The mill is not very big. You have to take a guided tour to visit it. The tour lasted less than an... read more
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World Heritage Site - Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
#2 of 60 things to do in Kouvola
Verlantie 295 | Verla, Kouvola 47850, Finland
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“Well preserved, but the location is quite remote”
kuu-kanko
, Helsinki, Finland
“Authenthic history”
Lovely place and ambience in the middle of nowhere. Finely conserved old paper mill and peripheral... read more
Jarmo J
, Kuopio, Finland
KriS343
Kotka, Finland
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Even better in the evening
Date of experience: May 2020
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Jokke58
Kouvola, Finland
5420
If you visit Finland, you have to visit Mill that shows you what is very Finnish: pulp, paper and board manufacturing! This old mill is like it has been stopped yesterday though it has been closed for over 50 years. You can hear and feel how pulp has been manufactured in old times. In modern mills you can't see it as concretically as you see it here - and those nice old stories!
Date of experience: May 2019
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Tomi_Wickman
Helsinki, Finland
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Old paper factory and mill. Local originall hand made design products. Cafe and restaurant. Really nice visit
Date of experience: August 2019
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teemuluk18
Helsinki, Finland
2118
The Verla Mill Museum is a compact and well-organized site where the Finnish industrial history comes alive. The guided one hour tour inside the museum is informative and interesting (and there is no access without a guide). Within the same courtyard there are also a cafe and shops where e.g. handicrafts, bread and wines are sold. The Visit to this UNESCO World Heritage site was a truly inspiring one, and I do warmly recommend it to everyone wishing to elaborate and experience the old times.
Date of experience: July 2019
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Marko74Fin
Hollola, Finland
168113
This factory museum is very well preserved like it was almost hundred years ago. One of the world heritage sites in Finland. I recommend to visit this site even it's located in rural area.
Date of experience: July 2018
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CANDVD
Toronto, Canada
9257
I travel the world going to UNESCO sites, and that is the primary reason I went to the Board Mill. Once there, it became quite interesting to see and understand production in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It's very clear why this has received the designation - well preserved both pre electrification and post. We were lucky to go on the second last day of the year of operations, so the tour was free that day. We emailed a month in advance to book an English tour, and they were organized (ie expecting us) and it turned out we were the only ones, so we had our own private tour for free - what a deal. Our tour guide was very well educated in the mill's history - she was awesome. The tour is about an hour, and I would suggest 30 minutes to tour around the rest of the grounds. The trip from Helsinki up there is a great way to see the country and takes a little over 2 hours.
Date of experience: September 2018
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