Viitasaari Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in the region of Central Finland
About Viitasaari
Viitasaari is a small town surrounded by lakes: the 230 lakes in the municipality cover a fifth of the municipality's area. Sounds by the centre separate Ylä-Keitele from Keski-Keitele, both parts of the500km(190sqmi)Keitele. Half of the 6,500 inhabitants live in the town itself. The area was inhabited already in the Stone Age. Sámi people are believed to have arrived more than 2,000 years ago and still lived here in the 16th century. Western hunters and fishermen have been here since the 300s, Tavastians since the 1000s. The area was settled by Savonians in the 16th century. Henrik Gabriel Porthan, who raised interest in the history of Finland in the 18th century, was from Viitasaari. 1882 Viitassari got a municipal doctor, the first in Finland.
Top Attractions in Viitasaari
Explore the best things to see and do in Viitasaari:
- ★Forestry museum
- ★Heinä-Suvanto
- ★Huopanankoski
- ★Kristuksen kirkastumisen tsasouna
Where to Stay in Viitasaari
- 🏨Hännilänsalmi Camping
Viitasaari Travel Guide Sections
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