Raatteen portti

Suomussalmi, Finland

Raatteen portti ("Raate Gate") is a memorial and museum for those Finnish and Russian soldiers who battled and died in Suomussalmi during Winter War in 1939. The exhibition consists Finnish and Russian weapons and uniforms, photographs and soldiers´ belongings. There is also a multimedia of the Raate battle fields, a scale model of the Raate Museum Road and the Winter War Monument.

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Raatteentie 2-4, Suomussalmi, Finland
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Founded: 1939
Category: Museums in Finland
Historical period: Independency (Finland)

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www.raatteenportti.fi
www.museot.fi

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Tiia Manninen (13 months ago)
Good selection of interesting souvenirs. Awesome customer service, the staff were really nice and polite.
Kristian Koivisto (15 months ago)
An interesting place. You get to hear about the battle that took place nearby on the Raattentie road during the winter war. The monument outside is well worth seeing.
Jani Havulehto (15 months ago)
Exhibition of various Winter War equipment plus one room for Continuation War. War style cantine serving local home made lemonade and snacks
Aki Alanen (15 months ago)
Part of the Finnish war history.
Anton Lehmus (2 years ago)
Includes short info film in Finnish. You can pick up and examine some of the guns on display. The exhibit is quite small but interesting none the less
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