South Karelian Museum where there is also the collection from Vyborg that evacuated during the war with Russia. Vyborg is now part of the Russian Karelia.
Updated Jan 31, 2004
The Fortress is the oldest part of the city, old buildings, museums, churches and coffee houses are there. A great view also the Saimaa lake.
Written Jan 31, 2004
It is the oldest Orthodox Church in Finland. It was established in 1785. It was the 2nd building to be build in Lappeenranta inside the fortress area.
Written Jan 31, 2004
This is a wooden church located in the centre of the city, I did not visited inside but it was looking very nice from outside on snowy day
Written Jan 31, 2004
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This is a wooden church located in the centre of the city, I did not visited inside but it was looking very nice from outside on snowy day
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Lappeenranta is the central city on the east side of Finland by the Russian border. It is also a regional business center, a popular university town and excellent place for lake and nature activities....
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"No we can't go there, it's Russia!"

My ex-boyfriend used to go to university in Lappeenranta so we came here for a few days during our summer holidays. However, somehow I got the impression that we didn't leave his apprtment much...
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Lappeenranta - a nice city in southern Finland

Lappeenranta (founded 1649) is the administrative, business and cultural centre of the South Karelia region. The eleventh-largest Finnish city by number of inhabitants (58 000), Lappeenranta is a city...
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Lappeenranta, long time no see...

Lappeenranta is a typical modern small Finnish city. Embedded in nature, clean and pure... I visited this city a couple of times during my summer stay at strawberry farm in vicinity of Lappeenranta......
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