Kohli Park History Museum

The museum is located next to the Town Hall.

Here you will get acquainted with ancient traditions, with the heritage of Koli, with its geology and with the secrets of the nature of the reserve. Learn a lot of interesting facts from the history of the park, which holds many treasures.

There is also a permanent exhibition in the museum, which will introduce you to the history, ethnography and culture of Karelia. The Koli Park Museum aims to explore and bring to visitors the history and culture of Karelia on both sides of the modern border.

At the end of January 2011, a new permanent exhibition was opened here, covering the wartime, evacuation years, and sauna history. The exhibition "Travelling on Koli" tells about the long history of the region, its rich culture, folk life, estates and the city of Joensuu. The oldest exhibit of the museum is a ski, forgotten by a traveler in ancient times in Tuupovaar.