SUSTAINABLE NATURE TOURISM

ÄHTÄRI PULL
FACTORS

MARIANA LÓPEZ, ORIANE MARTIN,

TEEMU LAURIALA, REBECCA MARTIN
NATURE, LANDSCAPE,
SCENERIES, SEASONS

Reindeer park:
At the moment, they have eight reindeer living in their park.
Entrance ticket: 7 € / person
Family ticket: 20 € / family (up to 2 adults + max 3
children)
Price includes: entrance to the reindeer park to meet
and feed the reindeer
You can stroke the reindeer and take some photos
while hearing the stories of reindeer and reindeer
herding.
Finally, you can test your skills in lasso throwing!
 CULTURE

CULTURAL ROUTE WATER TRAIL

The cultural route Water Trail takes you to see

sculptor and professor Eero Hiironen’s artwork in
Ähtäri. It is also a tour of the cultural heritage and
surroundings of their municipality. The tour is
approximately two kilometres long and can be taken
either on foot or by bike.
Restaurants in Ähtäri area are mainly cafés and snacks where customers can have a nice break in the middle of the day
(burgers, sandwiches, salads, pizzas, and so on).

Ähtäri Zoo: Restaurant Mesikämmen & Snowpanda Deli & Cafe

South Ostrobothnia is known for its regional delicacies. There are some farm shops where it is possible to buy fresh food and do
home cooking.
Examples of restaurants:
. Varicko: versatile lunch, event, and meeting venue (89km from Ähtäri Zoo)
. Vineyard Restaurant Viinitupa: delicious home cooking accompanied by high-quality wines (65km from Ähtäri Zoo)
. Etc.

GASTRONOMY & RESTAURANTS

 KUORTANE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER

SPORTS All of our camps include accommodation with full board

(breakfast and two warm meals per day) and full use of the
training facilities.

Offer both individual athletes and teams training camps,

which include full use of the training facilities,
accommodation, catering, recovery and testing services.

WILD ADVENTURE FINLAND –

ADVENTURES IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Include electric fatbike treks, canoeing and SUP boarding,

and we can create tailored outings by combining these
activities in the way that best suits the customer.
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 ACCOMODATION
Hotels and spas: Scandic Seinäjoki, Keskisen
Kyläkauppa (Tuuri), Original Sokos Hotel

TOURISM
Lakeus (Seinäjoki),
Härmä Spa (Ylihärmä), Hotel Sorsanpesä
(Seinäjöki), Kuortane Sports Resort etc.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Cabins and farm holidays: Valkeisen Loma
(Ähtäri), Hyvölä House (Ähtäri), Olo Tila
(Kurikka), Siirilä Farm (Seinäjoki), Kalajärvi ARCHITECTURE
Holiday Village (Peräseinäjoki) etc. They have 3 churches and one
memorial
Camp and caravan sites: SF-Caravan Kalajärvi
(Peräseinäjoki), Ähtäri Zoo Camping, Pitkämö
Canyon Camping (Kurikka) etc.

MUSEUMS
Toy museum
Village school and forest school
museum
Ähtari local history museum
Pirkanpohja Art Centre
 ACCOMODATION
Hotels and spas: Scandic Seinäjoki, Keskisen Kyläkauppa
(Tuuri), Original Sokos Hotel Lakeus (Seinäjoki),
Härmä Spa (Ylihärmä), etc

Cabins and farm holidays: Valkeisen Loma (Ähtäri), Hyvölä TOURISM

House (Ähtäri), Olo Tila (Kurikka), etc.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Camp and caravan sites: SF-Caravan Kalajärvi
(Peräseinäjoki), Ähtäri Zoo Camping, Pitkämö Canyon
Camping (Kurikka) etc.
ARCHITECTURE
Lakeuden risti, Seinäjoki’s parish
SIGHTS church was consecrated in 1960. The
Alajärvi Church The church situated on a beautiful spot 65-metre campanile is a recognisable
by a lake close to centre of Alajärvi. landmark, which can be seen from far
away over the Ostrobothnian plains.
Art Studio Hemminki with paints in a surrealist and
fantastical style
Hotelli Mesikämmen (Ähtäri) Designed
Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen in
1976. In the hotel a visitor steps `into
Lauhanvuori National Park - viewing tower you can climb nature´. Closeness to nature, free
up a viewing tower with a hundred steps and admire
forms and highlighting structural
breathtaking views over the surroundings.
solutions can be seen throughout the
Jari Mäki Oy, you can find parts and accessories for hotel building.
American cars, interesting American clothes and interior
design products.
 ACCESSIBILITY
By train:

2 stations:
. Ähtäri Railway Station in the city center
. Ähtäri Zoo (15-minute walk away from the
zoo)

By bus: There is no public transportation

available at Ähtäri area…

Distances by car:
- From Helsinki: 325 km
- From Tampere: 143 km
- From Turku: 309 km
- From Jyväskylä: 112 km
- From Seinäjoki: 84 km
- From Vaasa: 157 km
- From Kuopio: 243 km
PROGRAMME
SERVICES
ÄHTÄRI HALL
It is a perfect venue for seminars,
meetings, different cultural events, and
trade fairs.
NAAVA SPRING SPA
You will find a steam bath, sauna, and
jacuzzi with immaculate shower and
dressing rooms.
PIRKANLINNA AUDITORIUM
An auditorium for 130 persons,
equipped with modern conference
technology
PEAT SAUNA
Prior to the application of peat, go to
the sauna and wait until you start to
sweat. Then rinse and dry yourself.