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Until the year 1995 a [[cable ferry]] connected the two sides of Puumalansalmi-strait. In 1995, a {{convert|781|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} bridge replaced the ferry. The bridge is a very dominant structure when looking Puumala town center from a distance.

Puumala has relatively good services compared to the amount of population. In the town center is situated a post office, an [[Alko]] store, a kiosk, several supermarkets and a few restaurants. The reason for the survival of these entrepreneurs is the arrival of summer inhabitants who triple the population of Puumala during the season.

In historyJune it is remembered for being the site of a staged attack on1788, Swedish soldiers, by men wearing Russian military uniforms, but not actually serving inof the [[Imperial Russian Army|mperial Russian Army]], onstaged 27an Juneattack 1788against the town. This would allow [[Gustav III|King Gustav III]] to declare a defensive [[Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790)|war]] against the Russian Empire, as Swedish law prohibited starting offensive wars without approval by the [[Riksdag]].

The [[Puumala virus]] is named after this place as it was first isolated from samples from the Puumala area.