Cultural and historical route Ruustinna
The cultural landscape route named the Ruustinna route goes around the historic center of Ii from Old Hamina along Iijoki Taidekeskus KultuuriKauppila. You can also take a detour halfway through the route. In the Environmental Art Park.
The route is 2 kilometers long and can be walked or cycled. There are information boards (Finnish and English) along the route, which tell stories about the history, nature and life of Ii. The route is barrier-free and runs along public paved roads.
The Ruustinta route also comes alive with sounds
You can listen to the stories of each information board narrated directly on your phone. Soundscapes enrich the route experience and make it more accessible to all travelers.
This is how you start listening to the Ruustinta route:
1. Turn on location services in your phone's settings.
2. Open the website: Scan the QR code at the starting point with your phone to open the recordings, or go to: bit.ly/ruustinna
3. Allow sharing of your phone's location. The website needs your location information to guide you along the route.
4. Start the route: When the website is open and the location is shared, press open to open the Ruustinta route, and then GO. You can start the route from either point A or B shown on the map. Follow the yellow route shown on the map so that the parts of the story come in the correct order.
You can also listen to the route's stories remotely, even from the comfort of your own home.
Move the human figure to the points between the route AB on the map below. to circles then the audio starts.
In the summer of 2024, three new guide boards have been installed on the route, extending the route in front of the Ii church (guide boards from the Ii church and Vesainen's statue) and a third guide board (uitto) has been installed in Nättepor's courtyard near the uitto statue.
The environmental art park area is located halfway along the route, where they are located ART II Biennale of northern environmental and sculpture art the works.
The cultural landscape route that connects Ii's cultural heritage areas and runs along the riverbank is stunning in its natural scenery. It offers something for everyone; the special features of nature, local history with living stories, fishing culture and nature artworks form a delicate whole.
