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The main road route through the region is route 62, which connects to [[Mikkeli]] to the north and [[Imatra]] to the south. 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 June 1788, Swedish soldiers wearing uniforms of the [[Imperial Russian Army]], staged an attack against 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]].
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