Karelia
Blackcurrants, crowberries and white currants from the fields and bogs around Ilomantsi are blended by Hermanni Winery. At the top of the local 33m-high…
Must-see nightlife in Karelia
Lappeenranta
Crowned Finland's best coffee roastery at 2017's Suomen Paras Paahtimo awards, Lehmus occupies a red-brick former warehouse overlooking the lake. Behind…
Karelia
Joensuu's best bar-club occupies its own island in the Pielisjoki, linked to the city centre by a bridge. DJs spin techno, trance and electronica on…
Lappeenranta
Built in 1902, this tar steamship, which once transported timber to St Petersburg (and briefly served in the Russian Imperial Navy in 1914) has operated…
Karelia
Live music plays most nights aboard this former timber transporter built in 1914, now moored on the Pielisjoki. Wood-fired pizzas are cooked on the…
Karelia
Sunsets are spectacular from this bar perched on the Pyhäselkä lake's edge, with a resident peg-leg pirate statue and seating on the terrace and pier, as…
Karelia
Close to the rapids, in leafy surrounds overlooking a splashing fountain, this stylish Arctic-white bar opens to an umbrella-shaded terrace (heated in…
Lappeenranta
One of the swankier bars in town, Birra has a shaded terrace, cosy booths and a great range of beer (over 100 by the bottle) and cider (20 varieties) with…
