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Town in North Karelia, Finland
Photo: Jani Havukainen, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Kitee is a municipality of almost 10,000 people (2021) in North Karelia, Finland.
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Kiteen kirkko
The long grey stone church designed by the architect Frans Sjöström was completed in 1886. The church's interior burned down in the same year and could only be put into use again after three years of repair work in 1890.
Kiteen ortodoksinen kirkko
Completed in 1998.
Kiteen eläinpuisto
The zoo has domestic animals, Finnish wild animals, and animals from other countries, for example alpacas and ostriches.
Meijerinranta is the area of an old dairy, planned to be repurposed as a business and culture centre.
formerly known as Aquapark
One of the largest indoor water parks in Finland, with three large water slides, two whirlpools, a children's pool and large pool areas.
By bus
Coaches from Helsinki, Joensuu and Savonlinna.com has a direct route from Helsinki, but it comes and goes, so check if it operates from Onnibus web site.
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