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Salpa Line and Spectrolite Cycling Route

Historical Salpa Line and Ylämaa gems

During the Second World War built line of defense 'Salpalinja' departs from the Gulf of Finland and continues north until Salla. In the area of Luumäki, can be seen of stone barrier and dozens of bunkers and a few mined manholes. On the route you will be able to visit several sites where information about the construction of Salpalinja is given. Ylämaa Spectrolitic – Finnish Gemstone – was found in extracting stones during constructions of Salpalinja.