The 10 Most Beautiful Places in Ähtäri, Finland

These are my favorite places in Ähtäri:

1) The Rapids Ohrakoski

Address: Niemisvedentie 130, Ähtäri
- turn right and drive one kilometer to the parking area
- walk along the trail and boardwalk to the Rapids Ohrakoski

Ohrakoski

You can sleep in the Shelter if you have a sleeping bag and insulated pad.

Campfire site

2) The Raatikka Beach

Address: Raatikantie 320, Ähtäri

3) The Trail to Arpainen

Address: Haasia-ahontie 400, Soini
- walk 3,5 kilometres to the open Wilderness Hut Arpaiskämppä

You can make coffee and heat up the sauna.

4) The Roomuniemi Summerhouse

Address: Karhunkierros 229, Ähtäri
- turn right and walk along the trail Nallenpolku about one kilometer

The Roomuniemi Summerhouse

5) The Moksunniemi Shelter

Address: Moksunsalontie 30, Ähtäri
- walk 300 metres to the shelter Moksunniemen laavu

6) Kierinniemi in summer and winter time

Address: Karhunkierros 229, Ähtäri
- turn right and walk 300 metres
to the start point of the trail Kierinniemi Nature Trail
(Kierinniemen luontopolku)
- there are boardwalk and path

In winter time it´s easy to walk along the ice to Kierinniemi,
you can start at Tuomarniemi.

From Mulikan laavu (campfire site) it´s only a half-kilometer to walk to Kierinniemi.

7) The Skiing Track around the island Hyvölänsaari

Address: Keskuskuja 3, Ähtäri
- you can start skiing on the ice of lake Ouluvesi
- turn left

With small kids the better address to start is Lamminkuja, Ähtäri.

8) Hankasaari in summer and winter time

Address: Karhunkierros 170, Ähtäri
There is a parking area,
and it´s easy to take canoes and kayaks to the water.

By canoe or kayak

In winter time the shortest way to walk/ski to the Hankasaari shelter is from address Moksunsalontie 1.

9) Around the Lake Ähtärinjärvi by bike

Road number 68 from Ähtäri to Lehtimäki,
then turn to right (Keskikylä 7),
then turn to right (Soini),
The cafe (kahvila) Suninsalmi is a nice stop,
then turn to right to Itä-Ähtäri.

More details and information on this adventure are at:

Around the lake Ähtärinjärvi by bike

Suninsalmi

At the cafe Suninsalmi

65 kilometres!

10) The cross-country ski trail to Kellomäki

Address: Tapanintie 1, Ähtäri (Sedu)
- walk to Tapanintie and start skiing

Visit this post for more information and details on the Kellomäki Ski Trail:
Kellomäki - The Best Ski Tour Ever!

The old house of Kellomäki

You can rent kayaks: VesiVaeltajat (WaterHikers)
You can rent fatbikes: Fatbike Mesikämmen (facebook)
You can get help with ski equipment: Carilainen Sport

Nordplus Junior -meeting in Võru

26.-30.9.2016

Nordplus Junior -meeting in Estonia

It´s time to start our project of tourism and metal fields:

Estonia is waiting for us, teachers of Vocational Education Centre Sedu!

We traveled by train from Seinäjoki to Helsinki,
then by ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn and
the last part by bus from Tallinn to Võru.

So we saw many beautiful landscapes of Estonia.

After the long travelling day we slept well in Kubija Spa Hotel. 

On Tuesday 

project coordinator Siret Lillemäe 

took us to a walking tour in the school area.

Tsenter - 

Centre of Competence for 

Wood Processing and Furniture Manufacturing

An old cowhouse is now a modern centre of wood technology.

This kind of forest I would like to have in my own kitchen.

Some old parts of cowhouse
have been saved.

Good ideas for offices.

New machines help
specialists to make great things.

This building was the first school building about hundred years ago.

Nowadays the school is like this:

So nice interior: chairs are made by own students.

The metal department:

Finnish and Estonian languages are so similar; 

we can understand a little bit of their discussions.

Electrical engineering:

The next stop was in the Rauameister company 

that makes bigger and smaller metal parts for industry.

The boss was a Finnish man from Rauma.

The European Union 

has made excellent desicions 

to renovate this area.

This kind of computer would be nice in every school.

You can find all important information of the school, 

for example timetables of students and teachers.

Back to hotel and a little walk.

On Tuesday evening we visited 

the Unesco World Heritage Site - Mooska!

There is a traditional old smoke sauna.

And some of us were brave enough to taste 

a strong alcohol with a viper poison.

I was not one of them...

We had a delicious dinner in Estonian home at Mooska.

On Wednesnay we took part in cooking lessons.

The boss chef 

Teacher Kertu

Tasty traditional Estonian food

After the lunch it was time for a little physical exercise: 

climbing to the highest hill, Munamägi, in Estonia.

Autumn is so beautiful time of the year.

We visited also the metal company Meisli.

And then we had a shopping tour to Tartu 

but after spending money 

we saw these beautiful buildings 

and The Kissing Students fountain.

This day was very speacial:
The brand new Estonian National Museum had opening ceremony for VIP guests.
Unfortunately we were not those guests...

In Võru we had a tasty dinner.

On Thursday we had a tour to Meenikunno hiking area.

The students were our guides.

The track was also good for disabled people.

Meteor has visited here a long time ago.

We ordered the sunny weather... and we got it!

Lunch and playing time.

Do you know different trees?

If you know you will get this!

Memory game.
We were lucky to have a little girl Arabella in our team.

Delicious dessert

In the last evening in Võru 

we wanted to still (after the hiking day) walk and see the town.

And then back to hotel to have some rest. 

This town is Erki Nool´s home town. 

I remember this athlete...

The farewell dinner in Kubija Hotel

We learned to know these wonderful teachers 

of  Estonian and Lithuanian vocational schools. 

It´s nice to meet them and their students 

in the end of November in Finland.

Every evening we visited quickly this comfortable spa. 

So we did also in the last evening.

Swimming + resting in the warmest pool + relaxing music 

= the best spa visit ever

Thank you very much for this nice stay in Võru!

The bread was so tasty, 

thank you also for this present (made by students).

See you soon in Sedu in Finland!