Guidebook for Mikkeli

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Guidebook for Mikkeli

Food Scene

The only tea house in Finland specialising in the English tea tradition. Serving and selling approximately 100 different varieties of loose tea, gifts and tea-related products for sale. Deli&Deco, a delicatessen and interior decoration shop, is also in the same building.
16 locals recommend
TeaHouse of Wehmais
234 Pieksämäentie
16 locals recommend
The only tea house in Finland specialising in the English tea tradition. Serving and selling approximately 100 different varieties of loose tea, gifts and tea-related products for sale. Deli&Deco, a delicatessen and interior decoration shop, is also in the same building.
Restaurant Koskivahti serves homemade food prepared from the very best local ingredients. The restaurant is located in an old sawmill building on the shore of Lake Saimaa. Cozy terrace. Accommodation, summer exhibitions, the Sawmill Museum, and unique surroundings. www.sahanlahtiresort.fi
19 locals recommend
Sahanlahti Resort Ltd
830 Lietvedentie
19 locals recommend
Restaurant Koskivahti serves homemade food prepared from the very best local ingredients. The restaurant is located in an old sawmill building on the shore of Lake Saimaa. Cozy terrace. Accommodation, summer exhibitions, the Sawmill Museum, and unique surroundings. www.sahanlahtiresort.fi
Fine-dining Authentic Nepalese restaurant in the heart of Mikkeli. You can enjoy lunch and dinner in cozy environment.
7 locals recommend
Ravintola Bubbles
8 L Mikonkatu
7 locals recommend
Fine-dining Authentic Nepalese restaurant in the heart of Mikkeli. You can enjoy lunch and dinner in cozy environment.
Bistro-style food made by hand with Tempo's twist from clean and pure ingredients.
9 locals recommend
Kulttuuritalo Tempo
23 Mikonkatu
9 locals recommend
Bistro-style food made by hand with Tempo's twist from clean and pure ingredients.
The menu of Eino features quality meats, fish, chicken, sandwiches, antipastos and cheeses.
11 locals recommend
Gastropub Eino
3 Hallituskatu
11 locals recommend
The menu of Eino features quality meats, fish, chicken, sandwiches, antipastos and cheeses.
Homemade local food made from the very best ingredients. Summer lunches, á la care and popular barbecue evenings. www.anttolanhovi.fi
11 locals recommend
Anttolanhovi
224 Hovintie
11 locals recommend
Homemade local food made from the very best ingredients. Summer lunches, á la care and popular barbecue evenings. www.anttolanhovi.fi
A unique café with a warm and charming old milieu, delicious handmade baked goods and a fresh healthy lunch every day. http://kahvilananda.fi
12 locals recommend
café Nanda
12 Savilahdenkatu
12 locals recommend
A unique café with a warm and charming old milieu, delicious handmade baked goods and a fresh healthy lunch every day. http://kahvilananda.fi
An atmospheric home-style café in traditional countryside surroundings in an idyllic garden. www.vanhakilkkila.fi
12 locals recommend
Vanha Kilkkilä
231 Tuhkalantie
12 locals recommend
An atmospheric home-style café in traditional countryside surroundings in an idyllic garden. www.vanhakilkkila.fi
Fine dining buffet with local products. http://www.tertinkartano.fi/en/
26 locals recommend
Tertti Manor
68 Kuopiontie
26 locals recommend
Fine dining buffet with local products. http://www.tertinkartano.fi/en/
Good bakery and lunch buffet. Quite reasonable prices. http://www.kauraleipa.fi
10 locals recommend
Kotileipomo Siiskonen
10 Kauraleiväntie
10 locals recommend
Good bakery and lunch buffet. Quite reasonable prices. http://www.kauraleipa.fi

Sightseeing

An observation tower with beautiful views over Mikkeli
14 locals recommend
Naisvuoren Näkötorni
25 Mikonkatu
14 locals recommend
An observation tower with beautiful views over Mikkeli

