
Arrival and parking

Arrival to Iisalmi and parking
Driving instructions to Iisalmi
From the south:
1. After the bridge, take the second street to the left (Kauppakatu).
2. Take the first street to the right (Louhenkatu) where you will see a sign for the hotel's parking area.
From the north:
1. Drive the main street (Pohjolankatu) to the south to the city centre.
2. After the traffic lights, take the first gates on the right (at the gate, there are signs leading to the parking area)
Arrival from Kuopio Airport
Kuopio Airport is located 70 km from Iisalmi. For more details on transport, please visit http://www.matkasavo.fi.
Arrival from Iisalmi railway station
Original Sokos Hotel Koljonvirta is easy to get to from the train station as the distance is only 500 meters! Follow Savonkatu street uphill from the train station for about 500 metres until you come to the Louhenkatu crossing, where you should turn left. Continue downwards along Louhenkatu for a little, and you will find our hotel's entrance on the left-hand side of the street.
Arrival from Iisalmi port
The distance from the harbour to the hotel is 250 metres. Head right along Veikonkatu for 300 metres, then turn left onto Riistakatu and continue until you reach the market square. If you are on foot, you can cross the square diagonally to Louhenkatu, which also has an entrance to the hotel. If you are driving, you can turn right onto Kauppakatu immediately after the square and then left onto Louhenkatu, on which the entrance to the hotel's parking space is located.
Arrival from Iisalmi bus station
Our hotel is located only 200 meters from Iisalmi bus station. Leave the bus station (Kauppakatu 18) to the left towards Louhenkatu street. After the R-kioski on Kauppakatu, turn right onto Louhenkatu, which is a street on an upward slope. Walk along Louhenkatu, and you will find our hotel on the right-hand side of the street.
You can also turn right from the bus station towards Pohjolankatu. Turn left onto Pohjolankatu and follow it uphill. From Pohjolankatu, you will see the hotel's courtyard on the left, which is where you will find the hotel entrance.
Hotel parking
Hotel parking is available for our guests free of charge on the inner yard of the hotel. Please contact the reception desk for more information.
Municipal parking control is in place Mon–Fri from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The hotel's white parking permits can be obtained from hotel reception. In the streets around the hotel, normal disc parking rules apply (1 hour).
Electric vehicle charging
Our hotel currently has six electric vehicle charging stations (type 2, max 22 kW).
We use ABC charging, which means the charging can be paid for and started conveniently with the ABC-mobiili app. Download the app from Play Store or App Store and register as a user. Users of a charging station need to have their own charging cable.
Please check the current price of charging in the ABC-mobiili app. If you are an S Group co-op member, electric vehicle charging also increases your household's monthly Bonus accumulation. More information on ABC charging can be found here.
In the event of any problems, please contact the 24-hour customer service for ABC charging at +358 10 76 80080 (call rate €0.084 per minute).