Salpalinja
Salpalinja in Kuusamo
Why locals love it
Salpalinja, was a defense line built near the eastern border of Finland after the Winter War. The line extended from the Gulf of Estonia to Savukoski. Respecting the Finland 100 theme, the Lahtela fortress area as part of Salpalinja was restored in Kuusamo, as it was in the autumn of 1944.
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Why you should visit it
The site has been restored 4 covered machine gun stations (there were 15 stations in total) and just over 200 meters of battle graves. The idea was also that the dugout's dome in Tuovila would have been moved to Lahtela for display.
Salpalinja in Kuusamo
Lämsänkyläntie, Kuusamo, Suomi