Ilomantsi

Ilomantsi is a town and municipality in North Karelia, making up the very easternmost part of Finland.

By car
Highway 74 comes in from downtown Joensuu, regional road 514 from the direction of Eno and Uimaharju, and regional road 522 from Lieksa, following the Russian border at a distance of about 10 km.

By bus
There are buses from Joensuu.

Petkeljärvi


The Petkeljärvi-Putkelanharju nature reserve is just east of Ilomantsi and reaches the national park in the south-east. An 18-km trail leads from Ilomantsi centre through the nature reserve to the park. You could also walk along Taitajan taival or Susitaival, from some suitable trailhead, to the park.