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· Suomussalmi
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The Winter War monument "Avara Syli" - "The Open Embrace" is located at Raatteen Portti along Raate Road.
The monument is the newest memorial to the Winter War and is called "The Open Embrace".
The memorial is located in Suomussalmi, next to the Winter War Museum at Raatteen Portti and was unveiled to the public on 13 March 2003.
The monument consists of a stone field and a central memorial. The stone field covers an area of about 3 ha and contains about 17 000 stones commemorating the victims and sufferings of the war.
The central memorial "The Open Embrace" consists of four wooden arches, topped by 105 brass bells ringing in the wind, one for each day of the Winter War.
The memorial was designed by Erkki Pullinen from Suomussalmi.
Public transport
Suomussalmi can be reached by bus from Kajaani and Kuusamo.
The nearest railway stations are in Kontiomäki and Kajaani, from where there are several daily trains to the south and north. Some incoming trains have a bus connection to Suomussalmi.
The main tourist routes passing through Suomussalmi are the highway 5/E63 and the Via Karelia tourist route.
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Directions
Follow the road signs Suomussalmi when arriving from Kajaani and Kuusamo.
The monument is located at the Raatteen Portti, along the regional road 912.
The distance from the Suomussalmi municipal centre (Ämmänsaari) to the monument is about 22,9 km.
Parking
There are free parking places at Raatteen Portti museum.
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