9 days in Central Finland Itinerary

Petäjävesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. Step off the beaten path and head to Leivonmaki National Park and Car Museum Wanhat Wehkeet. Get outdoors at Pyha-Hakki National Park and Nyrolan luontopolku. Change things up with these side-trips from Petajavesi: Korpilahti (Hoyry Galleria & Oravivuori Triangulation Tower) and Jyvaskyla (Finnish Air Force Museum, The Craft Museum of Finland, &more). There's much more to do: take in the architecture and atmosphere at Old Church of Keuruu, take in the spiritual surroundings of Petajavesi Old Church, get engrossed in the history at Keski-Suomen museo (Museum of Central Finland), and get interesting insight from Laajis.

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New York City, USA to Petajavesi is an approximately 23.5-hour combination of flight and car. The time zone difference moving from Eastern Standard Time to Eastern European Standard Time is 7 hours. Traveling from New York City in August, expect nights in Petajavesi to be much colder, around 48°F, while days are little chillier, around 67°F. You will have some time to spend on the 20th (Mon) before leaving for home.