Mikkeli

Mikkeli is a cozy town in South Savonia province, Eastern Finland with a population of 54,400. It is 230 km NE from Helsinki and 100 km west from Savonlinna. Wikivoyage

Population 51,551 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Finland

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• 112AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Konsertti- ja kongressitalo Mikaeli Attraction · 870 m
• Suur-Savon Museo Museum · 400 m
• Ursa Mikkeli Näkötorni Viewpoint · 570 m
• INFANTRY MUSEUM Museum · 680 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Mikkelin Ravirata

   July

   Horse racing track known for its fastness. Many trotting world records have been set in Mikkeli.

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Mikkeli); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Regional 3

All 3 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Urpolanjokilaakson luonnonsuojelualue 500 m across 1.0 km
• Linnanmäki 270 m across 940 m
• Tuomiokirkonpuisto 240 m across 1.1 km
• Naisvuori 230 m across 1.5 km

Getting around

• Mikkelin matkakeskus 1.5 km
• Mikkeli 1.6 km
• Keskussairaalan taksiasema 1.7 km

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