Experience the old defense line of World War II
The Salpa Line, a defence line from the Second World War, also runs through Syyspohja along the Salpalinjantie road, and features lines of two and four rows of stone anti-tank defences, entrenchments, and dugouts. To build the Salpa Line, stone was cut from the sheer granodiorite rocks in nearby Haukkavuori. The route to the Salpa Line is marked.
After driving approximately 1 km on the Salpalinjantie road and turning left, you will reach a small parking space at the Syyspohja bunker. There is a bunker with quarters in the area with space for anti-tank gun and machine gun. The path from the parking space leads to the bunker.
Image: Ruokolahti municipality
Coordinates
Geographic coordinates
61.392190620, 28.638380498
GPS-devices
x=587512,096 y=6807571,166
Address
After driving 1 km on the Salpalinjan road and turning left, you reach the parking lot of the Syyspohja Salpa station. There is a barracks for anti-tank guns and machine guns. A path leads to the casemate.