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1. Sailing barriers in the Rannuusinsalmi Strait in Suomenniemi
2. Hill fort in Kuivaketvele, Taipalsaari
3. Voisalmi machine gun and accommodation bunker in Lappeenranta
4. Kauskila cemetery in Lappeenranta, from the time of the Crusades and the Early Middle Ages
5. Stone-Age dwelling site at Murheistenranta in Lappeenranta
6. Saarenoja Stone-Age dwelling site in Joutseno
7-8. Stone-Age dwelling sites on Lammassaari Island in Imatra
9. Stone-Age dwelling site in Ukonniemi in Imatra
10. Rock painting at Kolmiköytisienvuori in Ruokolahti
11. Huusniemi Stone-Age dwelling site in Joutseno
12. Stone-Age settlement dwelling site on Mietinsaari Island in Joutseno
13. Korosniemi prehistoric settlement in Ruokolahti
14. Lapp cairn at Salminiemi in Ruokolahti
15. The Viking Age cemetery at Hirnilä in Rautjärvi.
16-17. Haukkavuori Hill and the Torsansalo border stone in Rautjärvi
18. Cup stone from Silvu in Parikkala
19. Stone-Age habitation of Parikkala / Stone-Age dwelling site at Haljakka
20. Pitfalls on the Romanonkangas Heath at Parikkala
21. Cultural landscape at Tarnala in Saari
22. Orthodox village of Papinniemi in Uukuniemi
23. Stone-Age burial ground and dwelling site at Vaateranta in Taipalsaari
Site Map: Sites 15-20
16-17. Haukkavuori Hill and the Torsansalo border stone in Rautjärvi
The border between the Swedish and Russian empires ran through Rautjärvi for hundreds of years. Today historical border markers tell of where the border ran. A border marker for the Uusikaupunki Peace Treaty (1721) is carved into a stone beside Rautjärvi's Torsansalo road. The border ran across Haukkavuori Hill at three different times: the Pähkinäsaari Peace Treaty of 1323, the Täyssinä Peace of 1595, and the Uusikaupunki Peace of 1721. A border marker for the Uusikaupunki Peace Treaty has been carved into the rock at the site. Haukkavuori Hill is the highest point in South Karelia.

After the battles for possession of Karelia, the prehistoric period ended with the Pähkinäsaari Peace Treaty of 1323. The treaty divided Karelia and part of Finland between the empires of Sweden and Novgorod. For hundreds of years the Pähkinäsaari border line marked Finland's eastern border.

Borders were usually indicated by carving border markers into stones or rocks, but piles of stones and even large trees were also used as markers.

Driving directions:

Torsansalo border stone
Turn off Highway 6 towards Torsansalo. Continue for 1.1 km. The site is immediately on the right side of the road. Cars or a bus can park along the road.

Haukkavuori Hill
Turn off Highway 6 towards Torsansalo. Drive 20 km and turn right towards Haukkavuori. There is a parking area from which you walk about 700 metres to the top of Haukkavuori Hill.