Protected building

Punkaharjun luonnonsuojelualue, entinen Kruununpuisto

Savonlinna

Why visit

In the ridge landscape of the former Kruununpuisto you can walk past its old buildings: the forest-warden's house known as Punahussila on the crest, and the forester's house below the slope.

Look for: Seek out Punahussila on the crest of the ridge near the Valtionhotelli — the northern forest-warden's house.

About this site

The northern forest warden's dwelling, known as Punahussila, and the forestry foreman's dwelling, originally built in the Crown Forest around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, have in the 21st century been located in Punkaharju nature reserve, and before that in the Finnish Forest Research Institute's Punkaharju research area.

The nature reserve is managed by the Metsähallitus nature services. Punahussila is situated on the ridge top near the State Hotel, and the forestry foreman's dwelling on the slope below behind the Forest Research Institute's main building. Under Metsähallitus forestry administration is the former Punkaharju primary school, situated at the edge of the Forest Research Institute's tree species park.

The buildings have transferred to Metsähallitus through changes of ownership. In Punkaharju one can explore some of the former Crown Forest buildings along hiking trails. A trail map is available at http://www.luontoon.fi/page.asp?Section=12196.

Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish