Imatrankoski

Imatrankoski is a fast at the Vuoksi River in Imatra, Finland. It has been a famous tourist attraction because the overdue 1700s. Imatrankoski is also one of the National landscapes of Finland. Since 1929 the fast has been blocked by means of a dam as the Imatra hydroelectric plant started operation. Today, the dam is opened each day between June and August, as well as on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, due to the development works on the Imatra hydroelectric powerplant, there could be no rapid shows in 2017. The Vuoksi River and Imatrankoski had been born approximately 5,000 BP because the waters of the Saimaa Lake penetrated the Salpausselka ridge due to post-glacial rebound, forming a river flowing into the Lake Ladoga.

Tourism in Imatrankoski is taken into consideration begun in 1772 because the Empress of Russia Catherine the Great visited the web site. The Kruununpuisto Park, the oldest nature park in Finland, changed into installed in 1842 through the Emperor Nicholas I. At the give up of the nineteenth century, Imatrankoski become one of the pleasant acknowledged nature sights in Europe. The hotel Valtionhotelli became sooner or later opened in 1903.