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Town in Päijät-Häme, Finland
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Heinola is a town of 18,000 people (2021) in Päijänne Tavastia.
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Heinolan lintutarha
Heinola Bird Zoo is an aviary that contains more than 500 species of birds.
Heinolan taidemuseo
Heinola Art Museum is located in the 1830 Empire-styled house, and includes the Art Foundation's library and a collection of European porcelain from the 18th to 19th centuries.
Tähtiniemensilta
Finland's second longest bridge, which takes motorway 4 across Lake Ruotsalainen.
Tsaarinpoppeli; Populus × petrowskian
The largest tree in Finland.
Finland's largest disc golf center.
Suomen Urheiluopisto Vierumäki
A leisure centre. You can rent an electric bicycle, SUP board and canoe. Flow-park adventure track in woods. Possibility to practice many sports. There is also a spa for relaxation.
Ravintola Kymenkartano
Breakfast and lunch are served every day, including versatile salad buffet, bread assortment and coffee.
A restaurant bar. Mostly known for its chicken dishes.
Heinolan Kauppahallit
One of Finland's largest flea markets, which has sections for sports goods, fishing equipment, clothes, crafts, household goods, music and antiques.
Heinolan Heila
It offers memorable experiences with genuine Finnish flavours in the restaurant and cafeteria and wide range of local foods from all over Finland. Visitors will be pleased to find a spacious car park, and tidy toilets and baby care facilities.
Heinola is located halfway between Helsinki and Jyväskylä (140 km from each) on highway 4 (E75), some 40 km north of Lahti, and 100 km south-west of Mikkeli.
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