Imatra Sights

  1. Rapids Shows

    These days, the water is allowed to flow free only for the 20-minute Rapids Shows from May to September. There's a nightly show at from early May to early July. Check the tourist office's information website for other shows between May and September (it's on, for example, at every Saturday in August, and every Saturday in September). There's an accompanying sound-and-light show.

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  2. Vuoksi River

    The highlight in Imatra is the 3km stroll along the mighty Vuoksi River from the bus and train station in Mansikkala to the power station in Imatrankoski. In spring and summer it's a haven of nesting geese, gulls and terns. Until the hydroelectric power station was built and the river dammed in 1929, Imatra's rapids were one of the highest waterfalls in Finland.

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