Miehikkala

Miehikkälä is a small municipality in Kymenlaakso, southeastern Finland, close to the Vaalimaa border crossing into Russia (in neighbouring Virolahti), with a population of around 1,650 — the smallest in the region. It is best known for the Salpa Line Museum, a military history museum in the woods and rocky terrain outside the town centre, presenting the Salpa Line (Salpalinja) — a roughly 1,200 km World War II-era defensive fortification line, one of the strongest and best-preserved in Europe. The museum, opened in 1987 by the municipality and WWII veteran organisations, includes bunkers, trenches, and army dugouts from the period, with guided tours available.

Miehikkälä is reached by road from the Vaalimaa border crossing area in southeastern Finland; the nearest larger towns are Hamina and Kotka.

• Miehikkälä Church: The parish church of Miehikkälä.

• Salpa Line Museum (Salpalinja-museo), Säästöpirtintie 70, on local road 384 from Virojoki to Taavetti. An outdoor military history museum on the Salpa Line, with WWII bunkers, trenches, and equipment; guided tours, small café, and museum shop.

• Virolahti — neighbouring municipality, home to the Vaalimaa border crossing.
• Hamina and Kotka — nearest larger towns.