municipality in the region of Central Finland
Kyyjärvi is a municipality in Central Finland.
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Kyyjärvi is a small rural municipality that is about 120 km northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality gets its name from the Lake Kyyjärvi, on the southwest shore of which the municipal centre is located.
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The main routes in Kyyjärvi are Highway 13 (between Jyväskylä and Kokkola, via Saarijärvi and Kaustinen) and Highway 16 (from Ylistaro between Vaasa and Seinäjoki, via Lapua).
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Coaches connect Kyyjärvi to Kokkola, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Helsinki. See Matkahuolto.
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- 1 Kyyjärvi Church (Kyyjärven kirkko), Tuliharjuntie 18.
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- 1 Kyyjärvi Discgolf Park, Harsunkankaantie 121, kyyjarvicamping@gmail.com.
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- 1 Paletti Shopping Centre (Kauppakeskus Paletti), Vaasantie 2, paletinkauppiasyhdistys@kyyjarvi.fi. M-F 10:00-21:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 12:00-18:00.
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- 1 Kyyjärvi Camping, Kalliorannantie 82 (Kyyjärvi), ☏ +358 40-412-2938, kyyjarvicamping@gmail.com.
- 2 Sahapakka, Sahapakantie 8, ☏ +358 400-697-013.
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The 80-km canoeing route from Kyyjärvi to Saarijärvi has nice landscapes and many reasonably easy rapids. There are several connected lakes providing options for side trips.
Routes through Kyyjärvi |
Vaasa ← Lapua ← Alajärvi ← | NW SE | → Viitasaari → Kuopio |
Kokkola ← Kronoby ← Kaustinen ← | NW SW | → Karstula → Jyväskylä → Lappeenranta |