The Miekankoski Museum of Log Floating
Miekankoski Museum of Log-floating is located in an authentic log floater environment at Miekankoski, about 10 kilometres from the Mäntyharju parish village. When a shortcut route was built from the Lake Saimaa to the Mäntyharju waterway in 1910, Miekankoski became an intersection of two important log-floating routes. A logfloating cabin, a forge and a warehouse were built in the location – the current buildings date back to 1940s.
Log-floating in Miekankoski ended in 1975, and the area was renovated for museum and tourism use in 1990. The ownership of the log-floating museum was transferred to the Mäntyharju municipality in 1996. The log-floating cabin now hosts a cafeteria, and the warehouse building next to it houses the Log-floating Museum exhibition. The Miekankoski cafeteria is responsible for running the museum.
In the 1743 Peace of Turku, the border between Sweden and Russia was defined to go through Miekankoski; this is marked by the Peace of Turku Memorial, and a plaque telling about the history of the place.
Miekankoski is also a well-known place for fishing at the rapids, and fishing licenses are sold in the cafeteria.
Open 2025
The museum will be open in the summer from June 1, during the opening hours of the Miekankoski café from 10am to 8pm
Admission
Free admission
Enquiries
Mäntyharju municipality,
Cultural services:
museo(at)mantyharju.fi
Address & Map
Miekankoskentie 942
Mäntyharju
MapSite
Postal address: Municipality of Mäntyharju, Museum, P.O. Box 76, 52701 Mäntyharju
Links
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Last modified: 5 Jun 2025