What can Sonkajärvi offer.

Sonkajärvi is a small municipality in northern Savo. But it is also a original host of wife carrying world championship contest, which is a world wide sport. When you come to Sonkajärvi, you see the beauty of nature, smiling face on finnish people and hopefully, a warm and sunny weekend.  

 

Sonkajärvi central is no metropolis, where you can find Starbucks or Burger King, but you have chance to get coffee and crepes, which are made on open fire. 

But Sonkajärvi fulfill all basic needs. Pharmacy, grocery, restaurants, accommodation services, auto repair shops, and ATM.  I’m sure that someone can arrange,  if you need something special need, just ask. People are friendly. Everyone on municipality are on festive mood and you can easily make a new friends. And if someone can not help you or you don’t find same language, they will find someone, who can help you.  

 

Finland is a land of a thousand lakes and beautiful nature. In Sonkajärvi, we have great lakes, that you can swim. 

There is also many gorgeous nature trails, for example Volokinpolku, which it 30km long. 

 

And I strongly recommend to visit on kotaharju's wooden lookout-tower, which offer breathtaking views on northern-Savo. 

So boldly ask, if you wan’t experience something new. Finnish people are known to be a little peculiar. We may not come to sit next to you on bus, but we are eager to invite you to our sauna (steam room) and sitting next to you bare butt. And if you lucky, we will made you a vasta or vihta (bath whisk ), that are traditionally made of birch branches .  

Go and visit website www.sonkajarvi.fi/In-English and find some more information and find more attractions, like Jyrkkä or bottlemuseum.






pics (https://eukonkanto.fi/kuvia/ and www.sonkajarvi.fi)