Tuusniemi is a municipality in the North Savonia region of Eastern Finland.
Get in
[edit]Kuopio is the nearest city, and 1 Kuopio Airport located in Siilinjärvi is the nearest airport. Highway 9 runs through Tuusniemi.
By bus
[edit]Coaches coordinated by Matkahuolto[dead link] connect Tuusniemi between Kuopio and Joensuu.
Get around
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Map of Tuusniemi
By taxi
[edit]- Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi, Taksi EHT
See
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- 1 Seinävuori Gorge (Seinävuoren rotkolaakso), Seinävuorentie (about 6 kilometers north of the Tuusniemi centre; from Highway 9, follow the signs to get there). The gorge valley shaped by the Ice Age is a rugged, natural reserve site worth seeing. A great destination also for hiking and camping.
- 2 Tuusniemi Church (Tuusniemen kirkko), Keskitie 21. A wooden church from 1869, designed by Ernst Lohrmann.
- 3 Tuusniemi Local Museum (Tuusniemen kotiseutumuseo), Keskitie 9, ☏ +358 44 720 9014. In the local museum you can get to know local household and agricultural artefacts. The museum's building is the parish's former granary.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- 1 S-Market Tuusniemi, Keskitie 23. A supermarket.
- 2 K-Market Tuusniemi, Jokitie 3. A grocery store.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Tuuspata, Jokitie 3 (near the K-Market store), ☏ +358 40 418 1129, [email protected]. A restaurant serving unfussy home cooking, quality cafe services, and tasty pizzas & burgers.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Kellaripubi, Keskitie 26, ☏ +358 40 760 3161, [email protected]. Karaoke on weekends, live music also occasionally.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hojo Hojo Camping (Viihdekeskus Hojo Hojo), Mustolantie 9 (on the shores of Lake Juojärvi; along the Highway 9), ☏ +358 17 661 555, [email protected]. Accommodation in the immediate vicinity of a beautiful lake landscape. 619851538, 080707629
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