Parks & Nature

Urpola Nature Centre and Conservation Area. Urpolanjoki river conservation area, nature trail, Mikkeli's oldest dwelling from 1782. Come and learn about the traditional biotopes and how they are nurtured, as well as plant and animal species. www.urpolanluontokeskus.fi
11 locals recommend
Urpola Nature Center
30 Selännekatu
11 locals recommend
Urpola Nature Centre and Conservation Area. Urpolanjoki river conservation area, nature trail, Mikkeli's oldest dwelling from 1782. Come and learn about the traditional biotopes and how they are nurtured, as well as plant and animal species. www.urpolanluontokeskus.fi
Kalevankangas sports trails offer cross-country hiking and skiing trails: 2,5km, 5km and 7km.
11 locals recommend
Kalevankangas
11 locals recommend
Kalevankangas sports trails offer cross-country hiking and skiing trails: 2,5km, 5km and 7km.
The Hiidenmaa trails run along the border between Mikkeli and Juva. You can enter the trails from Anttola and Siikakoski. The trails take you to the tallest peak in South Savo, Neitvuori, which offers a splendid view over the terrain around Luonteri.
22 locals recommend
Neitvuori
22 locals recommend
The Hiidenmaa trails run along the border between Mikkeli and Juva. You can enter the trails from Anttola and Siikakoski. The trails take you to the tallest peak in South Savo, Neitvuori, which offers a splendid view over the terrain around Luonteri.
The Astuvansalmi rock paintings in Ristiina are the most extensive prehistoric rock paintings in Scandinavia and date back 5000 years. The paintings include startling mystical symbols, images of elks and humans, and palm prints. You can gain access to the rock paintings during the summer by joining a cruise with M/S Kuutti. http://www.ssvoy.fi/in-english/
16 locals recommend
Astuvansalmi rock paintings
2039 Suurlahdentie
16 locals recommend
The Astuvansalmi rock paintings in Ristiina are the most extensive prehistoric rock paintings in Scandinavia and date back 5000 years. The paintings include startling mystical symbols, images of elks and humans, and palm prints. You can gain access to the rock paintings during the summer by joining a cruise with M/S Kuutti. http://www.ssvoy.fi/in-english/
Repovesi is a popular national park between Mäntyharju and Kouvola that is ideal for hiking and snowshoe expeditions. Repovesi offers interesting attractions including the suspension bridge at Lapinsalmi and the hills Olhavanvuori and Katajanvuori. The park has signposted hiking trails, and you can get there along the Mäntyharju-Pertunmaa hiking trail.
57 locals recommend
Repovesi National Park
57 locals recommend
Repovesi is a popular national park between Mäntyharju and Kouvola that is ideal for hiking and snowshoe expeditions. Repovesi offers interesting attractions including the suspension bridge at Lapinsalmi and the hills Olhavanvuori and Katajanvuori. The park has signposted hiking trails, and you can get there along the Mäntyharju-Pertunmaa hiking trail.
Mikkelipuisto Park is a superb garden park just outside the center of Mikkeli. The park is a horticultural destination with model gardens built by companies. Garden restaurant Greeneri offers delicious experiences with good food and drinks. The gardens can provide you with inspiration for building your own yard and the Vehreä garden shop sells summer flowers, trees, perennials and shrubs.
11 locals recommend
Mikkelipuisto Greeneri
5 Pursialankatu
11 locals recommend
Mikkelipuisto Park is a superb garden park just outside the center of Mikkeli. The park is a horticultural destination with model gardens built by companies. Garden restaurant Greeneri offers delicious experiences with good food and drinks. The gardens can provide you with inspiration for building your own yard and the Vehreä garden shop sells summer flowers, trees, perennials and shrubs.

Arts & Culture

Rustic objects from South Savo and exhibits reflecting the local history of Mikkeli. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
7 locals recommend
Suur-Savo Museum
11 Otavankatu
7 locals recommend
Rustic objects from South Savo and exhibits reflecting the local history of Mikkeli. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
Mikkeli Art Museum: Exhibitions, sculptures and a collection of Finnish paintings from the 1870s to the 1990s. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
10 locals recommend
Mikkeli Art Museum - South Savo Regional Art Museum
18 Maaherrankatu
10 locals recommend
Mikkeli Art Museum: Exhibitions, sculptures and a collection of Finnish paintings from the 1870s to the 1990s. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
The communications Centre of the Finnish Armed Forces during the Continuation War can be visited in a cave beneath Naisvuori Hill. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
10 locals recommend
The City of Mikkeli museums, Communications Center Lokki
11 Vuorikatu
10 locals recommend
The communications Centre of the Finnish Armed Forces during the Continuation War can be visited in a cave beneath Naisvuori Hill. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
Headquarters Museum: Marshal Mannerheim's office and the headquarters of the Finnish Armed Forces during the Second World War. The main exhibition presents the operation of the headquarters during the war years. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
14 locals recommend
Mikkeli Headquarters Museum
4 Ristimäenkatu
14 locals recommend
Headquarters Museum: Marshal Mannerheim's office and the headquarters of the Finnish Armed Forces during the Second World War. The main exhibition presents the operation of the headquarters during the war years. www.mikkeli.fi/museot
Concerts and events, including Mikkeli City Orchestra and Gergiev Festival.
13 locals recommend
Mikkelin Mikaeli Oy
1 Sointukatu
13 locals recommend
Concerts and events, including Mikkeli City Orchestra and Gergiev Festival.

