Why visit
On the shore of Puulajärvi, some 12 kilometres from Mikkeli's centre, the old farmstead of the Otava agricultural school still stands — a glimpse of how 19th-century farming schools worked.
Look for: Look for the surviving farmstead buildings: the former director's house, the craft room, the storehouse, the cowshed and the barn.
About this site
Of the old building stock at Otava Agricultural Institute, the former director's residence, craft room, storehouse, cattle shed and barn remain in the yard. Even as altered and repaired, they have cultural-historical value as examples of the activities of 19th-century agricultural institutions. The school farm is situated on the shore of Puulavesi, adjacent to the community of Otava. The distance to Mikkeli city centre is approximately 12 kilometres.
Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish
- Municipality
- Mikkeli
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Nationally significantMikkelin vankila
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Nationally significant