Rantasalmi

municipality in the region of Southern Savonia in Finland

Rantasalmi is in South Savonia, in the Finnish Lakeland, Finland.

Understand

Get in

Bus route Kuopio—Varkaus—Savonlinna stops at Rantasalmi. For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto.

Get around

By taxi

  • Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 taksi

See

  • 🌍 Korhola Mini Zoo (Korholan Kotieläinpiha), Korholantie 129. Korhola Mini Zoo is one of the oldest mini zoos in Finland. You can encounter, for example, highland cattle, mini-pigs, chickens, peacock, peacock pigeons, sheep, alpacas, goats, ducks, turkeys, chickens, rabbits, horses and ponies. €8. (updated Jun 2021)

Do

Järvisydän Resort on the shores of Lake Saimaa
  • 🌍 Hotel & Spa Resort Järvisydän, Porosalmentie 313, ☏ +358 20 729 1760. The specialty of the spa is its appearance: the spa is excavated inside the cliffs. The walls are naturally shaped cliffs, the floors and pools are made of natural stone. (updated Jun 2021)
  • 🌍 Linnansaari National Park (see also Savonlinna and Varkaus). Lush islands and rocky islets. Best explored by boat or canoe, but there is a boat service to the main island and taxi boats available. Nature trails, an old croft, Saimaa seals and osprays. Tour skating in winter. 

Buy

Eat and drink

  • 🌍 Rinssi-Eversti, Kylätie 26, ☏ +358 15 440-761, . Breakfast 07:30–09:30, lunch M–F 10:30–15:00 Sa Su 12:00–15:00, à la carte M 12:00–18:30 Tu–Sa 12:00–19:30 Su 12:00–17:30. Restaurant and bar. Breakfast €7.50, lunch €13; à la carte €13–20. (updated Jun 2021)

Sleep

  • 🌍 Hotel, Ohitustie 5. The Rinssi-Eversti hotel used to be here. Has it changed owners? No mention at the Rinssi-Eversti pages, which now are just for the restaurant, elsewhere. 

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