Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
You're welcomed with a drink and tapas snack at this riverside hotel 4.5km south of Seinä-
joki's town centre. Spacious rooms have chocolate tones and staff keep things running
smoothly. The restaurant and bar open to a vast terrace overlooking the river.
Juurella
MODERN FINNISH
( 06-414-0720;
www.juurella.fi
;Keskustori 1;mains €14-28; 4-10pm Tue-Fri, 2-10pm Sat)
Seasonal local organic produce is utilised by Juurella's award-winning chefs to create mas-
terpieces like beef with juniper-berry sausage, forest-mushroom pancakes, and perch with
cauliflower and peas. Don't by fooled by the descriptions' simplicity: 'carrot cake', for ex-
ample, is a symphony of spiced cake in warm carrot soup with a crispy deep-fried carrot
wafer and cool carrot sorbet. Seriously, wow.
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 06-420-9090;
www.epmatkailu.fi
;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri May-Aug, 9am-4pm Sep-Apr)
In the bus and train station complex; can book accommodation in private homes during the
festivals.
Getting There & Away
The adjacent bus and train stations are in the town centre.
Buses serve towns and villages throughout Western Finland.
Seinäjoki is a rail hub; services include Helsinki (€53.70, three hours, up to two hourly),
Jyväskylä (€27.40, three hours, up to two hourly) and Vaasa (€13.40, one hour, every two
hours).
