| Mikkeli is the place to head for when you want to indulge in Finland’s astonishing rural scenery. The town itself has a few museums and lends itself perfectly as a homebase from which to explore the surrounding lakes and hiking tracks. Mikkeli is one of the places featuring one of the many music festivals that are hold in Finland every year. Especially classic music concerts are performed within (or just outside) the city boundaries. Check the papers for this years’ events.
Mikkeli is a town with astonishing amount of history as well. It used to be the headquarters of the Finnish army in the second world war. The town is still full of war time buildings, barracks and cannons. The places to go are The Observation Tower (Naisvuoren näkötorni), Maunukselankatu, 1€, and the Headquarters Museum (Päämajamuseo), Päämajankuja 1-3.
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