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Koli
The national landscape — Karelian heights above Lake Pielinen.
— Journey —
Jet to Joensuu · 1 h 15
Koli, the forested heights rising above Lake Pielinen in Karelia, is Finland's defining national landscape — the view from the Ukko-Koli summit inspired the painters of the golden age and Sibelius himself, who travelled here for his honeymoon. FFGR Finland coordinates stays at the cliff-top Hotel Koli, lake cruises and winter ice-road crossings of Pielinen, and the Karelian cultural circuit of Bomba and Vuonislahti. Reached via Joensuu airport, Koli offers hiking, skiing and the most romantic panorama in eastern Finland — the white-quartzite ridges above an island-strewn lake.
— Signature Experiences —
- ·Ukko-Koli summit panorama
- ·Koli National Park
- ·Lake Pielinen cruises & ice road
- ·Karelian cultural circuit (Bomba)
- ·Winter skiing & snowshoeing
- ·Sibelius honeymoon heritage
— Signature Hotels —
- ·Break Sokos Hotel Koli
- ·Hotel Koli Freetime
- ·Sokos Hotel Kimmel (Joensuu)
- ·Bomba Spa Hotel (Nurmes)
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