouvola and Kotka. Käpyläntie 20, Kouvola Voikkaantie 10, Voikkaa Vanhamäentie 1, Kotka www.hetekka.com Prices: single room 47 €, double room 60 €, triple room 80 €, quadruple room 95 €. Accommodation for 18-25 people / 20 €/person. Accommodation+sauna for 18-25 people / 25 €/ person. Sauna for 5-15 people from 200 € Hostel Pioneeri Pioneeritie 6, Koria Tel. +358 (0)5 3822 325, +358 (0)40 550 755 Fax +358 (0)5 3822 425 [email protected] Mikkelän tila (Mikkelä Farm) Kukkomäki, Koria Tel. +358 (0)40 510 4143 [email protected] www.mikkelafarm.net Double room 70 €/day with breakfast, family flat for 4 people 95 €, dining for groups by reservation (10-52 people) Moision kartano (Moisio Manor) Moisiontie 163, Elimäki Tel./Fax +358 (0)5 377 6332 +358 (0)40 5272 799 moision.kartano@ elimaki.inet.fi www.moisionkartano. com At the inn, hostel accommodation and accommodation with breakfast by reservation all year round. 7 cosy and comfortable double rooms with extra bed. Shared toilet, shower and sauna. Onnelan tila (Onnela Farm) Hakalantie 37, Liikkala Tel. +358 (0)40 550 9711 arjahelena.lekander@ pp.inet.fi www.onnelafarm.com Flat (60 m2) furnished with rustic antiques and with independent entrance. The flat is located at the other end of a traditional farmhouse. Alternative accommodation for those looking for a romantic rural holiday. Price: 40 €/person/day Orilammen maja ja lomakeskus (Orilampi Cottage and Holiday Centre) Voikoskentie 138, Hillosensalmi Tel. +358 (0)5 389 881 Fax +358 (0)5 389 930 [email protected] www.orilampi.com Prices: single room 57 € and double room from 72 €, rich rural breakfast included. Supplement for hillside house and manor accommodation. Family rooms from 95 €/day (2 adults and 1-2 children) Sinibell Vesalantie 398, Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)400 613 570, +358 (0)5 385 115 [email protected] www.sinibell.com Prices: double room, triple room and family room for 4 people, 29-34 €/person, Also cottage accommodation. Tolkkilan kartano (Tolkkila Manor) Tolkkilantie 204, Elimäki Tolkkila Manor is an excellent place for different festive occasions. Premises available for rent. Reservations and price inquiries: Tel. +358 (0)20 7596 424 Fax +358 (0)20 7596 421 [email protected] www.kouvolanseurakunnat.fi Tmi Leena Viitala Jokuentie 97 d, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)400 655 042 Fax +358 (0)5 326 0832 [email protected] Granary accommodation all year round Tuula González Haapalahdentie 140, 47760 Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)5 385 121 (evenings), +358 (0)40 540 3720 Viiniverla Oy Salonsaarentie 127, Verla Tel. +358 (0)5 385 246 Fax +358 (0)5 385 244 [email protected] www.viiniverla.fi Prices: main building double rooms (all year round) 35 €/ person, double rooms in the two-storey EAT WELL AND RELAX granary (summer only) 20 €/person Virran tila (Virta Farm) Savisuontie 158, Perheniemi Tel. +358 (0)5 366 4054 Granary accommodation in the summer. Please, leave your contact information on the answering machine. For groups and camp schools Kymenlaakson opisto (Kymenlaakso Folk High School) Marintie 9, Inkeroinen Tel. 358 (0)20 711 8530 www.kyka.fi Accommodation for groups all year round. Niinirannan toimintakeskus Valkeala Niiniranta Activity Centre offers different conference rooms, classrooms, saunas and lodgings (package prices or individual prices). Reservations and price inquiries: Tel. +358 (0)20 7596 424 Fax +358 (0)20 7596 421 [email protected] www.kouvolanseurakunnat.fi Nuorisokeskus Anjala (Youth Centre Anjala) Ankkapurhantie 