Nestori - Saimaa Nature Exhibition provides information on Lake
Saimaa, the biggest lake in Finland. In the starring role acts the endangered
Saimaa Ringed Seal. The texts in the exhibition are also in English. The
information point and the museum shop offer information on the various hiking
and boating services in the Savonlinna Region. Nestori is located in the
Savonlinna Provincial Museum in the heart of the town of Savonlinna, close to
the medieval Olavinlinna Castle.
Opening Hours in 2010
The services of Nestori are available in the opening hours of the Savonlinna Provincial
Museum (www.savonlinna.fi).
Tue-Sun 10 am - 5 pm
1.6. - 31.8. every day 10 am - 5 pm
Closed:
Good Friday 2.4.
Easter Sunday 4.4.
First of May
1.5.
Midsummer 25.-26.6.
Christmas 21.-25.12.
Entrance
Nestori information point and the museum shop are free of charge. Nestori -
Saimaa Nature Exhibition can be visited after paying the entrance fee to the
museum (www.savonlinna.fi).
Customer Service
At the entrance the information point and the museum shop offer information
on the national parks and other protected areas of the Savonlinna
Region.
Contact information
Address: Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Riihisaari, 57130
Savonlinna, Finland
Postal Address: Metsähallitus /Nestori,
Akselinkatu 8, 57130 Savonlinna, Finland
Tel. int. +358
20564 5929 (customer service officer, 1.6.-31.8.), +358 44 417 4466 (ticket
office), +358 44 417 4468 (guided tours)
Fax. +358 205
64 5901
E-mail: saimaa(at)metsa.fi
The nature exhibition is
managed by Metsähallitus.
Directions
Visitors can reach Savonlinna by train
(www. vr.fi), coach (www.
matkahuolto.fi) or plane (www.
finnair.fi). Savonlinna Provincial Museum is located close to Olavinlinna
Castle. If travelling by car, follow the signs to the castle. Local coaches 1,
2, 3 and 4 stop outside the public library, 500 metres from the museum.
Services
Information on hiking and boating possibilities and
nature in the Linnansaari, Kolovesi and Repovesi National Parks.
- Information on
Siikalahti wetland,
Finland’s best lake for bird watching.
- Information on boating on the Lake
Pihlajavesi.
- Information on Metsähallitus products and services.
- We sell: Books, national park sleeve badges and pins, souvenirs and
handicrafts.
- We also sell maps:
- Metsäkartat 2/3 Forest maps 2/3 (www.metsa.fi) 1: 200 000, 5/8
(www.metsa.fi) 1: 200 000, 6/9 (www.metsa.fi)1: 200 000, 1:200 000, 11/12
(www.metsa.fi) 1:200 000
- Linnansaari National Park map 1:50 000
- Linnansaari-Kolovesi National Park map 1:50 000
- Keskinen Saimaa - Central Lake Saimaa boating map, 1:50 000 (12 pages)
- Lake Pihlajavesi recreational boating map, 1:80 000
- Parikkala outdoor map, 1:75 000
- Patvinsuo National Park outdoor map, 1:50 000
- Repovesi National Park outdoor, 1:20 000
- Ruunaa outdoor map 1:40 000
- Information on nature tourism services in the Savonlinna area.
- Guided presentations for groups are designed for your specific needs and
include information on Linnansaari and Kolovesi National Park services and
conservation aims, endangered Saimaa Ringed Seal and nature conservation in
general. Groups are asked to make reservations for guidance in advance. Guided
tours are due to a charge.
Café and Restaurant Services
There are several cafés and restaurants close to the museum. Most of them are
open only in summertime.
Services for the Disabled
The museum building and the exhibitions have disabled
access.
