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The church of Rautalampi is one of the biggest wooden churches in northern Europe. Is was designed by the same architect C.A. Engel who also designed the cathedral and many other buildings in [[Helsinki]].
The church of Rautalampi is one of the biggest wooden churches in northern Europe. Is was designed by the same architect C.A. Engel who also designed the cathedral and many other buildings in [[Helsinki]].
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The
museum
of
Rautalampi
shows
various
pieces
of local
art-work
and
tools
from
the
last centuries
. The
opening
hours
are
short
and
it
is
open
only
during
the
summer
.
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The
Rautalampi
Museum
hosts
an
extraordinarily
wide collection
of local
history. Currently, there are over 50 000 objects
and
recordings
in
the
museum
. The
museum
gives
a
good
overview
of
local
history,
but
there
are
also changing exhibitions including various interesting subjects. www.rautalamminmuseo
.
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Rautalampi has a riding high-school [http://lukio.rautalampi.fi/], the only one in Finland.
Rautalampi has a riding high-school [http://lukio.rautalampi.fi/], the only one in Finland.
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Rautalampi Library serves both tourists and local residents. Besides normal library services there are WiFi and computers with free internet connection available. A local speciality is the Finnskog collection of Forest Finns.
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Orthodox Church: After the wars, a great number of Karelian evacuees have treasured the Orthodox tradition in Rautalampi. The church building, sacralized to honour Saint Nicholas the Worker, is located near the library.
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Mansions: There are expectionalley many tradiotional mansions in Rautalampi. Most of them are nowadays privately owned but can find a restaurant on reservation in both the Ropola Mansion and the Korhola Mansion. Korhola also offers B & B.
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Liimattanharju Esker: Road number543 wind from the town center of Rautalampi all the way to Kerkonkoski. This beautiful scenic route runs betwwn four lakes on Liimattalanharju esker.
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