15, Anjala Tel. +358 (0)5 741 2500 Fax +358 (0)5 741 2530 nuorisokeskusanjala.fi Also programme services for all ages and camps. Flat sharing Perheniemen evankelinen opisto (Perheniemi Evangelical Folk High School) Opistontie 15 B, Perheniemi Tel. +358 (0)5 757 4100 Fax +358 (0)5 757 4101 [email protected] 37 www.perheniemi.com Prices: double room 27 €/person,Educational activities, accommodation, courses (manual skills, music, natural knowledge), excursions, treatment packages, events and parties Puhjonrannan kurssikeskus Puhjonrannantie 80, Valkeala Puhjonranta Course Centre offers different conference rooms, classrooms, saunas and lodgings (package prices or individual prices). Reservations and price inquiries: Tel. +358 (0)20 7596 424 Fax +358 (0)20 7596 421 [email protected] www.puhjonranta.fi Repoveden portti Osuuskunta Kouluraitti 15, Vuohijärvi Tel. +358 (0)50 330 4307 repovedenportti.net Peaceful room accommodation. Valkealan kristillinen kansanopisto (Valkeala Christian Folk High School) Kansanopistontie 53, Hasula Tel. +358 (0)5 341 4600 Fax +358 (0)5 341 4610 Caretaker on duty +358 (0)40 827 0793 [email protected], www.valkealanopisto.fi. Single rooms, double rooms, flat sharing, family flats. Prices: for example, double room 44-48 €/room in the summer, 34-38 €/ room in the winter, linen 5 €/person, breakfast 5 €/person Fax +358 (0)5 321 1203 [email protected] www.lomaliitto.fi/tykkimaki Prices: camping cottages (max 4 people) 49-64 €/ day, holiday cottages (max 6 people), available for reservation all year round, 125-200 €/day, 260-350 €/Fri-Sun. Also places for caravans and tents. Holiday flats for groups (max 10 people), available for reservation all year round, 180-250 €/ day, 400-450 €/Fri-Sun. Tennis, basketball, floorball, badminton, table tennis and boating can be practiced free of charge by the camping guests. Saaramaa Camping Saaramaantie 947, 46570 Saaramaa Tel. +358 (0)5 332 503, +358 (0)500 686 000 SF-Caravan Kevätti Kevätintie, Valkeala Tel. +358 (0)5 3681 312, +358 (0)5 3681 365 The area is located along the Kouvola-Mikkeli road by the lake. In the caravan area there are 130 places for caravans. Nearby there are also nature trails, places for berry picking, and cycling routes. Radansuun matkailuperävaunualue (Radansuu Caravan Area) Iitti, Urajärvi, Kausala Tel. +358 (0)5 366 3907 www.sf-caravankaakkoishame.fi [email protected] Caravan area maintained by SF- Caravan KaakkoisHäme ry. Campsites Cottages Tykkimäki Camping Käyrälammentie, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 321 1226 Alestalon lomahuvilat (Alestalo Holiday Villas) Sitikkalantie 738, 47490 Mankala Tel. +358 (0)5 326 4823, +358 (0)400 344 145 [email protected] Aurinkosaari Oy Aurinkosaarentie 120, Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)400 621 725 [email protected] Eerolan Lomamökit (Eerola Holiday Cottages) Niemeläntie 170, 47610 Kymentaka Tel. +358 (0)5 366 5728, +358 (0)40 705 4349 Hangantaipaleen loma-asunnot (Hangantaipale Holiday Flats) Jukajärventie 166, Verla Tel. +358 (0)40 538 0205 Fax +358 (0)5 326 0151 [email protected] www.hangantaipale.fi Keskisaaren maja (Keskisaari Cottage) Siikava Village Association Vesa Kaarlampi/ Sirpa Marin Tel. +358 (0)5 386 207, +358 (0)400 253 607 Keto-mökit (Keto Cottages) Selänpääntie 1448, Verla Tel. +358 (0)5 388 632, +358 (0)400 960 695 [email protected] www.ketomokit.com Kohopään lomamökit (Kohopää Holiday Cottages) Kohopääntie 388, 46430 Tirva Tel. +358 (0)5 369 0323, +358 (0)400 556 663 Fax +358 (0)5 369 0323 Kotirannan lomamökki (Kotiranta