Salpa Line Museum in Miehikkälä

The Salpa Line is a massive line of defensive fortifications approximately 1200 km long that was built in 1940 - 41 and in 1944 in order to defend the Eastern border of Finland. The Salpa Line Museum in Miehikkälä is a museum on military history established in 1987 displaying the history of fortification works of the Salpa Line. The permanent exhibition of the museum consists of the exhibition and multimedia shows at the museum cafeteria and of guided tours to the fortifications on the outdoor museum area.