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Joutsa

About Joutsa

Joutsa is a town and municipality in Central Finland.

The municipality of Luhanka is also handled in this article.

Joutsa travel guide

Getting there

By car Joutsa is on Highway 4 between Lahti and Jyväskylä.

By bus Long-distance buses, going along the highway some of them from Helsinki all the way to Rovaniemi, stop at Joutsa.

See

1 Joutsa House Museum (Joutsan talomuseo), Museotie 2. A set of old wooden buildings, that have been transported there from other parts of Joutsa. The oldest is a barn that has been built in 1711. (updated Aug 2023)

Do

1 Leivonmäki National Park is in Joutsa. This is an easy to explore national park with diverse landscapes.

Events Joutsan Joutopäivät: July. A summer music festival. (date needs updating)

Eat

1 Kahvila & Ravintola Huttula, Rantatie 21. Roadside diner, next to a Teboil station. (updated Aug 2023)

Sleep

1 Hotelli Aatto & Elli, Jousitie 39, ☏ +358 505541909. Hotel and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)

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Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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