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These rapids are Finland's first ever tourist attraction. The Russian Empress Catherine the Great and her retinue visited the rapids in 1772. Next to the rapids is Imatran Valtionhotelli, a castle-like hotel.
Imatrankoski are rapids on the Vuoksi in Imatra, Finland. It has been a famous tourist attraction since the late 1700s. Imatrankoski is also one of the National landscapes of Finland. Since 1929, the rapids have been blocked by a dam as the Imatra hydroelectric plant began operation. Today, the dam is opened daily between June and August as well as on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.
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The oldest nature park in Finland, occupying the area around the Imatrankoski Rapids, was founded in 1842 by order of Tsar Nicholas I.
Kolmen ristin kirkko
Designed by Alvar Aalto and part of the Aalto Works .
Ruokolahden kirkko
A Gothic Revival wooden church from 1854, designed by Ernst Lohrmann. Finnish military sniper Simo Häyhä, known better by his epithet "The White Death," is buried in the graveyard.
Downhill skiing and downhill biking.
A popular beach on the shores of Lake Saimaa featured in The Times with mention of the "Saimaa Riviera" nickname.
The 7-metre-long (23 ft) boulder is a glacial erratic that lies on a convex bedrock surface with such a small footprint that it almost appears to be moving, but so firmly that it cannot be rocked with human force.