A 6-hour rental gives you plenty of time to explore the Salpalinja cycling route, for example.
The forest hides a lot of things you wouldn't expect to find there. On this route along a war-era defence line, you can let your inner explorer loose.
After the Winter War (30.11.1939 - 30.3.1940), the Finnish military command started building a new main defence line. This defence line, called Salpa Station, covered almost all of Finland's eastern border from the sea to Salla. More than 700 reinforced-concrete forts and countless other fortifications were built. One of the most prominent structures was a 4-row line of armour-plated stone walls, which can still be seen to this day. The line of lightning was at its strongest in the Virolahti and Miehikkälä area, along this route, which was the enemy's expected main attack route.
The Salpalinja cycling route runs through the Finnish countryside, alternating between forests, fields and waterways. There are many different types of tracks along the route, most of which are well-maintained dirt roads. In places there is also hard surfacing. The rest of the route is made up of old "artillery tracks" made for the construction of the Salpal Line. Along the route, a number of points of interest are marked where you can learn about the construction of the Salpal Line. In addition to these, the forest hides hundreds of unmarked caves and caverns. How many of them will you find?
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