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The Raate Frontier Guard Museum

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The Frontier Guard museum tells us of the life of a frontier guard post before the Second World War.

The Frontier Guard Museum located at the eastern end of the Raate road in Suomussalmi is restored to its state in 1939. It tells us of the life of a frontier guard post before the Second World War. This building is the only one of the guard houses built before the WW II by the independent state of Finland which is left. The Guard House Museum was founded in summer 1988.
The interesting details of the museum tells about the daily life of the Finnish Border Guard.

The Raate Frontier Guard Museum is open for public during the summer from the beginnig of June till the middle of August. At other times, it is possible to open the Museum for groups with a separate agreement.

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Free entrance.

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Tiia Mustonen

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The Raate Guard Museum is located at the end of road Raatteentie.

Coordinates

64.808178, 29.678160

DMS

64°48'29.4"N 29°40'41.4"E

UTM

35W 627168 7189766

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