The Lakeland - Finland - page 370

23 Helmi D3
24 Ilona C3
25 Wanha Satama D3

Entertainment
26 Henry's Pub B3

Shopping
27 Pikku-Pietarin Torikuja A3

Sights

Puijo HILL
( GOOGLE MAP )
Even small hills have cachet in flat Finland, and Kuopio was so proud of Puijo that it was
crowned with a tower. Views from the top of Puijon Torni (Puijo Tower; GOOGLE MAP ;
www.puijo.com ;adult/child €6/3; 10am-9pm Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm Sun Jun-Aug, 11am-7pm Mon-
Thu, 11am-9pm Fri-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun Sep-May) are very impressive; the vast perspectives of
lakes and forests represent a sort of idealised Finnish vista. Atop is a revolving restaurant,
cafe and open-air viewing deck. Surrounding it is one of the region's best-preserved spruce
forests, with trails for walking, biking and cross-country skiing.
Also here is a ski jump and chairlift. In high summer there's a public bus to Puijo, but
it's a nice walk through the trees, or a short drive or cab ride.

Kuopion Museo MUSEUM
( MAP

GOOGLE MAP ; www.kuopionmuseo.fi ;Kauppakatu 23;adult/child €7.50/free; 10am-5pm

Tue-Sat)
In a castle-like art nouveau mansion, this museum has a wide scope. The top two floors are
devoted to cultural history, but the real highlight is the natural history display, with a wide
variety of beautifully presented Finnish wildlife, including a mammoth and an ostrich