Sysmä[1] is located In Päijät-Häme, about 70 km from Lahti and 185 km from Helsinki.
Sysmä is known as a brick and manor keeper, but also as a summer resort and summer cultural event, such as Suvisoiton. [2], as the venue.
Come
By plane
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport [3] is located 175 km from Sysmä. Several airlines fly to Helsinki-Vantaa every day, e.g. From Europe. From the airport (terminals 1 and 2) there is a bus connection to Lahti about every hour and from Lahti there is an exchange connection to Sysmä.
Bus timetables: Matkahuolto [4]
By train
The nearest train station is in Lahti, about 70 km from Sysmä. VR has several daily services from Lahti to different parts of Finland, but especially from the Helsinki metropolitan area (long-distance trains and commuter train Z). Travel time by commuter train from Helsinki to Lahti is less than an hour.
The latest train connection is the Allegro train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, which means that tourists from Russia can get to Lahti in about 2 hours.
By road
From Helsinki and Lahti you can get to Sysmä along highway 4 and regional road 410.
Attractions and places to visit
- Sysmän Kotiseutumuseo, Makasiininmäentie 4, 19700 Sysmä. The Sysmä Homeland Museum is located in a parish warehouse built in 1855, which according to tradition is built on a sacrificial rock. The museum's collections include objects from prehistoric times.
- Church of St. Olaf of Sysmä, Kirkkokuja 1, 19700 Sysmä. St. Olaf's Church in Sysmä is definitely the most popular place to visit in Sysmä. According to the latest research, the construction period of Sysmä Church dates back to around 1510-1520.
- War of Independence Memorial, Kirkkokuja 1, 19700 Sysmä.
- Finnish Accordion Museum, Uotintie 4, 19700 Sysmä. The Accordion Museum opened its doors in the Old Kertu Gallery in 1993. The museum's diverse collection includes 170 instruments from different eras, the oldest of which are from the 19th century.
- Sysmän Teatteritalo, Väihkyläntie 1, 19700 Sysmä. Sysmän Teatteritalo was built in 1898 as a bank building for Sysmän Säästöpankki. The building functioned as a bank building until 1936, after which the house has been called the Theater House. The theater building was designed by the Helsinki-based architectural firm Nyström-Petrelius-Penttilä.
Activities
- Kammiovuori hiking area, about 27 km north of the church village of Sysmä. On Kammiovuori there is a path about 4 km long marked in blue and white, which rises to the top of Kammiovuori. Along the trail, attractions include e.g. Hezekiah Cave and Boulder Castle.
- Päijätsalo nature hiking destination and observation tower, Päijätsalo island, about 7 km west of the center of Sysmä. Päijätsalo hiking trails and an observation tower built in 1899.
Shopping
Sysmä has three grocery stores and several specialty stores.
Restaurants and cafes
- Café Roastery, Sysmäntie 38, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 3 7172 060.
- Hotel - Restaurant Uoti, Keskustie 1, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 3 876 250.
- Accommodation Bar, Sysmäntie 42, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 7171 277.
- Pizza & Kebab Fantasia, Sysmäntie 43, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 7172 877.
- Restaurant Kivilinna, Kurenlahdentie 1, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 7176 331.
Accommodation
- Pension Gasthaus Kivitatti, Tattimetsäntie 36, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 440 771 137.
- Holiday Lahdentaus, Lahdentauksentie 8, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 400 983 443.
- Tervalepikon Torpat, Leppäkorventie 410, 19700 Sysmä, ☎ 358 400 371 291.
Take contact
Sysmä municipality tourist information [5]
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