Vuokalan mylly- ja sähkömuseo

About the museum

The Vuokala mill and power plant is located in the centre of Savonranta; the municipality of Savonranta joined Savonlinna at the start of 2009. The first Vuokala mill was established as early as the 1860s, and at the beginning of the 20th century a hydropower plant generating electricity was built alongside it. Savonranta was one of the first electrified rural municipalities in Finland. The present mill building dates from 1937, and the mill's golden age was the 1950s, when four millers worked there and grain was ground day and night.

The mill is owned by the Savonrannan kehittämissäätiö (Savonranta Development Foundation), and opening hours are the responsibility of Savonranta-Seura ry. The mill was renovated in 2001–2003. In the museum visitors can see a very well-preserved milling machinery of wooden construction that is in working condition in practice. The wooden machinery is on four floors, and the grain travels through it on a journey of as much as four kilometres before becoming flour. The mill also hosts art exhibitions.

Highlights

• Working wooden milling machinery on four floors
• Mill building from 1937
• Hydropower plant that electrified Savonranta early in the 20th century
• Art exhibitions in the mill

Permanent exhibition

• Myllykoneisto – The four-floor wooden milling machinery in working condition and the history of the hydropower plant.

Operated by

Savonranta-Seura ry (omistaja Savonrannan kehittämissäätiö)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

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Amenities & dining

There is a guest harbour and two restaurants near the mill.

Events & venue rental

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