Holiday Cottage) Niemeläntie 160, 47610 Kymentaka Tel. +358 (0)5 366 5758, +358 (0)40 538 0568 Kukkulinnantupa Oy Vierumäentie 108,Kimola Tel. +358 (0)5 335 629, +358 (0)40 520 5219 [email protected] www.kukkulinna.com Kuutin Kolo Tel. +358 (0)400 551 530 [email protected] www.kuutinkolo.com Also guided excursions in Valkeala wilderness area, snowmobile safaris, church boat excursions etc. and recreational facilities in the wilderness area. Dormitory accommodation and cottage rental in the Repovesi National Park. Leinosen Mökit (Leinonen Cottages) Viitaniementie 40, Jaala Tel. +358 (0)5 374 6867, +358 (0)400 550 080 [email protected] leinosenmokit.com Matkailutila Lomakivi (Lomakivi Holiday Cottages) Virpi and Ismo Kivinen Iitintie 606, 47400 Kausala Tel. +358 (0)40 534 0755/ Virpi Kivinen, +358 (0)400 927 328/ Ismo Kivinen [email protected] www.lomakivi.com Auxiliary services: conference and party services, events, independent cycling, golf, horse riding, canoeing, crosscountry and downhill skiing. Equipment rental (bicycles, rowing boats, golf bags) Makkosen lomamökit (Makkonen Holiday Cottages) Vesalantie 465, 47760 Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)5 335 676, +358 (0)40 547 4211 [email protected] Metkan Mökit (Metka Cottages) Sitikkalantie 372, 47490 Mankala Tel. +358 (0)50 596 8579 [email protected] www.metka.fi Auxiliary services: seine and shore fishing evenings, church boat rowing, snowmobile rides and hunting, pontoon sauna, in the winter snowmobile rides etc. Tel. +358 (0)50 596 8579, +358 (0)40 5105792 Oravasalmen huvilat (Oravasalmi Villas) Selänpääntie 464, 47810 Selänpää Tel. +358 (0)40 576 5545 Fax +358 (0)5 387 169 [email protected] www.oravasalmi.com Orilammen lomakeskus (Orilampi Holiday Centre) Voikoskentie 138, 47910 Hillosensalmi Tel. +358 (0)5 389 881 Fax +358 (0)5 389 930 [email protected] www.orilampi.com Prices: single room 57 €/room and double room 72 €/room, rich rural breakfast included. Supplement for hillside house and manor accommodation. Family room from 95 €/day (2 adults and 1-2 children) Pajuportin lomamökki (Pajuportti Holiday Cottage) Salonsaarentie 182,Verla Tel. +358 (0)400 239 737 (evenings) New well-furnished cottage for 4 people by Niskajärvi (fit for winter habitation) Perheniemen lomatupa (Perheniemi Holiday Cottage) 38 Pia and Sauli Äikäs Kuninkaantie 706, 47450 Perheniemi Tel. +358 (0)5 366 3067, +358 (0)40 832 7405 RapoJärviLoma Anne and Jukka Niemi Tuuliniementie 119, 45410 Utti Tel. +358 (0)400 699 620 Riihiniemen lomamökit (Riihiniemi Holiday Cottages) Haapalahdentie 25 and Riihiniemi 94, Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)40 772 7789, +358 (0)400 255 855 Saarenpään Loma (Saarenpää Holidays) Lapinniementie 50, 47900 Vuohijärvi Tel. +358 (0)5 389 837, +358 (0)400 754 549 Holiday cottages (oneyear contract) Siltanen Erkki Vesalantie 185, 47760 Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)5 385 108, +358 (0)40 518 7026 Sirpa Kylmäniemen aitat (Sirpa Kylmäniemi Lodgings) Kuismantie 644, Voikoski Tel. +358 (0)50 342 7929 EVENTS 2009 Tuula González Haapalahdentie 140, 47760 Huhdasjärvi Tel. +358 (0)5 385 121 (evenings), +358 (0)40 540 3720 Uimonen Martti Kallioistenniementie 73, 47710 Jaala Tel. +358 (0)50 410 9409 Verlan mökit (Verla Cottages) Inquiries and reservations from the 4H Association of Northern Kymi, on working days 9-16 Tel. +358 (0)40 357 8339 Vääntäjän tila (Vääntäjä Farm) Vääntäjäntie 257, February 12.2. Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Penkkarit (3rd Year High School Students’ Last 13.2. 