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ample of 18th-century rustic Finnish architecture with endearingly crooked wooden pews,
a pulpit held up by a rosy-cheeked St Christopher, and a fairy-tale shingle roof. Burials
took place under the floorboards, and there's also a spooky wine cellar under the nave -
ask the guide to show you.
Buses from Jyväskylä to Keuruu stop in Petäjävesi. If coming by car, walk across a road
bridge to the church from the car park.
Kuopio
017 / Pop 106,450
Most things a reasonable person could desire from a summery lakeside town are in Kuo-
pio, with pleasure cruises on the azure water, spruce forests to stroll in, wooden waterside
pubs, and local fish specialities to taste. And what better than a traditional smoke sauna to
give necessary impetus to jump into the chilly waters?
