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Punkaharju Esker
A famous pine-clad glacial ridge threading between two lakes, a slender natural causeway in the Saimaa lakeland.
4 km · about 5 min drive
South Savo, Finland · Europe
Punkaharju is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Kerimäki, 4km from Punkaharju Esker.
Punkaharju is a town located in South Savo, Finland. With a population of 3,984, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Punkaharju 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 Punkaharju to your route.
Punkaharju is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Savonlinna on January 1, 2013.
It was located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the South Savo region.
The municipality had a population of 3,702 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 748.12 square kilometresRead more
(288.85 sq mi) of which 276.86 km2 (106.90 sq mi) was water. The population density was 7.8555/km2 (20.3457/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Finnish Forest Museum Lusto and the Finnish Forest Research Institute are located in Punkaharju, which hosts a research forest park open for visitors. In the park some of the tallest trees in the whole Finland can be found, for example pines in the height of 40 metres (130 ft). The Punkaharju Ridge is a famous national landscape protected by a national reserve.
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Punkaharju is located in South Savo, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 61.7588 latitude, 29.3884 longitude.
Punkaharju has a population of approximately 3,984 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Full driving guide for Finland2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A famous pine-clad glacial ridge threading between two lakes, a slender natural causeway in the Saimaa lakeland.
4 km · about 5 min drive
castle
A dramatic island castle rising from the lake at Savonlinna, host of a renowned summer opera festival.
28 km · about 35 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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