Shopping

Linen shop, summer café and countryside attraction. The boutique sells its own line of linen clothing, sauna and home textiles, fabrics and threads. The farm also cultivates strawberries and raspberries. www.raijanaitta.fi
9 locals recommend
Raijan Aitta
2 Kipparintie
9 locals recommend
Linen shop, summer café and countryside attraction. The boutique sells its own line of linen clothing, sauna and home textiles, fabrics and threads. The farm also cultivates strawberries and raspberries. www.raijanaitta.fi
Delightful jewellery and interior design products produced ethically in Finland. Varying campaign products, stylish new products and accessories from the high-quality loose tea selection to handmade soaps. www.prhandicrafts.fi
7 locals recommend
Pauliina Rundgren Handicrafts Shop & Studio
7 locals recommend
Delightful jewellery and interior design products produced ethically in Finland. Varying campaign products, stylish new products and accessories from the high-quality loose tea selection to handmade soaps. www.prhandicrafts.fi
Kenkävero is an interesting destination in every season, with carefully restored buildings and shops selling Finnish design, handicrafts and local food products. The restaurant has a daily menu of local food. In the summer, there is a garden with 500 plants and workshop stores. www.kenkavero.fi
25 locals recommend
Kenkävero
6 Pursialankatu
25 locals recommend
Kenkävero is an interesting destination in every season, with carefully restored buildings and shops selling Finnish design, handicrafts and local food products. The restaurant has a daily menu of local food. In the summer, there is a garden with 500 plants and workshop stores. www.kenkavero.fi
The Akseli shopping centre is full of specialist shops offering high-quality products, amazing service and fun events all year round.
11 locals recommend
Kauppakeskus Akseli
7-9 Hallituskatu
11 locals recommend
The Akseli shopping centre is full of specialist shops offering high-quality products, amazing service and fun events all year round.
Stella, a new age shopping centre, serves buyers, gourmet seekers and thrill seekers under one roof in the centre of Mikkeli.
15 locals recommend
The shopping center Stella
3-5 Hallituskatu
15 locals recommend
Stella, a new age shopping centre, serves buyers, gourmet seekers and thrill seekers under one roof in the centre of Mikkeli.
Design Lab Luomo: A small and unique design shop filled especially with local products. Jewellery, Mikkeli themed products, handmade soaps and a lot of other products perfect for gifts/souvenirs/etc.
7 locals recommend
Valosilmä Ky
5 Savilahdenkatu
7 locals recommend
Design Lab Luomo: A small and unique design shop filled especially with local products. Jewellery, Mikkeli themed products, handmade soaps and a lot of other products perfect for gifts/souvenirs/etc.

Essentials

9 locals recommend
K-Citymarket Mikkeli
1 Graanintie
9 locals recommend
12 locals recommend
Prisma Mikkeli
1 Graanintie
12 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

The hotel and Spa Resort Järvisydän in located in the Eastern Finland, by Lake Saimaa. The new Lake Spa will give you a new kind of Finnish lake wellness experience. The spa is built in the middle of the natural rocks and the large windows are overlooking Lake Saimaa. In the middle of the spa you can find the heart of the lake - a natural pond with the shape of the heart. The building itself will be hidden under the forest terrain, which amplifies Järvisydän's original atmosphere. You can also pamper yourself in the several types of saunas. www.jarvisydan.com/en
16 locals recommend
Hotel & Spa Resort Järvisydän
313 Porosalmentie
16 locals recommend
The hotel and Spa Resort Järvisydän in located in the Eastern Finland, by Lake Saimaa. The new Lake Spa will give you a new kind of Finnish lake wellness experience. The spa is built in the middle of the natural rocks and the large windows are overlooking Lake Saimaa. In the middle of the spa you can find the heart of the lake - a natural pond with the shape of the heart. The building itself will be hidden under the forest terrain, which amplifies Järvisydän's original atmosphere. You can also pamper yourself in the several types of saunas. www.jarvisydan.com/en
Niemenpelto stables: Diverse horse riding activities. Traditional activities, as well as western riding, working equaitation, centred riding and excursions of various lengths. Ponies, horses and Icelandic horses. Riders are insured. The stable also has a manége. www.kolumbus.fi/maarit.relander
7 locals recommend
Niemenpellon Talli
5 Sairilanniementie
7 locals recommend
Niemenpelto stables: Diverse horse riding activities. Traditional activities, as well as western riding, working equaitation, centred riding and excursions of various lengths. Ponies, horses and Icelandic horses. Riders are insured. The stable also has a manége. www.kolumbus.fi/maarit.relander
A sports, activity and event centre in Kalevankangas, Mikkeli. Saimaa Stadium's versatile environment serves individual customers as well as families, companies and associations. Saimaa Stadium hosts trade fairs and cultural, entertainment and sports events. The complex has a floor area of almost 11 000 m2 with a running track, sports pitches, gym, climbing wall, SuperCorner activity park, restaurant and well-being laboratory. www.saimaastadiumi.fi
9 locals recommend
Saimaa Stadiumi
22b Raviradantie
9 locals recommend
A sports, activity and event centre in Kalevankangas, Mikkeli. Saimaa Stadium's versatile environment serves individual customers as well as families, companies and associations. Saimaa Stadium hosts trade fairs and cultural, entertainment and sports events. The complex has a floor area of almost 11 000 m2 with a running track, sports pitches, gym, climbing wall, SuperCorner activity park, restaurant and well-being laboratory. www.saimaastadiumi.fi