Heinola is located in southern Finland, amidst
waterways, ridges and forests, making a real gem at the
gate to the lake district in Finland. Heinola is a
wonderful combination of idyllic town scenery and
wilderness, as well as urban culture and activity holidays.
Heinola is located in South-Finland province on highway 4,
about 1 hours' drive from Helsinki. In Heinola, the
natural environment is always close by: good maps and guides make it easy
to get to know the environment.
The windows of cultural life in Heinola are nowadays open in the streets and parks, in arts and events, on festive occasions and in everyday life. The "Star of Heinola" bridge (Heinolan Tähti), the hospital of the Rheumatism Foundation and Finnish Sports Institute in Vierumäki are national landmarks. Travellers feel at home in Heinola. Vierumäki with the Finnish Sports Institute, several cosy summer hotels, cafeterias, restaurants, summer market place.
Here in a small town of Heinola, which is approximately 800 km² we have only 20000 inhabitants, but still more than 1000 enterprises of different sizes, ranging from a manufacturer of industrial control systems to a maker of bottle return machines. Heinola was mostly consisted of scattered houses until 17th centure, when the town started form. First large industrial enterprise arrived to Heinola in 1930s, the Zachariassen Plywood Mill. In the 1950s Tampella's semipulp mill was established, which launched rapid industrial trend.
The windows of cultural life in Heinola are nowadays open in the streets and parks, in arts and events, on festive occasions and in everyday life. The "Star of Heinola" bridge (Heinolan Tähti), the hospital of the Rheumatism Foundation and Finnish Sports Institute in Vierumäki are national landmarks. Travellers feel at home in Heinola. Vierumäki with the Finnish Sports Institute, several cosy summer hotels, cafeterias, restaurants, summer market place.
Here in a small town of Heinola, which is approximately 800 km² we have only 20000 inhabitants, but still more than 1000 enterprises of different sizes, ranging from a manufacturer of industrial control systems to a maker of bottle return machines. Heinola was mostly consisted of scattered houses until 17th centure, when the town started form. First large industrial enterprise arrived to Heinola in 1930s, the Zachariassen Plywood Mill. In the 1950s Tampella's semipulp mill was established, which launched rapid industrial trend.
