Verla Mill is a museum where you can take a guided tour in a factory that has been left in the condition it was over 50 years ago. Due to its small scale, it was not much modernized during its years of operation, thus the factory tools and methods used go further back, to late 19th century. While the tools are not in use any more, all remains on its original place. Far more authentic experience than the usual museum setup on showing old articles in well-lit rooms but out of context.

You can be a old machine enthusiast, interested in the history of working life, or just want to see how and possibly where was the cardboard made for that old book at your grannies place.

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.