Iisalmi

Formerly a fairly important railway junction, nowadays Iisalmi is probably mostly associated with the Olvi brewery and its products.

By plane

Iisalmi doesn't have an airport, the closest ones are in Kuopio and Kajaani, 80 km south and north, respectively.

By train

Trains on the line between Kuopio and Kajaani, including trains from Helsinki to Kajaani, stop at Iisalmi.

By bus

Buses along highway 5 stop in Iisalmi.

By car

As with most other towns in Finland, arriving by car is always an option.

By boat

The town is reachable by boat from Saimaa and thereby from the sea. After Kuopio there is a 12 m hight restriction.

• Olvi brewery museum

  address: Luuniementie 2
  One of Finland's largest breweries, Olvi, is situated in Iisalmi. They have a museum where you can learn about beer and soft drink manufacturing.

• KoljonvirtaA strait a few kilometers northeast of the city centre connecting lakes Iso-Ii and Porovesi. The bridge over Koljonvirta was the site of a battle between Swedish and Russian forces during the Napoleonic wars in 1808.

• Runni Spa

  address: in Runni village
  Healthy baths and outdoor activities in one of the oldest spas still in use in Finland.

Festivals

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• Ravintola Olutmestari

  address: Veikonkatu 1
  Beer restaurant next to the harbour and near the Olvi brewery. In the summer you can also eat at Ravintola Kuappi, a small yellow cottage on their yard that reportedly is the smallest restaurant in the world with a table for two — unsurprisingly you need to reserve beforehand.

• Sokos Hotel Koljonvirta

  phone: +358 10 7856 100
  address: Savonkatu 18
  Like any hotel in the Sokos chain, this is an upper mid-range hotel downtown. Average rooms with tv, private bathrooms, some rooms have their own small sauna. The hotel has a restaurant and a couple of places to drink.
• Runni Spa, mentioned in the Do section, is also a hotel.

• Hotel Golden Dome Iisalmi

  phone: +358 0108 08097
  address: Kyllikinkatu 8

• Kajaani
• Kuopio
• Nurmes
• Ylivieska