Five illuminated slopes, a life-size Stone Age village and a canoe route across seven lakes make Saarijärvi a destination for a range of travel interests. The town offers specific opportunities for winter sports, culture and activities on the water. When planning your stay, you can first decide which of these focuses best suits your visit.

Skiing, Snowboarding and Tobogganing

At Kusiaismäki, Paavonrinteet offers five illuminated slopes for skiing and snowboarding. The area has two ski lifts; the lift on the children's slope is free. A tobogganing hill adds to the winter sports options. Skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing are thus available as distinct activities, while the information about the free lift applies specifically to the children's slope.

The Stone Age and Finnish Art

Kivikauden kylä depicts a life-size Stone Age village. Visitors can learn about life in the Stone Age through its dwellings, objects and tools. An area designed on a children's scale lets children explore Stone Age life through play. The village therefore offers two ways to engage with the same subject: an illustrative depiction of the way of life and exploration on a children's scale.

At Toivi Järvisen taidekoti, works from the Finnish art collection assembled by Toivi and Osmo Järvinen are displayed alongside the house's complete furnishings. The collection includes works dating from the 1880s to the 1980s. The furnishings and Finnish art spanning several decades come together here, offering two different perspectives on a visit.

Special exhibitions rotate throughout the year in the main building of the Saarijärvi Museum. The museum thus adds a changing exhibition program to the town's cultural offerings.

An Annual Event on Midsummer Eve

The Paavo statue stands on the grounds of Saarijärvi Church. Every year on Midsummer Eve, the person named Saarijärven Paavo is announced at the foot of the statue. If you would like to include this event in your travel plans, check that year's program.

Canoe Route and Activities on the Water

The Seven Lakes Canoe Route runs around the center of Saarijärvi and passes over Saarijärvi, Kallinjärvi, Summasjärvi, Kiimasjärvi, Pyhäjärvi, Iso-Lumperoinen and Pieni-Lumperoinen. There are several rest stops and rest shelters with overnight accommodation along the route. The sequence of lakes, rest stops and overnight accommodation provide the route's specific points of reference.

Puuhapuisto Veijari offers a range of activities on land and water, including canoeing, boating and swimming. This gives visitors two distinct ways to enjoy the water: the Seven Lakes Canoe Route is described as a route across named lakes, while the park brings together various activities on land and water. When choosing between them, it matters whether you are looking for a canoe trip or a broader selection of individual activities.

Discover more destinations: Rutalahti, Kivijärvi, Pihtipudas, Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Karstula, Luhanka, Kuhmoinen.

For the broader travel overview: Central Finland.