6 days in Central Finland Itinerary

Jyväskylä is a city and municipality in Finland and in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Finnish Air Force Museum and Petajavesi Old Church. Change things up with a short trip to Himos Ski Resort in Jamsa (about 44 minutes away). On the 30th (Sun), spend an exhilarating day on the slopes at Laajis. Next up on the itinerary: examine the collection at The Alvar Aalto Museum, explore the galleries of Kuokkalan kartano, learn more about the world around you at Natural History Museum of Central Finland, and test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms.

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Johannesburg, South Africa to Jyvaskyla is an approximately 29-hour flight. Plan for much colder temperatures traveling from Johannesburg in December, with highs in Jyvaskyla at -2°C and lows at -8°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 31st (Mon) early enough to travel back home.