Joensuu

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Understand

Joensuu is - as the name of the place translates - at the mouth of a river entering a lake. It is one of the relatively fast growing centres in Eastern Finland whichs university supplies a constant stream of freshmeat student from all over the country. There are reportedly also a few foreign students doiing their study exchange here.

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Bunker museum: As part of the Mannerheim-line protecting Finland from the thread of Russia during WW2 (erm, the Winter War and the Continuation War, nothing to do with WW2) the museum displays several models of concrete bunkers fully equipped with original guns and gear. A bizarr but worthwhile visit. During summer some loca history students will hang round geared up as soldiers serving tea and are willing to answer all your questions.
Kesätori (Summer Market): is held in the centre of Joensuu during the summer months. Obviously this is the only place in the area where anything happens, so everyone goes there who cannot be in Helsinki. Otherwise the centre is a rather ugly grid system post war concrete collection of houses with the typical shops and bars and restaurants you will find in any finnish city.
Carelicum: The Karelian Museum displays a wide range of stuff from karelian folklore dresses to maps and photographs of places nowadays forgotten behind the russian border. If you have made the effort to go to Joensuu, it is well worth a visit. If you are a student of finnish Culture (e.G. in Helsinki University), you might get in for free, try!

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