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Joensuu Attractions

Post code: SF-80100

Telephone code: 13

Joensuu, situated at the outflow of the Pielisjoki into the Pyhäselkä, on the northeastern fringe of the Finnish Lakeland, was founded in 1848. It is now the administrative, commercial and educational center of northern Karelia and a university town.
There are over 8,500 students registered at the University of Joensuu.
Ilosaari - Northern Karelia Museum
Saarikatu leads over a bridge on to the islands of Niskasaari and Ilosaari. On the latter island are a swimming beach and the Karelian House, founded in 1954 to promote Karelian culture, with the interesting Museum of Northern Karelia. A festival of Karelian song is held annually in Joensuu.
Facilities
Beach
Harila
17km/10.5mi west of Joensuu, near Liperi, is the holiday village of Harila, on the shores of the Orivesi.
Karelian Folk Festival
Joensuu Karelian Folk Festival is in June.
Museum of Art
The Museum of Art in Joensuu has a collection of Finnish art of the 19th and 20th centuries, Russian icons and an exhibition of holography. Also in this area is the Orthodox church of St Nicholas, a wooden church on a cruciform plan. At the mouth of the river is the Hasanniemi open-air theater, with a revolving stage; nearby are a camping site and a hostel for hikers.
Each year the museum hosts ten temporary exhibitions of Finnish or foreign art.
Address
Joensuu Art Museum
Kirkkokatu 23
SF-80100 Joensuu
Finland
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Song Festival
Joensuu Song Festival is in June.
The festival includes 100 events over the span of one week and is suitable for all ages.

There are dance and theatrical performances children's events, exhibitions and musical concerts.

The main venue for this open-air festival is the Festival stage which is Finland's largest open-air concert area. Some events also take place in local clubs, and concert halls.
Address
Finland Festivals Information
Mannerheimintie 40 B
SF-00100 Helsinki
Finland
Town Hall
The Town Hall of Joensuu (by Eliel Saarinen, 1914) is a red brick building with a massive tower which also houses the Municipal Theater.

Between the Town Hall and the market square lies the Freedom Park. Near the Town Hall, on the river, is the quay used by the boats to Savonlinna and Koli and by cruise ships.
Tropical Butterfly Garden
The Tropical Butterfly Garden features free-flying butterflies, birds, pond with turtles and fish and boa constrictors in their own section. There are butterfly collections, a gallery of primitive art and a snake garden.
Address
Tropical Butterfly Garden
Heinäpurontie 70
SF-80101 Joensuu
Finland
Hours
April 1 to August 31
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September 1 to March 31
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