Welcome to Lappeenranta Finland

Finland’s largest lake Saimaa begins from Lappeenranta in Southeastern Finland. Locals and tourists from Europe and Russia enjoye the scenic region. It is easy to visit Russia for 72 hours visafree trips via Saimaa Canal. By MirkaRahman Being in such close proximity to neighbouring Russia, how does Finland maintain its Nordic identity? With current relations between Western Europe and Russia at a particularly low ebb, we would like to hear from anyone who is currently living in Finland or has fallen in l