Jurva
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About Jurva
Kurikka is a town in Southern Ostrobothnia. The article also includes the former municipalities of Jurva and 1 Jalasjärvi, which have been annexed to Kurikka.
Jurva travel guide
Getting there
You can get in by car or bus. The railway is for freight only.
See
1 Kurikka church. Yellow stone church, with an older belfry, seating 1000 persons. Next to it there's a cemetery with war memorials. (updated Aug 2023) 2 Jurva church. Representing early 19th century Gustavian architecture. (updated Aug 2023) 3 Moose statue (Kurikan hirvi). One of Kurikka's symbols, a statue of a moose welcoming visitors to the town. (updated Aug 2023) 4 Legenda statue. A statue of the local legend, Juha Mieto, who was one of the world's most successful cross country skiers in the 1970s and early 1980s. These days Mr. Mieto is a public person who has served as a member of the parliament, and an unofficial champion in eating mämmi each Easter. (updated Aug 2023) 5 Kurikka museum, Museotie 17. A set of 19th century houses with the interiors from the same period, showcasing local life back then. (updated Aug 2023) 6 Museum locomotive Risto. Steam locomotive standing next to the disused railway station. (updated Aug 2023)
Do
1 Botniaring, Kauhajoentie 688 (10 km south of Jurva village). Race track, mostly for national races. (updated Aug 2023)
Buy
1 Inked Mystiqs, Keskuspuistikko 9, ☏ +358 41 328 1435, [email protected]. Ti–F 10:00–17:00, Sa 12:00–16:00. A tattoo shop that advertises itself as a "witch shop", which also offers related books, tarot cards, bone products and crystals. (updated Nov 2025)
Eat
1 Wanha Asema, Laurintie 28. M-Sa 10:30-15:00. The "old station" lunch buffet restaurant is housed in the former railway station. (updated Aug 2023) 2 Ocean Dragon, Kurikantie 6. Chinese restaurant. (updated Aug 2023) 3 Wanha Mestari, Laurintie 15. Gastropub. (updated Aug 2023)
Sleep
1 Hotelli HiljaHelena, Keskuspuistikko 27, ☏ +358 44 702 2727, [email protected]. "Boutique" hotel with 8 rooms. (updated Aug 2023) 2 Hotelli Kurikka, Hovinkatu 1, ☏ +358 6 4510 500, [email protected]. Hotel across the river. The hotel has a restaurant also. (updated Aug 2023)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.