Lehmo and Kylmäoja

Military history sites in the Lehmo and Kylmäoja areas

Lotta­kioski

During the Conti­nua­tion War, a Lotta­kioski kiosk operated in a building on the northern side of the current Monitoi­mi­talo facility. There is nothing left of that building today.

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World War I ditches

World War I era ditches constructed by the Russians in the Lehmon­särkkä area. The ditches are on both sides of Road 6 in the Kokko­vaara and Lehmon­särkkä area. 

More infor­ma­tion: Inven­tory of relics in the Kontio­lahti Lehmo compo­nent master plan area.

Utran­harju ditches

World War I ditches can also be seen near the sports field in the Lehmo area and elsew­here in the Utran­harju area. The field forti­fica­tions form a compre­hen­sive entity. The sites have a total of 1,046 metres of battle trenches and approxi­ma­tely 180 metres of connec­ting trenches. There are also 12 bunkers at the sites.