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Welcome to Lieksa and Koli
Find your way to Lieksa! Lieksa is best known from its national landscapes at Koli. The centre of Lieksa is located at the opposite side of Lake Pielinen. The lake cand be crossed at summer by car ferry and by winter by the ice road.
In Lieksa you can have a holiday full of experiences. The magnificent sceneries and Karelian wilderness offer a wide range of hiking and canoeing routes, cross-country skiing trails and fishing possibilities.
In winter you can also get around in the snowy forests on snow shoes, by snow mobile or in a sledge pulled by a dog team. In summer you can for example shoot the Ruunaa rapids in a wooden boat or on a rubber raft and help to paddle it through the fast moving waters.
Cultural supply is also wide. The Lieksa Brass Week festival at the end of July brings the masters of brass music to North Karelia. In Vuonisjärvi, about 30 km from Lieksa, is located the studio of the wood sculptress Eva Ryynänen. She created about 500 wooden sculptures and her biggest single project was the Paateri Chapel.
Visit also the pages of Koli
- tourist information
- accommodation and holiday cottage rentals
- rapids shooting trips at Ruunaa
- tours for groups and other travellers
- tickets to events and car ferry
- maps, cards, books etc.
 Karelia Expert Tourist Service Ltd
Pielisentie 19, FI-81700 Lieksa
Tel. +358 (0)400 175 323, (0)400 175 353
Fax +358 (0)13 526 438
lieksa@kareliaexpert.fi
Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Music festivals
 Lieksa Brass Week
Pielinen Soi
Nature attractions
Patvinsuo National Park
Ruunaa Hiking Area
Ruunaa Visitor Centre
Koli National Park
Nature Centre Ukko
Activities and accommodation
EräEero
Hotel Pielinen
Karjalan Kuohu
Koski-Jaakko
Lieksan Koskikierros
Lieksan Matkakaverit
Lomakylä Timitranniemi
PikkuKili Farm
Rentboat Finland
Ruunaa Hiking Centre
Ruunaan Matkailu
Traditional Farm Isäntärenki
Villages of Vuonis
Summer 2009
Shooting of the rapids
Boat cruises
Canoeing and hiking along the River Jongunjoki
Wild animal watching in Karelia
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