Carelicum, Joensuu, Finland

Carelicum is a culture, museum, and tourist centre situated at the market place in the middle of Joensuu. The special interest is the collection of the Sortavala Museum, evacuated during the Second World War. A wide photographic collection related to North Karelia and Karelia on the other side of the border, the Ladoga Karelia.

Address

Koskikatu 5, Joensuu, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1998
Category: Museums in Finland
Historical period: Independency (Finland)

More Information

www.museot.fi
www.carelicum.fi

Rating

3.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Joensuu Church (0,7 km)
Joensuu Art Museum (0,3 km)
St. Nicholas Church (0,7 km)

Kiihtelysvaara Church (27,7 km)

User Reviews

Juha Jaara (10 months ago)
It's interesting that, at least according to the updated information on Google, you can go to 4:00 p.m., but to vote in advance on June 4, 2024, you should still be able to get here until 6:00 p.m. Such an information point. Ans covers how an out-of-towner is doing when I try after four. After all, there's still time to go to the main library to lose your voice if it doesn't work out here.

Pekki Savolainen (3 years ago)
I have done business with waltti services on behalf of myself and a friend several times, and a few times the customer service was a rather grumpy older woman who always turned away and did not serve at all, saying that the fault was mine and not the card/service. Always had to come back in such a way that he is not even there, otherwise received good service and the problem was always fixed when the customer service person was cooperative.

Mitja Zitting (4 years ago)
Cool

Merja Tanskanen (4 years ago)
Ok

Ville Ahokas (4 years ago)
Joensuu's information point, where you can also find the Museum of North Karelia and the Mukulakatu playground for children.

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