East Central Finland

East Central Finland is a rural area in Central Finland, made up of the municipalities of Hankasalmi and Konnevesi.

Get in

By car

Konnevesi is on Highway 69 between Äänekoski and Rautalampi. Highways 9 and 23 connecting Jyväskylä to Kuopio and Varkaus, go through the southern part of Hankasalmi, and from there regional road 641 goes up to Hankasalmi town and on to Konnevesi.

By train

There's a railway station in Hankasalmi. Trains on the line between Jyväskylä and Pieksämäki, most of them starting and ending beyond these cities, stop there.

1 Hankasalmi railway station, Ratakatu 7 (about 10 km south of the town centre). (updated Oct 2024)

By bus

Both Hankasalmi and Konnevesi have bus services from Jyväskylä.

Get around

See and do

The Konnevesi Rapids

• 1 Hankasalmi Local Museum (Hankasalmen kotiseutumuseo), Kirkkorannantie 2, ☏ +358 40 576 4250. Showcasing life in the bygone days in Hankasalmi. (updated Oct 2024)
• 2 Konnevesi Local Museum (Konneveden kotiseutumuseo), Museotie 1-7, ☏ +358 45 675 5212. Showcasing life in the bygone days in Konnevesi. (updated Oct 2024)

Eat

• 1 Pizzeria Sidal, Riukulankuja 3 (Hankasalmi). Pizzeria. (updated Aug 2023)

Sleep

Lodging

• 1 Hotelli-Ravintola Mierontie, Mierontie 45 (Konnevesi), info@mierontie.fi. Hotel and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)

Camping

• 2 Ruokoniemi Camping (Ruokoniemen leirintäalue), Ruokoniementie 4 (Hankasalmi), ☏ +358 40 041 8894, ruokoniemicamping@gmail.com. (updated Oct 2024)