Miekankosken uittomuseo

About the museum

The Miekankoski log-driving museum is located in a genuine logging environment at Miekankoski, about 10 kilometres from the Mäntyharju village centre. When a shortcut from Lake Saimaa to the Mäntyharju waterways was built in 1910, Miekankoski became the junction of two important log-driving routes. A log-driving cabin (uittotupa), a smithy and a storehouse were built on the site, and the present buildings date from the 1940s.

Log driving at Miekankoski ended in 1975, and the area was restored for museum and tourism use in 1990. The log-driving museum passed into the ownership of the municipality of Mäntyharju in 1996. The log-driving cabin now houses a café, and the storehouse next to it holds the log-driving museum's exhibition.

By the Treaty of Turku in 1743, the border between the Swedish and Russian realms was defined to run through Miekankoski, and the site has a memorial to the Treaty of Turku as well as a history board that tell of this. Miekankoski is also known as a rapids fishing spot, and fishing permits are sold at the café.

Highlights

• Log-driving exhibition in the former storehouse
• Log-driving cabin housing a café
• Memorial to the 1743 border of the Treaty of Turku
• Well-known rapids fishing spot
• Free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Miekankosken uittomuseo – The exhibition in the former storehouse tells of timber log driving at the junction of the Miekankoski log-driving routes.

Operated by

Mäntyharjun kunta

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café

The café operates in the log-driving cabin, where fishing permits are also sold.

Events & venue rental

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