Canal museum, Museum of Saimaa Canal

A museum made even more relevant by the war in Ukraine

I share the assessment of the earlier reviews. A small, cozy museum. But the Russian aggressive war in Ukraine has made the museum even more interesting. It tells a story how Finland and the USSR / Ru...

A lovely little museum

We've lived in Lappeenranta for many years but only now visited the Saimaa Canal Museum. The first impression was lovely; the interior is preserved in the original early 20th century style. The staff...

Lots of information of the canal and tasty-looking cakes at the cafe

A nice and small museum, filled with information and models of the canal area. Very friendly staff! A small and cosy cafe with tasty-looking-cakes (we had just ate breakfast and had to pass these). Th...