Kauhava Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in the region of Southern Ostrobothnia in Finland
About Kauhava
The Kauhava municipality nowadays includes also Alahärmä, Ylihärmä and Kortesjärvi, with a total population of 17,000 people on 1,330 km². In the 19th century Kauhava and its surroundings had a strongpuukko-junkkariorhäijytculture of young violent troublemakers. A big problem at the time, they have been romanticized and are now part of the local identity (like the Vikings in Scandinavia). There is a yearly Härmääläiset Häijyilyt festival celebrating the tradition. Thepuukkois an all-round handicraft, fishing and hunting knife, ubiquitous in all Finland. Iisakki Järvenpää worked at the local knife factory until starting his own in 1904, further developing the local variant. Iisakki Järvenpää is now one of the most well-known puukko brands in Finland, found in outdoor and gift shops all aro
Top Attractions in Kauhava
Explore the best things to see and do in Kauhava:
- ★Iisakin Jussin tupa
- ★Jaeger museum
- ★Powerpark
- ★Puukkofestivaalit
- ★Puukko-knife and textile museum
Kauhava Travel Guide Sections
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