Haapavesi is a town in the Southern Oulu region.
Understand
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Map of Haapavesi
Haapavesi is on the northern shore of Lake Haapajärvi - however it's not the same (eponymous) lake which the town of Haapajärvi (some 60 km south as the crow flies) borders. It's an industrial town with a Valio cheese factory, the Kantele peat power plant and one of the two highest masts in Finland.
Get in
[edit]Haapavesi doesn't have a railway connection, so you can get in by car or bus. There are bus services from nearby towns including Kärsämäki, Ylivieska, Oulainen, Kalajoki, Nivala, Haapajärvi, and all the way from Oulu.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Haapavesi Church. A white, slightly office-like building from 1984, replacing a 18th century wooden church that burned down three years before.
- 2 Haapavesi local museum Myyrilä, Myyrinkuja 1. Items from bygone days on display.
- 3 Haapavesi School Museum, Tähtelänkuja 6. An old school turned into a museum.
- 4 Haapavesi radio and tv mast. At 327 m in height, together with the equally tall Tiirismaa mast outside Lahti they're the tallest constructions in Finland.
Do
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- Haapavesi Folk. Folk music festival taking place each summer.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Ravintola Opinpuu, Kytökyläntie 40. Part of the JEDU vocational school; cook students cook lunch for customers as part of their education.
- 2 Haapaveden Autogrilli, Urheilutie 56. Drive-in fast food kiosk.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotelli Haapakannel, Vanhatie 47, ☏ +358 8 452 370, [email protected]. Hotel and restaurant.
- 2 Kylpyläsaaren Matkailu, Nivalantie 61, ☏ +358 40 124 1267, [email protected]. Cabin lodging, campsite, restaurant.