100 m
Kuusamo Rapids
Kuusamon kaupunki
This modern-style granite sculpture designed by professor Terho Sakki was unveiled in 1982.
Some of the attractions to travel to in Kuusamo are the rapids by the Karhunkierros Trail in Oulanka National Park. In the Oulankajoki river near the border of Salla is Taivalköngäs, and less than a kilometre from the Oulanka Visitor Centre, Kiutaköngäs cascades between red rock faces. The rapid has a fall of 14 metres along the length of slightly over 100 metres.
By the Kitkajoki river near the village of Juuma, the rapids Niskakoski, Myllykoski, Aallokkokoski and Jyrävä roar, Jyrävä being one of the largest waterfalls in Finland.
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Keskuskuja 6
Kuusamo Statues and Monuments
The Kuusamo municipality has a total of twenty four statues and monuments. Most of them are about war history, but there are also some that are about significant people and events.
A Monument can be a decorated stone, a wooden, stony or metallic structure, or a simple mark like a metal plate or a carving on a rock.
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