- Tourism
Wilderness Days 16–17 August 2025
The Pihlajavesi Wilde
ess is calling once again this summer on 16–17 August 2025, when the Pihlajavesi Wilde
ess Days in Keuruu will be held for the seventh time.
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Further information, event programmes, maps: https://mypihlajavesi.fi/eramaapaivat/
The evening atmosphere at Lake Pihlajavesi.
As is traditional, guided tours are organised on Saturday, whilst on Sunday you can enjoy the scenery on your own. Whilst walking
the trails, it is also worth stopping to read the information boards, which showcase the history and special features of Pihlajavesi’s natural and cultural sites. You can also lea
about the local history through the various exhibitions open during the event weekend.
During the event weekend, you can easily set off on the trails by bike or, alte
atively, enjoy the waves of Pihlainen in a canoe or church boat. Canoe hire is handled via the online shop by Eräopas Jokela. On Saturday
, the event features, among other things, a three-sauna hike, a treasure hunt, non-stop canoeing, a folk song walk, horse-riding, football croquet and other ball games, a seine fishing demonstration, a tar-bu
ing demonstration, storytelling sessions, a tour of the wilde
ess church and evening devotions, a triathlon, the Sahanranta evening party, a bat-watching excursion and more.
On Sunday, the programme includes Yin yoga, an open house and flea market at the old vicarage, wildflower harvesting and guided tour of medicinal herbs at the Science Centre, a trip to the nature reserve, a canoeing trip for children, guided tours of the old cemetery and the new church, and a walk in the footsteps of Akseli Gallen-Kallela at the Pihlajavesi Local History Museum’s granary – a lecture on the artist’s life in Keuruu, a frisbee golf competition, a waffle
café in the Old Vicarage, the Korpikirjasto book café, hot dog sales in the Rekola courtyard, a soup pot meal at Karansalmi, the Sahanranta café and other food stalls throughout Pihlajavesi.
You can buy picnic food along the routes or pick it up in Kauppala to pack in your rucksack.
For the quickest finishers, there’s also the chance to spend a memorable night in the Tentsile wooden huts at Pihlajavesi Station.
Exhibitions:
- Memories of the war years in Pihlajavesi, as seen and heard by today’s generation: Sat 11am–3pm and Sun 11am–3pm at the Pihlajavesi Local History Museum
(Google Maps) - An exhibition by nature photographers Raimo Ahonen and Jukka Kuusisto, Sat–Sun 11am–3pm at the Pihlajavesi Youth Club
(Google Maps) - The Landscapes of Pihlajavesi and Artists from Pihlajavesi (group exhibition) Sat–Sun 10am–3pm at the Sällin PVY building
(Google Maps) - An exhibition of traditional tools used in forestry and agriculture. Sat–Sun 10am–3pm at the Sällin PVY ba
in Karansalmi
(Google Maps) - ‘Usva’ photography exhibition. Sat–Sun 10am–4pm at Korpikirjasto
(Google Maps) - Museum of Digital Culture – Computer Museum and Forest Garden Sat–Sun 11am–4pm at Tiedetila
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There are events taking place all over Pihlajavesi, including a devotional service in the atmospheric 18th-century Old Church, also known as the Wilde ess Church.
Please register in advance for guided excursions (particularly water-based excursions) and meals. Registration is not compulsory, but to ensure you get the most out of your excursion, we recommend that you register for the event. You will find the registration link on the event page.
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