14.2. Holiday cottages through agencies Kouvolan Matkatoimisto Oy Asemakatu 1, Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)5 744 3100 Fax +358 (0)5 744 3110 [email protected] www.kouvolanmatkatoimisto.fi Magic Days 17.-19.4. RAK 2009 Fair: construction, furnishing, 18.4. Finnish Championship for Videomakers, renovation, Kouvola Ice Stadium Schoolday Celebration), Manski Promenade and Shopping Centre Hansa, Kouvola Yli-Kaitalan lomamökit (Yli-Kaitala Holiday Cottages) Virpi and Markku Yli-Kaitala Kaitalantie 323, 47490 Mankala Tel. +358 (0)5 326 5504, +358 (0)500 750 612, +358 (0)50 386 3737 Fax +358 (0)5 326 5550 [email protected] www.yli-kaitala.com Also conference and party services, church boat excursions, canoeing excursions, fishing excursions, fishing, nature excursions to the lean-to and goahti dining, dog sled rides, buggy safaris etc. 11.-13.4. Kouvola 12.2. 46400 Kaipiainen Tel. +358 (0)400 525 062 [email protected] www.vaantajantila.com In addition to renting cottages, the farm organises guided canoeing and nature excursions in the Väliväylä and the Repovesi wilderness area. Also canoe rental / transport service. Kuusankoski Hall, Kuusankoski 18.4. Wanhojenpäivä (Senior Day), Shopping Centre Family Physical Activity Day, Lyceum Gymnasium, Kouvola Hansa, Kouvola 24.4. Ball for the New Kouvola with Latin rhythms, May Fashion Night - Spring 2009, Kouvola main hall of Kouvola City Hall, Kouvola 2.5. Children’s Saturday, Manski Promenade 14.2. Winter Kouvola, Manski Promenade, Kouvola 4.5-23.8. Iitti Church Village Summer Café - 14.-15.2. or Utti Ski Tour, Valkeala. Organised by Kouvolan 21.-22.2. Latu Ry and Valkealan Latu Ry, Valkeala 9.5. May Market, Keskusaukio, Kuusankoski (inquiries: Matti Ilander 0400 252 814) 13.5. ”Become healthier by moving” event, Culture Cocktail, in March in Kouvola 14.5. March 6.-8.3. Manski Promenade, Kouvola Repovesi Outdoor Experience Day and Repovesi Skiing Day, Valkeala 12.3. 14.-15.3. 22.3. Varying art exhibitions 14.–17.5. International Children’s Theatre Festival Kouvola 16.5. SRC, Finnish Rallycross Championship, Kouvola ”Young Culture Theatre” regional event, 16.5. Kouvola Half Marathon, Kouvola Kuusankoski 20.5. At the evening market, ”Children’s Spring”, Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Kuulas, Kuusankoski Hall, Kuusankoski Health and Well-Being Fair, market season opening event, Kausala Market Kuusankoski Hall, Kuusankoski 27.-29.3. National Wind Instrument Days, Kouvola Square, Iitti 23.5. April 5.4. 9.4. Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Kouvola Scandinavian National Defence Meeting, parade and concert by the military band, Kouvola Spring Market, Pohjolatori (Pohjola Square), 23.5. Fish Market, Kausala Market Square, Iitti Kouvola 31.5. Kausala Trotting Race, Ravilinna, Kausala, Iitti Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Kouvola EVENT CALENDAR June ”Chinese Week” cultural event, in June in Kouvola 39 1.6.–31.8. Summer Bits on Wednesdays in June, July and 29.8. August at the outdoor stage of Kuusankoski Hall, September 7 pm, Kuusankoski 2.-4.9. Wrestling Veterans World Championship, ”Pestoomarkkinat” Market, Elimäki 5.-7.6. Outdoor Life Fair, Koria 5.-6.6. XIII Detective Story Days, Kouvola 4.-6.9. 6.6. ”Kympin Nainen” event (women’s 10 km run), 10.9. Harvest Day, Manski Promenade, Kouvola Kouvola Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), departure from Urheilupuisto (Sports Park), Kouvola Kouvola 15.9. Repopolku Nature Trail, Valkeala 6.6. KesäKausala Festival and ”Asumisen 19.9. Manski Market, Manski Promenade, Kouvola markkinat” Fair, Kausala 19.