municipality in the region of North Karelia in Finland
Rääkkylä is a municipality in North Karelia, Finland.
Understand
editGet in
editThere are bus connections to Rääkkylä from Joensuu and Kitee. See Matkahuolto.
There is also a 1 ferry connection between Rääkkylä and Liperi through the Arvinsalmi strait.
Get around
editSee
edit- 1 Rääkkylä Church (Rääkkylän kirkko), Kirkkotie 5.
- 2 Esa Pakarinen Memorial (Esa Pakarisen muistomerkki), Kinnulantie 6. A sculpture erected in memory of the actor Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989), who was born in Rääkkylä.
Do
editEvery year between June and July, the folk music event Kihaus Folk Festival is held in Rääkkylä.
Buy
editThere is only one supermarket in the centre: 1 S-Market Rääkkylä.
Eat
edit- 1 Rääkkylän Marttakahvio, Kinnulantie 1, ☏ +358 40 744 9430, marttakahvio@gmail.com. A café and lunch restaurant.
Drink
editSleep
edit- 1 Koivuniemi, Koivuniementie 20, ☏ +358 40 96 00 629, ward.riitta@gmail.com. A camping and caravan area with rental cabins.
- 2 Paksuniemi, Paksuniementie 241 (on the shores of Lake Lahukka), ☏ +358 40-683 8748, paksuniemensatama@gmail.com. Accommodation, dining, camping and other pastimes in the immediate vicinity of the marina.