2024 Orimattila Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in November)
Tonno Bridge in Orimattila
If you drive from Helsinki to Orimattila using the main highway number 4, you will automatically arrive to the vicinity of Tonno bridge. Actually the name is Tönnö Bridge so the O-letters both have two dots on them and they’re pronounced differently in Finnish.
The bridge was Finished in 1911 and it’s the first steel enforced concrete bridge built to the highway system in Finland (or in the Finnish highway system to be precise).
The bridge is 37 meters long and 6,5 meters wide. The building cost was spectacularly low in today’s standards costing only some 2500 US dollars to build. It was in full daily use until year 1971 when it was replaced by a nearby newer and bigger bridge which also leads the traffic away from the nearby houses. The bridge was accepted to be a landmark and museum bridge in 1982 and renovated between 1986-1987.
Tonno bridge can be accessed for free by anyone around the clock and the attractions signs are in place to guide people there. There’s also a suitable place to park the car just near the bridge.
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Orimattila Church
The church of the Finnish town Orimattila was finished in 1866. It is located at the heart of the town and principal building material is Finnish granite stone. It was designed by architect Jean Wik and follows empire style design tradition.
During the winter war between Finland and Russia, the church tower temporarily served as an aviation observation tower to observe the Russian aircraft in Finnish airspace.
The church area consists of many buildings such as the old principal priest house, cemetery and of course the church itself that can host 1200 people at a time. At some point it was even more due to temporary constructions, even 1700 people at a time.
The church admission is free but it’s not open for public during the winter months. From the church office, groups can ask for a guided tour to the church Mon-Tue 12-15 or Wed-Thu 9-12.
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