Varkaus
Varkaus, before 1929 known as Warkaus, is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Savo region, between the city of Kuopio and the town of Savonlinna. Wikipedia
Population 19,727 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Varkaus. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Varkauden museot Museum · 420 m
- Laivanrakentajamuistomerkki Memorial · 670 m
- Varkauden museokeskus Konsti Museum · 730 m
- Sankaripatsas "Ylös murheesta" Memorial · 820 m
- Karjalaan jääneiden muistomerkki Memorial · 830 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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Sampea ja sampanjaa
July
Music festival in late July with a program for small children
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Varkaus); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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