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Southern Konnevesi National Park with EräKatri

KONNEVESI, RAUTALAMPI

To Southern Konnevesi National Park with EräKatri

Wilderness guide EräKatri offers tailor-made guided tours in Southern Konnevesi National Park all year round.

Depending on the season, EräKatri offers hiking, paddling, and swimming activities for solo travellers, couples, families, and small groups.

A guided tour with EräKatri in Southern Konnevesi National Park offers a safe and unforgettable experience in Finland’s pristine nature.

“Southern Konnevesi National Park provides wonderful settings for both demanding day hikes and summer paddling adventures. A successful trip always begins with good preparation - proper equipment and enough food to eat.

My own trips in Southern Konnevesi have been especially rewarding. Once, while checking my map at a trail junction, I heard loud rustling nearby - and moment later, I saw a large marten bounding through the forest. It stopped, and for a while we just looked at each other. An unforgettable moment.”
- EräKatri -

Southern Konnevesi National Park

In Southern Konnevesi National Park, Central Finland meets Northern Savonia, and island-studded waters meet rugged cliffs and rocky shores. It is the newest national park in Central Finland, established to protect the area’s unique lake and archipelago ecosystems, bedrock formations, and waterscape.

The park’s trails are generally rocky and rooty, adding a sense of adventure. Ancient forests alternate with lush groves and steep pine-covered slopes. It’s a delight to listen to the rustling leaves of tall aspens telling their stories in the summer wind. The park’s flying squirrels, active mainly at dusk, thrive in these mixed old forests.

Southern Konnevesi is also home to the densest population of ospreys in Central Finland. Watching these impressive birds soar and dive for fish is a breathtaking sight. The park’s diverse nature keeps visitors coming back again and again. Have you been yet?

EräKatri warmly welcomes you to join a guided nature experience in Southern Konnevesi National Park.

“Even as an inexperienced hiker, it was easy to join the trip with EräKatri. Katri had chosen the perfect routes and packed all the necessary equipment and snacks — all I had to do was show up. I could simply focus on enjoying nature. Thank you for a wonderful day outdoors!”

Good to Know about Southern Konnevesi National Park

  • Established: 2014

  • Symbol species: The osprey, a large fish-eating bird. It winters in Africa and returns faithfully to its nesting grounds in April.

  • Area: 17 km²

  • Hiking trails: under 20 km in total

  • Challenging accessible trail: 0.3 km

  • Easy hiking trail: 1 km one way

  • Excellent for paddling

  • No official mountain biking trails, but cycling is allowed on the park’s gravel roads

  • No maintained ski tracks, but skiing on the ice is possible when conditions allow

  • Driving time: approx. 55 min from Jyväskylä to Konnevesi Harbour, or about 1 hr 15 min to Rautalampi’s Kalaja parking area or Hanhitaipale Harbour. It’s a good idea to arrange carpooling in advance.

Choose nature. Experience freedom. Feel good.

Thank you for choosing me as your guide and adventure companion in Southern Konnevesi National Park.

How can I help? Don’t hesitate to get in touch.

All the best,
EräKatri

Katri Tynkkynen
Wilderness guide, paddling instructor, cycling instructor

katri (at) hauskaaonnellista .fi
+358407390944 WA

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