Enjoy the fresh air of Heinävesi

 Expe­ri­ence tran­quil­i­ty and a strong con­nec­tion with nature by boat­ing or kayak­ing along the Heinävesi route. Enjoy the pure air of Fin­land’s most forest­ed munic­i­pal­i­ty while wan­der­ing along nature trails, or sim­ply be active­ly pas­sive, find­ing your own peace and space to gaze into the dis­tance both on land and water. Along the pris­tine shores of Lake Ker­ma­järvi, you’ll find all the ameni­ties a trav­el­er needs. Whether you arrive by boat, car, or pub­lic trans­port, come explore our live­ly town cen­ter and beau­ti­ful Canal Vil­lages.

Reitin kauneim­man sil­loin sä kul­jet, kirkko­ran­nas­ta laivaan kun meet. Ei mis­sään niin vehmaiset ran­nat ja kirkka­hat oo kalaveet. Kos­ket kana­vat ker­to­vat että, tämä kauneus on Heinävet­tä.

Ker­man­ran­noil­ta, Siiri Vainikainen

Kermajärvi lake nested in the arms of lake Saimaa

Along the Heinävesi route and in Kolovesi Nation­al Park, you’ll wit­ness quin­tes­sen­tial Finnish scenery at its finest. Explore the canal vil­lages of Ker­ma, Karvio, Varis­taipale, Valamo, and Pilp­pa by water, car, or bicy­cle. There are hik­ing trails suit­able for all lev­els, and you can also join guid­ed the­mat­ic excur­sions, per­haps to ancient set­tle­ments

Tule Heinäve­den kesä­maise­maan, tahi saavu kun on talvi parhail­laan. Koet kuin­ka läm­pöistä on naa­pu­ru­us, ilon ihme aske­lis­sa aivan uus. Ker­man­jär­ven tun­tee jokainen, leik­it päivänkul­lan, laulut kaislo­jen. Tule sinäkin ja ret­ki tänne tee, saatat nähdä Heinävesi hymy­ilee.

Heinäve­den hump­pa, Aili Luostari­nen

As you jour­ney along the Heinävesi route and through Kolovesi Nation­al Park, you’ll be treat­ed to the most pic­turesque Finnish land­scapes. Dis­cov­er the charm­ing canal vil­lages of Ker­ma, Karvio, Varis­taipale, Valamo, and Pilp­pa, acces­si­ble by water, car, or bicy­cle. With hik­ing trails cater­ing to all skill lev­els, you can immerse your­self in nature’s beau­ty. Addi­tion­al­ly, con­sid­er join­ing guid­ed the­mat­ic excur­sions, which may lead you to explore ancient set­tle­ments and his­tor­i­cal sites.

Heinävesi’s ser­vice brochure for sum­mer 2024 has been released. You can down­load it below or pick up a paper copy at many of Heinävesi’s ser­vice-ori­ent­ed busi­ness­es and places for vis­it! Lan­guages Eng­lish, Ger­man and Finnish.