Salpalinja-museo
The Salpa Line Museum
Музей линии "Салпа"
Established1987
LocationSäästöpirtintie 70, Miehikkälä, Finland
Coordinates60°39.043′N 27°41.566′E / 60.650717°N 27.692767°E / 60.650717; 27.692767
TypeA military history museum related to the engineer corps of Finland and the Continuation War
Websitehttps://www.salpakeskus.fi

The Salpa Line Museum (Finnish: Salpalinja-museo, Russian: Музей линии "Салпа") was established and opened in 1987 by the municipality of Miehikkälä and by World War II veteran organisations. It is the first museum established in Miehikkälä. The other museums are the Miehikkälän kotiseutumuseo and the Miehikkälä local arts and crafts museum, which was established in 1989 and is located in the same building as the Engineers Museum.[1]

The Salpa Line Museum is the core of the Salpa Centre, which is the tourist information centre of the Salpa Line Museum, the Engineers Museum and the Bunker Museum. The surrounding area was built as a defensive line for an infantry company in 1940–1944. The defensive line never saw active combat as the front line did not reach the area due to the truce of 5 September 1944 and the Moscow Armistice of 19 September 1944.[2]

Some of the preserved Salpa Line areas are classified as built-up cultural environments of national importance by Finland's National Board of Antiquities.[3] The territory of the Salpa Line Museum belongs to one of the four such areas in Miehikkälä: Kylmälä,[4] Miehikkälä municipal cente,[5] Muurula[6] and Myllylampi.[7]

Exhibits

Due to the nature of the museum, most collections are located outside in the woods. Some bunkers from World War II remain. There are several anti-tank guns outside the museum centre building.

Object #Military useWGS 84Description
321Anti-tank dugout, machine gun position and accommodation for a half infantry platoon, 20 soldiers
322Accommodation dugout for a platoon, 40 soldiers "Economy model"
385Artillery observation dugout, accommodation for 20 soldiers 
327Accommodation dugout for 20 soldiers 
326Machine gun dugout and accommodation for 20 soldiers
3607.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40[8] Open, restored 75 mm anti-tank gun position

References

  1. ↑ "Miehikkälän Kunta". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Miehikkälän Kunta". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  3. ↑ "Museovirasto (En-US)".
  4. ↑ "RKY ι Museovirasto". www.rky.fi. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19.
  5. ↑ "RKY ι Museovirasto". www.rky.fi. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19.
  6. ↑ "RKY ι Museovirasto". www.rky.fi. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19.
  7. ↑ "RKY ι Museovirasto". www.rky.fi. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19.
  8. ↑ "Salpalinja | Kaakko135°". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
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