Hamina Travel Guide

  A street leads to the town council
by Natalya2006
 
  • A street leads to the town council
      A street leads to the town council
    by Natalya2006
  • Vehkalahti Church
      Vehkalahti Church
    by Natalya2006
  • The bastion
      The bastion "Hamina"
    by Natalya2006
  • Historic center of Hamina
      Historic center of Hamina
    by Juha-ipihalla
  • hamina
      hamina
    by Anunanu
 

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Things to Do  

the place of the town hall

the place of the town hall, Hamina

 guiiillaume Says:

Pitkät hiekat

Pitkät hiekat, Hamina

 Anunanu Says:  Pitkät hiekat (a beach about 7kms from Hamina) 

Not worth more than an...

Not worth more than an..., Hamina

 budapest8 Says:  Not worth more than an hour....been here more than 15 times enroute to Russia and what a boring place!!! 

Hotels  

Best Western Hotel Hamina

 1 Review and 3 Opinions  Although I didn't stay here I did visit several times when passing through. A typical very... 

Hotels  

I never stayed overnight, but...

I never stayed overnight, but..., Hamina

 budapest8 Says:  I never stayed overnight, but I listed the tourist office address and phone number if you wish to do so! Probably nothing cheaper than $40 a night. Hamina was founded in 1653, when Finland was a part of Sweden. Built to protect what was then the border between Sweden and... 

Transportation  

World By bus or...

World By bus or..., Hamina

 budapest8 Says:  World By bus or car...Calculate distances between Finnish townswww.magic.fi/demo/matkat.lpcSOME INFO ABOUT THE COUNTY:::::::::::::::Kymi in full KYMEN LÄÄNI, Swedish KYMMENE LÄN, lääni (province), southeastern Finland, bounded by the Gulf of Finland (south) and by Russia... 

Local Customs  

AND YOU THOUGHT THE CHINESE...

AND YOU THOUGHT THE CHINESE..., Hamina

 budapest8 Says:  AND YOU THOUGHT THE CHINESE LANGUAGE WAS DIFFICULT::::then look at this..Lappeenrannalla on monta nimeä kuten Lehmusten kaupunki, Ratsuväen kaupunki, Portti Saimaalle, Gateway itään... Kaikille näille lempinimille löytyy toki perusteensa. Mm. ensimmäiset puistolehmukset... 

Tourist Traps  

"The attractive bagel"

"The attractive bagel", Hamina

 Anunanu Says:  The attractive bagel allures you to go inside of it but try to avoid it! It might be difficult to get free. Make sure that you're as small as my little sister was when she was 9! Just look when the other get stuck! :D 

You should see the town in...

You should see the town in..., Hamina

 budapest8 Says:  You should see the town in Winter!!!Your more likely to find bear traps than tourist traps! 

Off The Beaten Path  

sauna next to the Baltic

sauna next to the Baltic, Hamina

 guiiillaume Says:  after a nice sauna.... be ready.... RUN RUN RUN and go in the sea ( not very warm)!!!original experience for a french guy!! you'll feel an unknown sensation!i can't explain you more! just test it! :-p 

a nice red chalet!

a nice red chalet!, Hamina

 guiiillaume Says:  for a foreign peoplelike me, it's so nice to discover some nice chalet next to the baltic sea and in the forest. and if you stay in the town of hamina, yu can't see these wonderful chalet. so, take a bike or good shoes and have a look around hamina! 

Favorites  

Here is some of the tourist...

Here is some of the tourist..., Hamina

 budapest8 Says:  Here is some of the tourist offices where you can get more info if your really serious about sticking around there!Hamina Town Tourist OfficeRaatihuoneentori 1, 49400 HAMINAtel. +358 5 749 5251fax +358 5 749 5381email: matkailu@hamina.fi Open: Mon - Fri 9-16Secretary for... 

The Place

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The People

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 Hamina - Logistics pearl of eastern point of EU - Hamina is small historic city at south coast of Finland. Eastern city of the Gulf of Finland and Eastern Sea. Hamina located 150 km east of Helsinki and 350 km west of St Petrsburg, 40 km from Russian... 

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I don

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 You only end up here if you are leaving Finland to go to Russia or arriving from Russia,otherwise you would only come here if you were working as a truck driver, posted to the border garrison if you... 

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have a rest there!

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 Ahhh... hamina! Yep, in fact, the town is not so exciting, not a lot of things to see but it's a perfect area to stay quite in a wood house... next to the sea.. fishing or have a walk in the... 

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Anunanu's Hamina Page

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  My grandmum lives in Hamina so I visit her almost every summer... Hamina is a really nice little town in South-Eastern Finland, near the Russian border. 

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The Circle City

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Hamina. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 1 photo uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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hanspeter_W.'s new Hamina Page

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 As I find Porvoo a much more interesting town due to its typical old town with the colourful wooden houses just at river I put herewith the page instead of Hamina..sorry for any Hamina-fan.. 

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