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Iisalmi is a city in North Savonia.
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Olvi Panimomuseo
One of Finland's largest breweries, Olvi, is in Iisalmi. They have a museum where you can learn about beer and soft drink manufacturing.
A war exhibition by Rukajärvikeskus ("Rukajärvi Centre"). Book guiding in advance.
A strait a few kilometres northeast of the city centre connecting lakes Iso-Ii and Porovesi. The bridge over Koljonvirta was the site of a battle between Swedish and Russian forces during the Napoleonic wars in 1808.
Hanhenlento kotieläinpiha
Healthy baths and outdoor activities in one of the oldest spas still in use in Finland.
Beer restaurant next to the harbour and near the Olvi brewery. In the summer you can also eat at Ravintola Kuappi, a small yellow cottage on their yard that reportedly is the smallest restaurant in the world with a table for two — unsurprisingly you need to reserve beforehand.
A café restaurant.
Like any hotel in the Sokos chain, this is an upper mid-range hotel downtown. Average rooms with tv, private bathrooms, some rooms have their own small sauna. The hotel has a restaurant and a couple of places to drink.
Boutique Hotel Artos
A hypermarket.
A hypermarket.
By train
Trains on the line between Kuopio and Kajaani, including trains from Helsinki to Kajaani, stop at Iisalmi.
By bus
By car
As with most other towns in Finland, arriving by car is always an option.
By boat
The town is reachable by boat from Saimaa and thereby from the sea. After Kuopio there is a 12 m height and 2.4 m depth restriction. 1.0-m and 1.2-m fairways continue towards Kiuruvesi and Vieremä.
By bike
50/1 hr, €4/5 hr, €12/24 hr.
Electric kick scooters
Finnish Move on East rents electric kick scooters for use in the centre.
By taxi
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Kuopio / Siilinjärvi · International · KUO
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