-20.9. ”Syysrylläys” event, Kouvola 10.6. Flower and Sapling Market, Kausala Market 23.9 Fish market and dancing at the evening market Square, Iitti 10.-13.6. Iitti Music Festival, Verla, Iitti Church Village, Hiidenvuori 11.6. October Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Kouvola 11.-14.6. Kausala Market Square, Iitti 8. Kouvolan Komia - music week, Manski Promenade and party tent at Keskipuisto 1.10. 2.10. 11.10. (Central Park), Kouvola 13.6. 24.6. 24.-28.6. Kymi GP Trotting Race, Kouvola trotting track, 31.10. Kouvola November At the evening market, theatre and music 8.11. performances, Kausala Market Square, Iitti 12.11. ”Vonteenin Valssi” dance event, Sippola July November Market, Keskusaukio, Kuusankoski Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Kouvola 15.11 November Market, Pohjolatori (Pohjola Square), Singalong at the evening market, Kausala 20.11. Lighting of Christmas Lights, Kouvola City Centre Market Square, Iitti 21.11. Karaoke Festival, in July in Kouvola 8.7. Game market at the evening market in October at Kausala Market Square in Iitti Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Kouvola Fashion Night - Autumn 2009, Kouvola September Market, Pohjolatori (Pohjola Square), Kouvola Kymenlaakso Race, Kouvola trotting track, Kouvola Kouvola Grand Opening of Christmas Season, Kouvola 9.7. Old Times Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), 10.-11.7. SM OK-Auto –rally 2009, departure and arrival in 21.11.-13.12. Calendar for Christmas shop windows, Kouvola front of Hotel Vaakuna in Kouvola 29.11. Christmas Market, Sami Hyypiä Arena, 12.7. July Market, Pohjolatori (Pohjola Square), Kouvola 18.7. Verla Day, Jaala 29.11. Crofter Market, Elimäki 18.7. July Market, Kausala Market Square, Iitti 29.11. Kaunisnurmi Museum Quarter Christmas Event, 22.7. At the evening market ”Old and New”, antiques Christmassy programme on Manski Promenade, Kouvola 29.7. Kouvola December Iitti 10.12. At the evening market, market for the elderly, Kymi River Day, various events in all Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), Kouvola 10.-14.12 August Fires Festival, Valkeala August 1.8. Kuusankoski and second-hand goods, Kausala Market Square, Kausala Market Square, Iitti 31.7-9.8. at the Market Square and in the shopping centres Elimäki Parish Christmas Hike, Tolkkilan kartano (Tolkkila Manor), Elimäki 12.12. Manski Christmas Market, Kouvola 14.–19.12. Pre-Christmas Market, Manski Promenade, municipalities of Kymenlaakso Kouvola 12.8. ”Local Authorities in Manski” event, Kouvola 19.-20.12. ”A Child brings Joy” Christmas hike, Kouvola 12.8. At the evening market, harvest market, Kausala 20.12. Christmas Market, Pohjolatori (Pohjola Square), Market Square, Iitti 13.8. Monthly Market, Kauppatori (Market Square), 14.8. MilJazz 2009, Kouvola 16.8. August Market, Keskusaukio, Kuusankoski Kouvola 21.8. Night of the Arts, Kouvola 26.8. Health from the market, evening market, Kausala Market Square, Iitti Kouvola WE LC E! M O aptual.fi Mikkeli Mik Lappeenranta Lahti KOUVOLA Iitti St. Petersburg Kotka Ko HELSINKI Tallinn The information of this brochure has been collected in December 2008, We shall not be held liable for any possible changes. Distances: Additional information: Helsinki 134 km Lahti 62 km Lappeenranta 87 km Mikkeli 106 km Pietari 285 km Kouvola Innovation Oy Kouvola Tourist Service Town Hall Torikatu 10, 45101 Kouvola Tel. +358 (0)20 6155 295 [email protected] www.visit www. visitkouvola.fi kouvola.fi