Attraction · Heinävesi · Updated on 1 November 2026.
The Monastery of New Valamo is an attraction in Heinävesi, North Karelia. This place has an audio tour of about 3 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 420 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · The Monastery of New Valamo
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You're standing at New Valamo, an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, in eastern Finland. It's the only monastery for men in the Finnish Orthodox Church, and the monks here still live together in the old ascetic tradition of their church.
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
Yes: a public toilet at 420 m.
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