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Map of Parkano
Parkano is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Understand
Get in
By train
Parkano has a railway station. Timetables are available from VR website.
By bus
Long-distance buses from Tampere and Seinäjoki.
Get around
By taxi
Taxi station phone number is 358 3 448 2213.
See
- 1 The Forest Museum of Parkano (Parkanon metsämuseo), Rännärinmuseotie 112, ☏ 358 44 7865 516. The Forest Museum presents the history of forest work from the rise of the sawmill industry in the 1860s to the mechanization of the 1960s. In the area of the forest museum there is an exhibition hall, a lumberjack, a sauna, a horse stable and forest machines. In addition, in the vicinity of the museum you will find a nature trail, Messukallio, beach, sheds and campfire sites.
Do
Buy
- 1 Eurohamsteri, Pahkalantie 1. Discount department store.
Eat
- 1 Lounaskahvila Kokki Katriina, Sepänkatu 9, ☏ 358 40 5120 658, ✉[email protected]. Lunch Mon-Fri 10:30-14:00. Traditional Finnish food. Coffee, refreshments, pastries, savory and sweet to enjoy on site or as a take away. €8.50.
- 2 Parkanon Auto-Grilli, Parkanontie 43. Fast food.