The histrory of construction and opening of the new Saimaa Canal, about the friendly relations between the USSR and Finland.
Finland. Landscapes. Lake Saimaa. City Lappoenranta. Says Mayor Ya Kelhi (synchronously). Passage through the machinery of the Soviet-Finnish border. The border guards check documents. Various aspects of building the Saimaa Canal Soviet and Finnish builders. Workers of the two countries on holiday in the club, fishing, skiing competitions. Spoken Finnish workers (synchronously in Finnish). Via a ship. The rally in honor of the opening of the channel. Speakers: President of Finland, Kekkonen and the Minister of Marine Sciences, VG Bakaev (synchronously). Via raft, going barges, boats with tourists.