Partakoski

Partakoski and Kärnäkoski are the estuaries of the Kuolimo estuary. They connect Kuolimo with Saimaa. Partakoski is a rapids route of almost a kilometre in length, including three fjord sections. Partakoski is the only spawning ground for lake trout in the southern Saimaa area.

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Partakoski has an old granite bridge that was located near the Swedish-Russian border in the 1700s. The first bridges to Partakoski and Kärnäkoski were built back then. The present stone bridge at Partakoski was completed in 1902. The village of Partakoski has developed along the banks of the river over the decades. It was first mentioned as a village in old documents in the 1750s, when a sawmill was established on the rapids. Residential and commercial buildings have been preserved on both sides of the stone bridge in the densely built old village.

In Partakoski Parrankapia there is a reef called Pirunkuorma. According to an old story, the name comes from the fact that the sack the devil was carrying on his back burst at the barrier and the stones it was carrying spilled into the river.

Image: Veera Hakkarainen, Hannu Mäkitie