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Cavalry Museum

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The Cavalry Museum is located in Lappeenranta’s oldest building from 1772, a Russian military guardhouse at the southern tip of the Fortress. A museum since 1973, the stone building was renovated in 2018–2019, with its walls now displaying many layers of the building’s previous history.

The Cavalry Museum’s exhibition "From Hakkapeliittas to Red Riding Trousers – Cavalry Life through the Centuri ...

Visiting address

Kristiinankatu 2
53900 Lappeenranta

Service hours

Winter time
20/8/2025–27/12/2026
Wednesday-Saturday 11.00–17.00
Summer time
1/6/2026–16/8/2026
Monday-Friday 10.00–18.00
Saturday-Sunday 11.00–17.00
Winter time
19/8/2026–30/12/2026
Wednesday-Saturday 11.00–17.00

Exceptional service hours

24/12/2025–26/12/2026
Closed
14/5/2026 Ascension Day
Closed
19/6/2026 Midsummer Eve
Closed
20/6/2026 Midsummer Day
Closed
6/12/2026 Independence Day
Closed
24/12/2026 Christmas Eve
Closed
25/12/2026 Christmas Day
Closed
26/12/2026 2nd Day of Christmas
Closed
31/12/2026 New Year's eve
Closed
1/1/2027 New Year's Day
Closed
6/1/2027 Epiphany
Closed
26/3/2027 Good Friday
Closed
30/4/2027 May Day Eve
Closed
1/5/2027 May Day
Closed

Services

Text edited by: City of Lappeenranta
Updated: 12/12/2025