Captain Johan von Nandelstadt was gifted extensive parcels of land in Joutseno by the King in 1650. He is believed to have established the Karsturanta…
Kuurmanpohja in Joutseno had permanent habitation as early as 10,700 years ago. Digs in recent years have provided evidence that the people settled on the…
In Ylämaa near Lappeenranta, there are wide areas where an exceptionally colourful stone occurs, called spectrolite because of its brilliant colours. The stone was discovered…