Konnus Canal area
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The first of the three canals was completed in 1841. Once the Saimaa Canal, joining Finland and Russia, was finished in 1856, the Konnus Canal proved to be too small, and a new canal was built in the area.
The construction work was partly motivated by the State’s need to provide work and a living for famine-stricken peasants, who were left with no means of survival following a string of crop failures. The new canal was opened to traffic in 1869.
The oldest canal was converted to a log floating canal in 1917–1919, when its walls were lined with concrete.
The third Konnus Canal was built in 1973, when the deep-water channel and the new Saimaa Canal were completed.
www.leppavirta.fi/sights/konnus-canal-area
The construction work was partly motivated by the State’s need to provide work and a living for famine-stricken peasants, who were left with no means of survival following a string of crop failures. The new canal was opened to traffic in 1869.
The oldest canal was converted to a log floating canal in 1917–1919, when its walls were lined with concrete.
The third Konnus Canal was built in 1973, when the deep-water channel and the new Saimaa Canal were completed.
www.leppavirta.fi/sights/konnus-canal-area
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 62°32'55"N 27°46'16"E
- Ahkiolahti canal 79 km
- Nerkoo canal 99 km
- Old Saimaa Canal 170 km
- Old Saimaa Canal 175 km
- Fladan 270 km
- Ligovsky Channel 330 km
- Sievers's channel 491 km
- Drainworks 644 km
- Old drainworks 646 km
- Drainworks 654 km
- Kanavaravintola Konnustupa 0.2 km