Walk around Imatra, July 2022, Finland [4K]

Walking around Imatra, July 2022, Finland.

Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland. Imatra is dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and the border with Russia. On the other side of the border, 7 kilometres (4 mi) away from the centre of Imatra, lies the Russian town of Svetogorsk (Enso when it was part of Finland). With approximately 26,000 inhabitants (31 December 2021) Imatra is the 40th largest city in Finland.

Imatrankoski are rapids on the Vuoksi in Imatra, Finland. It has been a famous tourist attraction since the late 1700s. Imatrankoski is also one of the National landscapes of Finland. Since 1929, the rapids has been blocked by a dam as the Imatra hydroelectric plant began operation. In the 19th centrury the Russian imperial family frequently visited Imatra. Other imperial admirers included Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, whose signature is carved in the rock by the lower pavillion on the river banks. Imatra was also visited by many famous artists, such as composers Jean Sibelius, Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky and Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and painters Albert Edelfelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Ilya Repin. The rapids were depicted in a number of artworks.

00:00 Imatrankoski rapids
8:15 Jugend style castle from 1903, 'Imatran Valtionhotelli' hotel, designed by Usko Nyström
9:45 Kruununpuisto park
17:39 Valtionhotelli from the main entrance side
21:44 Pedestrian street
31:22 Back to the rapids

The approximate route:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/61.16...

Shot with GoPro in 4K.

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