Rantasalmi
Rantasalmi is in South Savonia, in the Finnish Lakeland, Finland.
Get in
Bus route Kuopio—Varkaus—Savonlinna stops at Rantasalmi. For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto.
Get around
By taxi
- Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 taksi
See
- 🌍 Korhola Mini Zoo (Korholan Kotieläinpiha), Korholantie 129. Korhola Mini Zoo is one of the oldest mini zoos in Finland. You can encounter, for example, highland cattle, mini-pigs, chickens, peacock, peacock pigeons, sheep, alpacas, goats, ducks, turkeys, chickens, rabbits, horses and ponies. €8.
Do
- 🌍 Hotel & Spa Resort Järvisydän, Porosalmentie 313, ☏ +358 20 729 1760. The specialty of the spa is its appearance: the spa is excavated inside the cliffs. The walls are naturally shaped cliffs, the floors and pools are made of natural stone.
- 🌍 Linnansaari National Park (see also Savonlinna and Varkaus). Lush islands and rocky islets. Best explored by boat or canoe, but there is a boat service to the main island and taxi boats available. Nature trails, an old croft, Saimaa seals and osprays. Tour skating in winter.
Eat and drink
- 🌍 Rinssi-Eversti, Kylätie 26, ☏ +358 15 440-761, info@rinssieversti.fi. Breakfast 07:30–09:30, lunch M–F 10:30–15:00 Sa Su 12:00–15:00, à la carte M 12:00–18:30 Tu–Sa 12:00–19:30 Su 12:00–17:30. Restaurant and bar. Breakfast €7.50, lunch €13; à la carte €13–20.
Sleep
- 🌍 Hotel, Ohitustie 5. The Rinssi-Eversti hotel used to be here. Has it changed owners? No mention at the Rinssi-Eversti pages, which now are just for the restaurant, elsewhere.
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