Eat a delicious buffet lunch Monday through Friday at Iso Prässi, located in the historically rich setting of Vanha Paukku’s old cartridge factory. The restaurant can also be booked for parties and other events. There is seating for roughly 60 diners, and the terrace adds space for another thirty in the summer. You can also […]
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Hyväskä is a family business that has been serving customers in Lapua for more than three decades. The café offers delicious pastries and good coffee. Whether you are looking for a bite of something sweet to take home with you or organising a party, Hyväskä sells baked goods and confectionery for any occasion. We bake
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ABC Lapua includes a café-restaurant that offers a lunch buffet and à la carte meals and has seating for 160 customers, as well as a Hesburger with a drive-in. The service station also boasts a private room with seating for 24, a summer terrace with seating for 20 and a newly renovated children’s play area.
Lapua Cathedral dates back to 1827 and was designed by C.L. Engel. The cathedral is home to the largest pipe organ in Finland, which has 85+6 stops. The churchyard also hosts a memorial to those buried in Karelia, a memorial to Finnish jaegers, an angel sculpture created by Finnish sculptor Yrjö Liipola to commemorate the
Kauhajärvi Church was first opened in 1983. The building was designed by architects Erkki Karvala, Matti Silvennoinen and Markku Koskinen. It has seating for 262 people, including the gallery. The churchyard is also home to a bell tower dating back to 1923 and designed by famed Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.
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Vanha Paukku is a cultural and business centre with a unique history and environment on the banks of the Lapuanjoki river. The centre, occupying an area defined by the Lapua Cartridge Factory’s disused factory buildings, is home to the Lapua Art Museum, Lapua Cartridge Factory Museum, Lapua Movement Museum and Pyhälahti Photography Museum. It is
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Jokilaakso Garden Centre is an amazing destination occupying a 100-year-old farmyard in the centre of Lapua. It is home to more than 6,000 perennial plants. The popular Lakeus kukkii Jokilaakson Matkailupuutarhassa, or Flowering Farmland in Jokilaakso Garden Centre exhibition is hosted each May! Guided tours You can book a one-hour guided tour of the gardens.
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Lapua is part of Vaasa’s Orthodox parish and has an Orthodox chapel dating back to 1962 with a capacity of 100 people. Services at the chapel are actively attended by about 40 members of the community. Services occur roughly once a month, except during Great Lent, when services are held more frequently.
Rising from the flat, forested plain, the peak of Simpsiönvuori hill sits 100 metres above the surrounding area and 132 metres above sea level. Simpsiö offers rich experiences and diverse opportunities for exercise and sports all year round. The nature of Simpsiö has a wealth of trails for hiking, exercise and, if you’re visiting in
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