Off topic: Winterwar

[jesperpehrson]

Heya all,

I am planning a trip to Finland, Karelia and Russia this summer. Could someone point me towards some cool museums, battlegrounds and such. I am going to pass southern Finland and then down all the way to St. Petersburg and then up around Ladoga before heading west towards Vaasa.

I have already marked Hangö as an interesting spot.

Is it possible to view anything from the Mannerheimline still?

Any information would be appreciated. Also if any of you have some tips on how to get a Visa into Russia that would be swell.

Cheers,

Jesper

[MaraTheFinn]

Hi,

you can start planning as follows. You can ask my further assistance too.

One of the travel agencies which can help you for a visit in Russia from Finland:
Bair Travels Oy (www.bair-travels.com): Pieni Roobertinkatu 4, 00130 Helsinki, e-mail: office@bair-travels.com, tel: +358-9-2722822, Mobile: +358-50-5947001

Head of Finnish Armed Forces in WW2 Mannerheim:
www.mannerheim.fi

Central Military Museum in Helsinki (Sotamuseo, Maurinkatu 1, 00170 Helsinki):
www.mpkk.fi/fi/sotamuseo

Tank museum close to Hämeenlinna (Panssarimuseo, Hattulantie 334, 13721 Parola:
www.panssarimuseo.fi

Artillery museum in Hämeenlinna (Tykistömuseo, Linnankasarmi, Hämeenlinna):
www.tykistomuseo.fi

AA-museum in Tuusula close to Helsinki (Ilmatorjuntamuseo, Klaavolantie 2, 04300 Tuusula):
www.ilmatorjuntamuseo.fi

Finnish Air Force museum next to Helsinki airport (Suomen Ilmailumuseo, Tietotie 3, 01530 Vantaa; Tel. +358-09-8700 870):
www.ilmailumuseo.fi
An other in Jyväskylä (central Finland):
www.airforcemuseum.fi

Winter War exhibition in North part of Finland (Suomussalmi)
www.raatteenportti.fi

General reference:
www.winterwar.com
with many interesting links including:
www.mannerheim-line.com

ORIGINAL: capitan

Heya all,

I am planning a trip to Finland, Karelia and Russia this summer. Could someone point me towards some cool museums, battlegrounds and such. I am going to pass southern Finland and then down all the way to St. Petersburg and then up around Ladoga before heading west towards Vaasa.

I have already marked Hangö as an interesting spot.

Is it possible to view anything from the Mannerheimline still?

Any information would be appreciated. Also if any of you have some tips on how to get a Visa into Russia that would be swell.

Cheers,

Jesper

[ajds]

Thank you MaraTheFinn for a truly spectacular post - now I want to visit Finland!