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Lappeenranta

Located in South Karelia, Finland Coordinates: 61°02′17″ N 27°54′59″ E

Map showing the location of Lappeenranta Lappeenranta
Location in Finland
Elevation
85 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
5
listed under Lappeenranta
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPP Lappeenranta Airport12 km
SVL Savonlinna Airport115 km

About Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta is a district. Location: South Karelia, Finland.

From Wikipedia

South Karelia (or Southern Karelia, Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Travel notes for Lappeenranta

From Wikivoyage

Lappeenranta countryside is a rural area, the westernmost part of South Karelia in the Finnish Lakeland. It's made up of the municipalities of Lemi, Luumäki, Savitaipale and Taipalsaari. Lake Saimaa reaches Savitaipale and Taipalsaari; there is an abundance of lake shore also otherwise (Taipalsaari alone has some 1,000 km of shoreline).

The large countryside that belongs to Lappeenranta itself is handled in that article, including Nuijamaa, Joutseno and Ylämaa.

Understand+

The area is popular for summer cottages; the population doubles in summer.

Tourist information:

Lemi municipal office, Toukkalantie 5, leminkunta@lemi.fi. Tue 10:00–15:30 Wed 08:00–15:00 Fri 09:00–13:00 or by agreement.

Luumäki: Taavetti main library, see Connect below

Savitaipale municipal office, Peltoinlahdentie 3a, kunta@savitaipale.fi. Mon–Fri 09:00–15:00.

Visit Taipalsaari, Savilahdentie 2 (by M-Market Taipalsaari). Jun–Aug according to the supermarket's opening hours. Unmanned Tourist Information Point. Coffee brewer, bike repair equipment (get the key from the supermarket checkout), bulletin board and books.

Regional Council of South Karelia, kirjaamo@ekarjala.fi.

Get in+

Luumäki is on national road 6, connecting Kouvola and Lappeenranta, and national road 26, coming in from Hamina. Savitaipale, in turn, is on the National Road 13 between Mikkeli and Lappeenranta. The other two towns are off the main highways; Lemi on regional road 380, bulging out from national road 13 and Taipalsaari is on regional road 408 going from Lappeenranta over islands in Lake Saimaa to Savitaipale.

Taavetti, the main town in Luumäki does have a railway station, but trains do not stop there any longer.

By bus:

All municipal centres have bus services from Lappeenranta. In addition, Luumäki has bus connections from Kouvola, and Savitaipale from Mikkeli.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Lappeenranta

  • Imatra
  • Kouvola
  • Kotka-Hamina

Climate of Lappeenranta

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
August (78 mm)
Driest month
May (32 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lappeenranta
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°0°6°15°20°21°19°13°7°1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-6°-1°5°10°12°11°6°2°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)433339353251687865666456

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lappeenranta

The nearest airport is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 250 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 12 kmeast
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 115 kmnortheast
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 180 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 250 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lappeenranta

Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 25 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Lake Kivijärvi Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km6 places

  • Saimaa Lake 30 kmNE
  • Korpijärvi Lake 48 kmNW
  • Immalanjärvi Lake 58 kmE
  • Koiluoto Island 60 kmS

60–100 km20 places

  • Kaunissaari Island 98 kmSW
  • Pyhäjärvi Lake 89 kmW
  • Vuohijärvi Lake 68 kmW
  • Niskajärvi Lake 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lappeenranta

5 places
  1. 1 Lappeenranta 72.6K
  2. 2 Taipalsaari 4.6K
  3. 3 Luumäki 4.5K
  4. 4 Savitaipale 3.3K
  5. 5 Lemi 2.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources