Imatra

Imatrankoski Rapids

These rapids are Finland's first ever tourist attraction. The Russian Empress Catherine the Great and her retinue visited the rapids in 1772.

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Kruununpuisto Park

The oldest nature park in Finland, occupying the area around the Imatrankoski Rapids, was founded in 1842 by order of Tsar Nicholas I.

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Hotelli Valtionhotelli (Imatra State Hotel)

A hotel resembling a medieval knight's castle by the Imatrankoski Rapids. The original name of the hotel was Grand Hotel Cascade d'Imatra.

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Church of the Three Crosses
Open: 1 Sep - 31 May daily 10am - 3pm, 1 Jun - 31 Aug daily 9am - 8pm.
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