Guided tours of writers’ homes
Keuruu is home to two charming writers’ houses – poet Einari Vuorela’s summer home at Jukojärvi and writer Olavi Paavolainen’s summer cottage, Pekanniemi, right on the edge of Keuruu town centre.
Now you have the chance to explore these sites and hear a guide recount the lives of the writers in Keuruu during the guided tours.
Please note: cash payment only.
Vuorela
Writers’ House: See the summer home of poet Einari Vuorela and writer Laura Sointee, the buildings and the regionally
significant natural meadow, preserved almost exactly as the couple left them.
General guided tours at the
Vuorela Writers’ House on Sundays 7 July and 4 August at 3.00 pm. The price
of the tour is €12 per person.
Vuorela Writers’ House for groups: €75 + €5 per person
Drama-led tours,
Old Keuruu €75 Keuruu Old Church (+€4 per person)
Walking tour or sightseeing tour by group coach
Walking tour along the Maria Raunion
Trail, on Wednesdays 5 June, 19 June, 3 July and 17 July at 6.00 pm. Price €12 per person.
Guided tours in Pekanniemi
on Sundays 30 June and 28 July at 3 pm
, and on Tuesdays 16 July and 13 August at 6 pm. The price
of the tour is €12 per person.
Pekanniemi for groups: €75 + €5 per person
Tableware and small appliance hire.
Kameleontti – Guided tours full of experiences
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