Walk around Heinola, March 2023, Finland [4K]

Heinola is a town and a municipality of 18,349 inhabitants (31 December 2021) located in the eastern part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. Heinola is largely situated between two lakes, Ruotsalainen and Konnivesi. Heinola used to be a remote village of then larger Hollola until it gained significance in 1776 when Gustav III of Sweden promoted it to be the governmental center of the province in which it was then located. The grid plan of the city center is from that era. Heinola was granted town rights on December 26, 1839 by Czar Nicholas I.

Time & degree: Sunday 12th March 2023, afternoon (sorry about the strong wind in the audio)

00:00 Walk begins by the lake in 'Heinolan rantapuisto' park
8:47 Gustavian style house (now museum) built in 1780s
9:40 Through Maaherranpuisto park
10:28 Buildings from 19th century (WPK-talo, town museum, old pharmacy)
12:40 square and more of town centre
20:00 Water tower in the distance
20:50 'Heinolan kirkko' church built in 1811
23:10 Towards the 'Heinolanharju' ridge
24:53 Jugend style 'Harjupaviljonki' pavilion finished in 1900
29:50 On railway bridge 'Jyrängön silta' from 1932
32:00 Down the ridge and under the bridges
35:40 Walk by the lake

The approximate route:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/61.20...

Shot with GoPro in 4K.

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