Rebuild Old Bridge, Reminder of the War
Old Bridge
Why locals love it
During the WWII Rovaniemi was totally destroyed by the bombings and lastly by the German troops who retreated from the city to Norway, burning villages along the way they went. The Old bridge was demolished by the Germans and surrounding areas were mined in 1944. The mine clearance was really hard work and still some old mines were found in 1970's.
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Why you should visit it
The Ounaskoski's Bridge was rebuild in 1951 just like the main parts of the city center were starting to form. The city plan was designed by Alvar Aalto who made the city center look like a head of the reideer, in which has been Rovaniemi's symbol ever since.
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