South Karelia, Finland · Europe
Nuijamaa is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Joutseno, 26km from Imatrankoski.
Nuijamaa is a town located in South Karelia, Finland. With a population of 1,199, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Nuijamaa sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Nuijamaa to your route.
Nuijamaa (Finnish: [ˈnui̯jɑˌmɑː]; literally translated the "club land") is a former municipality in the province of South Karelia in Finland. The municipality had 1,199 inhabitants and an area of 136 km² in 1988. Nuijamaa was a Finnish-speaking municipality. Nuijamaa bordered the municipalities of Lappee,Read more
Lappeenranta, Lauritsala, Taipalsaari, Lemi, Luumäki, Ylämaa, and Joutseno. It also shared a border with Russia. It is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Nuijamaa to the city center of Lappeenranta and 39 kilometres (24 mi) to the medieval town of Vyborg, Russia.
Before the Winter War, Nuijamaa had an area of 356 km2 (137 sq mi). With the Continuation War in 1944, 220 km2 (85 sq mi) of the municipality was ceded to Russia. In 1975, an international border with Russia opened in Nuijamaa. The total crossings in 2007 were over 1.7 million.
Nuijamaa was incorporated into Lappeenranta in 1989.
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Nuijamaa is located in South Karelia, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 60.9601 latitude, 28.5510 longitude.
Nuijamaa has a population of approximately 1,199 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
Full driving guide for Finland2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Once the Niagara of Finland and the country's first tourist attraction, the Vuoksi rapids now roar to life at scheduled dam releases on summer evenings, set to music below the castle-like 1903 Imatran Valtionhotelli.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Finland's largest lake and Europe's fourth-largest, a labyrinth of islands and channels home to the critically endangered Saimaa ringed seal.
40 km · about 45 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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