Sarsuinmäki artillery batteries and the museum cannon

The artillery battery on Sarsuinmäki in Partalansaari are part of the Salpal Line. The open, high hilltop was a good place for the guns to be stationed because it allowed them to secure places of military importance. When completed, the Sarsuinmäki battery was Finland's 30th fortification artillery battery.

The tube of the French Canet cannon is about 7 metres long. It had a range of 21 kilometres and would have been able to secure the entire current route of the Sulkava rowing boats. The guns were test-fired on Sarsuinmäki, but they were not used in actual action at this location. After the outbreak of the Second World War, the guns were moved closer to the front.

In 1994, a museum cannon was placed on Sarsuinmäki as an attraction. It is similar to the cannon that was used for test firing.

Image: municipality of Sulkava

Source: visitsulkava