Group Excursions

Lapuan Kankurit is a linen and wool textile mill that has honed its weaving and material skills to a fine edge over many decades. The work we do has earned us the TAITO-FINLANDIA award, along with a number of design awards. The tour will introduce you to the different sections of the mill: warping, weaving, […]

Lapuan Kankurit is a linen and wool textile mill that has honed its weaving and material skills to a fine edge over many decades. The mill’s extremely successful products are the work of excellent designers, skilled staff, cutting-edge technology and a responsible approach to the environment and to people that respects nature and tradition. The

Step aboard the M/S Koivunlehti and travel back into the past. Over the course of the one-hour cruise, our guide will introduce you to Lapuan personalities and events that have influenced local and national history. Admire the beautiful parks, gardens and historic buildings. And, if you want to take a detour to, for example, Jokilaakso’s

VANHA PAUKKU OFFERS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCES Vanha Paukku is a cultural and business centre with a unique history and environment on the banks of the Lapuanjoki river. What used to be the Lapua Cartridge Factory now hosts conference spaces, museums, the restaurant Iso Prässi, Café Patruuna and various shops, such as the museum shop

Dive deep into the architecture of Ostrobothnian houses in Lapua, Ylistaro and Nurmo. What role do houses play in the story of Ostrobothnia? What were Ostrobothnian houses like in the past, what are they like now, and how can we build continuity with new construction? What kinds of ideas can we adopt from Ostrobothnian architectural

Take a trip to the old riverside roads and villages of Ylistaro and Isokyrö! Reach far back into the region’s history at Leväluhta’s mysterious Iron Age water burial site, listen to the story of Pukkila’s ship burial and cremation, find out how the peasant uprising that would come to be known as the Cudgel War