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RELAX AND LIVE
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
– WELCOME TO OUR VILLAGES!
Nearly within the centre of Finland and the lap of lake
Pyhäjärvi there live three active villages: Kirkonkylä,
Emoniemi and Pellikkaperä. Situated on a promontory,
which has worked its way south, the villages are
surrounded by water from three sides. This location
unites the best sides of rural and urban life in a
unique way.
Even if the villages are in close proximity to the town
Pyhäjärvi and its services, nature itself including the
clean water of the lake dominates the landscape.
Welcome to build your home here! From here you can find
precious and spacious building estates!
Due to their location on the promontory the villages are
connected with each other in their own special way.
Since there is no through traffic the peace of nature
has been kept. No wonder that the villages have lots of
summer guests.
A whole range of leisure-time activities for cultural
and physical recreation by land and water is offered to
the inhabitants of the three villages. How about going
to the summer theatre or enticing salmon and
pike-perches from lake Pyhäjärvi with its small islands?
The village road through Kirkonkylä, which is of
great cultural-historical value, is the heart of the
three villages. There you can find the old wooden church
designed by the architect Sebastian Gripenberg and
finished in the year 1897. “Hunninko”, which is an
artist’s home, studio and exhibition, the traditional
yard “Perinnepiha” and the summer theatre “KesäHeinä”
are not far from the church, too.
The international character of the village will expand
in future. Kirkonkylä has already worked together with
the German village Hagedorn, which is situated in the
district of Steinheim, since 2000. Apart from the
co-operation among the officials the pupils of the twin
villages have gone and seen each other as well. In
addition to the co-operation with Germany it is also
planned to work together with a village in southern
Hungary within the concept of international activities.
Emoniemi forms the southern promontory. Amongst
others a school and a fishing port are situated in the
village. Being the components of the area’s mythology
the “Hiisi”- tales give it a central importance since
the den of these goblins is said to be there.
Pellikkaperä opens to the West. The village has a
peculiar character because of “Kursu”, a pasture formed
by meadows and forest, which is part of the
“Natura”-area. Being preserved in its natural state and
still used this pasture might be even the last of its
kind in Finland. |