11 days in Central Finland Itinerary

Jyväskylä is a city and municipality in Finland and in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. Escape the urban bustle at Himos Ski Resort and Nyrolan luontopolku. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Jyvaskyla: Leivonmaki National Park (in Joutsa), Old Church of Keuruu (in Keuruu) and Vitikkala Manor (in Jamsa). The adventure continues: see the interesting displays at The Alvar Aalto Museum, admire the landmark architecture of Petajavesi Old Church, get engrossed in the history at Finnish Air Force Museum, and enjoy the scholastic atmosphere at University of Jyvaskyla.

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Barcelona, Spain to Jyvaskyla is an approximately 11-hour combination of flight and car. You can also drive. The time zone difference moving from Central European Standard Time to Eastern European Standard Time is 1 hour. Traveling from Barcelona in January, things will get much colder in Jyvaskyla: highs are around -7°C and lows about -14°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 19th (Sun) to allow time to travel to Viitasaari.

Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the Central Finland region. Kick off your visit on the 20th (Mon): stroll through Sahis Aki resort and then explore the striking landscape of Pyha-Hakki National Park. Keep things going the next day: examine the collection at Car Museum Wanhat Wehkeet, enjoy some friendly competition at Liikelataamo, and then go for a walk through Julmat Lammit.

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You can drive from Jyvaskyla to Viitasaari in 1.5 hours. January in Viitasaari sees daily highs of -8°C and lows of -13°C at night. Cap off your sightseeing on the 22nd (Wed) early enough to travel back home.