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World Heritage Site - Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
#2 of 70 things to do in Kouvola
Verlantie 295 | Verla, Kouvola 47850, Finland
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“Amazing and interesting”
LOved my visit to this place. Baeutiful buildings which are free to wander around on the outside... read more
dgjohansson
, Ronneby, Sweden
fr0mfinlandwithl0ve
Finland
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Interesting look into the factory work and life before elecricity and internet
Date of experience: August 2017
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Maari100
Helsinki, Finland
746286
This place has been a UNESCO World Heritage since 1996. This is a boardmill remained as it was in 1964 when it was closed. Our guide was Jussi who knew personally some of the workers. They had told stories to him. Nowadays it is a museum, where you can get in on guided tours. Verla is a village where workers lived. Still looking a very charming village on the Verlankoski rapids. In the summertime there are boutiques selling handicraft, local wineshop and restaurant. Pittoresque place to visit. Verla is located about 150 km from Helsinki and 30 km from Kouvola. I suppose Visit Kouvola will organize tours there, at least I saw a minibus several times.
Date of experience: August 2017
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cfma2000
Melbourne, Australia
11383
Do a tour if you can. We were not overly interested in timber milling but booked on a guided tour and found ourselves completely fascinated. Our guide was passionate, informative and brought the site alive for us. The movie taken in the last days of the mill's operations added real experience. The site itself is beautiful even with construction happening.
Date of experience: July 2017
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lissu99
Finland
8250
It was a cold and windy summer day and there were not much to see. Paintings in the cliff were messy and difficult to see. Yes, it was very beautiful place, but was it worth of driving there?? I'm not sure. If you are already in the neighborhood, then of course you must visit this!
Date of experience: June 2017
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antilsa
Helsinki, Finland
11361
Finnish industrial history stored in a time capsule. Buildings range mostly from 1890s to -20s. There is a lot of red brick architecture with gothic revival details. Location is nice, bit of the main routes, but easy access with a car.
We got a nice tour with my son. Indoors there was some heavy metal and ingenious inventions. Thanks for the guiding to our host, who has personal experience on the subject.
Near the parking area, by the Verlankoski rapids, there is a neolithic red ochre painting across the water. Thousands of years have smudged the once proud moose and other figures painted on the grey granite, but some traces of red paint still remains visible.
Date of experience: June 2017
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Kristiina A
Helsinki, Finland
9845
Verla old factory site is a really interesting and beautiful place to visit if you find yourself around these areas.
The site is well-preserved and the sightseeing tour is nicely conducted. The site also has a cafe, shop and open grounds. Nearby there are ancient rock paintings.
Date of experience: July 2016
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