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What to see in Paanajärvi |
Paanajärvi Valkeakoski Power Plant -Project Paanajärvi, a site of WMW What to see  Panorama Audio sample |
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Church and the Old GraveyardThe present church, which in the 1930s was converted into a cultural centre, was built in the 1950s. The church and the graveyard are surrounded by a handsome stone wall, which indeed lost most of its stones to building construction, when the so-called Uusi (New) Paanajärvi flourished in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Graves are no longer visible in the graveyard. |
 ValkehinenThe fate of Paanajärvi village rests on the Valkehinen Rapids. Harnessing the rapids will destroy the unique village, the rapids, and the last stretch of the Kemi River in its natural state. |
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Paanajärvi |
The
entire village is unique monument to wooden architecture. There
are some buildings which demonstrate architectural problem-solving
nowhere else to be found. The beauty of Paanajärvi's architecture
has been remarkably well-preserved. In fact, Paanajärvi is one of
the most well-preserved villages.
